Overview
Introduction
Zebra Advisors, LLC (hereafter “Zebra Advisors,” “Firm” or “we”) is a Delaware limited
liability company and investment management firm with its principal place of business in
Stamford, Connecticut. The Firm has been in business since 2001 and is a registered
adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Registration
with the SEC does not imply any level of skill or training. Zebra Advisors is owned and
managed by Professor Roger Ibbotson, Managing Member and Chairman, and Mr. John
J. Holmgren, Jr., Managing Member, President and Chief Investment Officer.
Zebra Advisors offers Investment Supervisory Services, defined as giving continuous
advice to a client or making investments for a client based on the individual needs of the
client. Zebra Advisors provided these services primarily to pooled investment vehicles.
Zebra Advisors managed the client portfolios on a discretionary basis in accordance with
the terms and conditions of each client's organizational and/or offering documents, if any,
client agreements and objectives.
Zebra Advisors’ mission and objective is to apply the substantial investment experience
and expertise of Professor Ibbotson and Mr. Holmgren.
Zebra Advisors is affiliated through common ownership and control with Zebra Capital
Management, LLC ("Zebra Capital"), a Connecticut limited liability company and
registered investment adviser with the SEC. Zebra Capital provides Investment
Supervisory Services primarily to pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts.
Zebra Capital manages each client portfolio on either a discretionary or a non-
discretionary basis in accordance with the terms and conditions of each client's
organizational and/or offering documents, if any, client agreements and objectives. Zebra
Capital also licenses its intellectual
property to third parties on a case-by-case basis.
As of December 31, 2023, Zebra Advisors did not have any regulatory assets under
management and its affiliate, Zebra Capital, managed approximately $3,152,000 in
regulatory assets under management on a discretionary basis.
Investment Management Services
POOLED INVESTMENT VEHICLES
Zebra Capital provides advisory services on a non-discretionary basis to GVC Gaesco
Gestión, SGIIC, S.A., a company incorporated under the laws of Spain, in relation to the
GVC Gaesco Zebra US Small Caps Low Popularity, FI (the “Fund”), which is considered a
“mutual fund” under Spanish Law.
The investment objective of the Fund is primarily long-term capital appreciation through
investing primarily in equity securities, including small capitalization securities.
Investors should be aware of the risks associated with investing in pooled investment
vehicles, many of which are described in the offering documents of the respective pooled
investment vehicles.
MANAGED ACCOUNTS
Zebra Capital offers professional advisory services for managed accounts, in each case
offering long only and long-short strategies or other strategies based on a client's
particular circumstances. A client investment policy is developed, and Zebra Capital
creates and manages each client's portfolio consistent with the client's individual
investment policy. Zebra Capital provides such advisory services on a discretionary
basis.
The Pooled Investment Vehicles and Managed Accounts are collectively referred to in
this Firm Brochure as the "Zebra Clients."
LICENSING
Zebra Capital licenses its intellectual property to third parties pursuant to third-party
licensing arrangements. The terms, fees and services provided under such arrangements
are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.