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 became
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 “accredited investors”
and/or “qualified purchasers” 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 investment management agreement, private
placement memorandum, and/or subscription agreement (each a “Governing Document”,
and collectively the “Governing 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 (except for our
substack product) to institutional customers. BIVR consists of the following publications: Asset
Analysis Focus (“AAF”), Boyar’s Microcap Focus (“BMCF”), and Boyar’s Opportunity Report
published on Substack 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 Governing 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 the Investors (each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”) in the
Funds, and Investors in the Funds may not impose restrictions on investing in certain securities
and other financial instruments. The Governing 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 at the
discretion of the Client and/ or Portfolio Manager. Please refer to Item 5 – Fees and
Compensation with regard to advisory fees charged surrounding the management of mutual
funds.
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 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
(“DOL PTE”). Clients will be presented with disclosure documents as prescribed by the DOL
PTE.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, the Adviser manages $317,724,723 assets under management. Of
which, $189,490,999 is managed on a discretionary basis and $27,598,273 is managed on a
non-discretionary basis. The Adviser is including $100,635,451 assets under advisement;
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.