Boyar Asset Management, Inc. is a sub-chapter “S” corporation formed under the laws of the
State of New York with a principal place of business in New York, NY. The Firm registered
in 1983 as a registered investment adviser with SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”).
Boyar was founded in 1983 by Mark Alan Boyar, principal and majority interest owner in the
Adviser. Mark Boyar serves as President, Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer of the
Adviser. He has over forty (40) years of investment experience having managed investor capital
over multiple markets. In addition, Benjamin Lee Boyar, and Jonathan Ives Boyar, are principals
and owners of Boyar.
Boyar offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to separately
managed client accounts (each a “SMA”), two private funds, Boyar Partners, LP and Boyar’s
Orphaned Equity Fund, LP, each a Delaware limited partnership (each a “Fund” and
collectively the “Funds”), and one open-ended registered investment company, The Boyar
Value Fund (the “RIC”) trading as “BOYAX” on the NASDAQ exchange. Each is a “Client”
or “Client Account” and collectively, the “Clients” or “Client Accounts”. Interests in
the Funds are offered to persons or entities meeting the qualified investor net worth requirements
and are exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the “Investment Company Act”), pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) and Section 3(c)(7) of the
Investment Company Act. In general, an investor withdrawal from the Funds will be subject to
(a) a notice period, (b) a lock-up, and/or (c) a withdrawal fee. Generally, the Funds are open for
subscriptions and withdrawals around the end of the second and fourth quarter of each year,
subject to limitations, restrictions and suspension as more fully described in the offering
documents.
Boyar’s Alternative Strategies, LLC Is an affiliate of Boyar and serves as general partner to
Boyar’s Orphaned Equity Fund, L.P. Boyar GP Holdings, Ltd. is also an affiliate of Boyar and
serves as general partner to Boyar Partners L.P.
Boyar publishes, for compensation, Boyar Research under an affiliated entity, Boyar’s Intrinsic
Value Research, LLC (“BIVR”), which is not regulated by the SEC. Boyar Research focuses
on undervalued companies, and the research publications are sold primarily to institutional
customers. BIVR consists of the following publications: Asset Analysis Focus (“AAF”), Boyar’s
Microcap Focus (“BMCF”), collectively “Boyar Research”. BIVR reports are not investment
advisory bulletins. BIVR does not provide investment advisory services and is strictly a
publication.
Boyar Asset Management, Inc and Boyar Intrinsic Value Research, LLC are referred to as the
Boyar Value Group (“BVG”). All employees of BVG are considered access persons of the
Firm and must abide by the compliance manual and code of ethics.
Investment Management and Supervisory Services
Client Accounts are managed in accordance with the investment
objectives, strategies,
restrictions and guidelines, as described in their investment management agreements and/or
relevant Fund offering documents.
Boyar tailors it’s advisory services for SMA clients according to the Client investment
objectives and risk tolerance. Boyar generally does not tailor its advisory services to the
individual needs of those persons or entities that invest in the Funds, and investors in the
Funds may not impose restrictions on investing in certain securities and other financial
instruments. The offering documents of the Funds contain a more detailed description of this
information, including its risk factors and conflicts of interest.
Separately Managed Account Clients may be invested in The Boyar Value Fund.
Boyar does not participate in a wrap program.
Boyar Partners, L.P. primarily invests in domestic common stocks. Additionally, Boyar
Partners, L.P. may invest in convertible securities, warrants, preferred stocks and debt
securities that are traded on U.S. exchanges. The Fund seeks to achieve superior economic
returns primarily through capital appreciation, consistent with controlled risk and prudent
diversification.
Boyar’s Equity Orphaned Fund, L.P. primarily invests in equity securities of companies that Boyar
believes are currently out-of-favor and selling at a discount to “intrinsic value”. The Fund also
invests in any security, including stocks (domestic and foreign exchange), shares of open-or
closed-end investment companies, purchases and/or sale of options and warrants on stock
indices in furtherance of its primary emphasis of seeking profits market conditions warrant
this investment strategy.
The Adviser also serves as the investment adviser to The Boyar Value Fund. The RIC’s investment
objective is long term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the RIC invests
primarily in equity securities that are believed by the Adviser to be intrinsically undervalued.
Intrinsic value, as the Adviser defines it, is the estimated current worth that would accrue to the
stockholders of a company, either through liquidation of corporate assets upon termination of
operations, or through the sale or merger of the entire enterprise as a continuing business.
ERISA Clients
Boyar has adopted policies and procedures to comply with the ERISA fiduciary standards when
advising retirement asset rollovers, as set forth in the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule
that became effective January 31, 2022.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, the Adviser manages $279,126,216 assets under management. Of
which, $175,027,923 is managed on a discretionary basis and $23,101,878 is managed on a
non-discretionary basis. The Adviser is including $80,996,413 assets under management which
it is advising, however, Boyar is not responsible for effecting the purchase of sale of such assets,
therefore this number is calculated differently than regulatory assets under management as
reported in ADV 1.