Greenhaven Associates Inc (Purchase)

Greenhaven Associates Inc is a large advisory firm based in Purchase. It manages $5.4 billion of regulatory assets for 229 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Greenhaven Associates provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Greenhaven Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Greenhaven Associates Inc is $5.4 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 337% since the beginning of its operation, and $58.43 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.4 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $23.57 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 87% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Greenhaven Associates Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Chris Andrew Wachenheim serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Chris Andrew Wachenheim is high net worth individuals with 89 clients and $3.22 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Greenhaven Associates has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.4 billion for 151 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Greenhaven Associates doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Greenhaven Associates Inc

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Chris Andrew Wachenheim has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2017. Joshua Bernard Sandbulte has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2017. Elihu Davidoff joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Edgar Wachenheim	Chairman & chief compliance officer	1 Jan 1988	50% - 75%	4336509
Lance Robert Wachenheim	Shareholder	1 Jan 1988	Other	4336520
Kim Wachenheim Wagman	Shareholder	1 Jan 1988	Other	4336523
Amy Wachenheim Mccaffery	Shareholder	1 Jan 1988	Other	4336527
Amy Wachenheim	Shareholder	1 Jan 1988	Other	4336527
Anthony Costagliola	Vice president	1 Jan 1988	Other	4336550
Matt A Greenberg	Executive vice president	1 Jan 1988	Other	4336545
Chris Andrew Wachenheim	Vice president	1 Jun 2000	Other	4336517
Bension S Maimon	Vice president	1 Apr 2001	Other	4504269
Chris Andrew Wachenheim	Executive vice president	1 Sep 2003	Other	4336517
Elihu Davidoff	Vice president	1 Mar 2004	Other	1816726
Eli Davidoff	Vice president	1 Mar 2004	Other	4336550
Joshua Bernard Sandbulte	Co-president	1 Oct 2005	Other	3094919
Chris Andrew Wachenheim	Co- president	1 Dec 2012	Other	4336517
Chris Andrew Wachenheim	President	1 Jan 2017	Other	4336517
Joshua Bernard Sandbulte	Chief investment officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	3094919

Based in Purchase

The principal office where Greenhaven Associates Inc performs its advisory services is located at Three Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10577 2130, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 914-253-9350 or by fax 914-253-9176. The normal business hours are 7:00 am - 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday.