Overview
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Average Client Assets
- $57.4 million
- SEC CRD Number
- 149335
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 46.81%
- Total Client Accounts
- 292
- Discretionary Accounts
- 292
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Companies, Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment Vehicles, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: GOTHAM FORM ADV PART 2A AND 2B (2026-03-30)
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Part 2A of Form ADV:
FIRM BROCHURE
GOTHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
825 Third Avenue, Suite 1750
New York, NY 10022
(212) 319-4100
www.Gotham.com
March 30, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Gotham Asset Management,
LLC (the "Firm", "Gotham", or "we"). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at info@gotham.com or (212) 319-4100. The information in this brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or by any state securities
authority.
Additional information about Gotham is also available on the SEC's website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Being a "registered investment adviser" or describing ourselves as being "registered" does not imply a certain
level of skill or training. This brochure is not an offering or solicitation of interests in funds managed by Gotham
or our affiliates.
Item 2 – Material Changes
This brochure, dated March 30, 2026, replaces the brochure dated March 28, 2025. There are no material changes
to report since the last annual update of the brochure. We encourage you to read this brochure carefully in its
entirety, as we have made certain non-material revisions.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ........................................................................................................................ 1
Item 2 – Material Changes .............................................................................................................. 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents.............................................................................................................. 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ............................................................................................................ 4
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................... 5
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................. 10
Item 7 – Types of Clients .............................................................................................................. 10
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ...................................... 11
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................ 21
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................... 21
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading 22
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................... 24
Item 13 – Review of Accounts...................................................................................................... 28
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................... 29
Item 15 – Custody ......................................................................................................................... 29
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ................................................................................................... 29
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities................................................................................................ 30
Item 18 – Financial Information ................................................................................................... 31
Brochure Supplement.................................................................................................................. A-1
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Firm Description and Principal Owners
Gotham is a Delaware limited liability company that was formed in 2008. The Firm is a value-oriented equity
investment management firm managing long/short and long-only investment portfolios primarily for private
funds, mutual funds, institutional managed accounts and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). The Firm is owned by
Gotham Asset Management Holdings, LP, which is principally owned and controlled by Joel Greenblatt and
Robert Goldstein, our Co-Chief Investment Officers and Managing Principals (the "Co-CIOs" or the "Managing
Principals"). Gotham is the successor to the investment advisory business of Gotham Capital, which was formed
by Joel Greenblatt in 1985. Mr. Goldstein joined Gotham Capital in 1989.
Advisory Services
We act as the investment manager to private funds (the "Private Funds"), mutual funds (the "Mutual Funds") and
separately managed accounts for institutional investors (the "Managed Accounts") that generally invest in
publicly traded equity securities and equity-related securities. We are also a sub-adviser to three ETFs (the
"Gotham ETFs") and to a long/short mutual fund (the "Sub-Advised Fund", and together with the Private Funds,
Mutual Funds and Gotham ETFs, the "Funds"), which also invest in publicly traded equities and equity-related
securities. The Funds and Managed Accounts are collectively referred to in this document as "Clients."
We believe that while individual stocks gravitate toward fair value over longer periods of time, they frequently
trade at significant deviations from fair value. We generally take long positions in securities that we believe to be
undervalued and short positions in securities that we believe to be overvalued, subject to each portfolio's risk
constraints and tax considerations.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
Private Fund investments are managed in accordance with the investment objectives and strategies set forth in the
Private Funds' offering memoranda and other governing documents. Such investments are generally not tailored
to the individual needs of any particular Private Fund investor. Certain Private Funds formed as series limited
partnerships or series limited liability companies offer investors the ability to invest in an individualized series
(each a "Custom Series"). The investment objectives and strategies of a Custom Series are set forth in the
applicable offering memorandum (including any series-specific supplement and related documentation) for such
Custom Series and have been and are expected to be tailored for such investors. Investors in a Custom Series
may request that the Custom Series not invest in certain securities and/or request that the Custom Series purchase
certain securities.
The Mutual Funds', Sub-Advised Fund's and Gotham ETFs' investments are managed in accordance with each
Fund's investment objective and strategies as set forth in the applicable prospectus and advisory agreement and
are not tailored to the individualized needs of any particular investor in such a Fund. Managed Accounts are
managed in accordance with the investor's chosen strategy, which investors have a limited ability to tailor,
including limiting investments in certain securities. Several of our Managed Accounts are managed on behalf of
a private fund manager for a portion of their funds.
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There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Funds or Managed Accounts will be achieved and
investment results may vary substantially.
Throughout this brochure, we disclose a number of conflicts of interest. We encourage investors and potential
investors to review our disclosures and inquire directly with us about such conflicts. In addition, conflicts of
interest and specific risks related to an investment in the Funds are described in the offering materials of each
Fund, and investors should review such offering materials when considering an investment in a Fund.
Client Assets Managed
As of December 31, 2025, we had $30,030,456,378 in regulatory assets under management (as defined by the
SEC), which includes assets invested by our affiliates, partners and employees, all of which is managed on a
discretionary basis.
For a further discussion of these and related items, see Item 7 (Types of Clients), Item 8 (Methods of Analysis,
Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss) and Item 10 (Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations).
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Fee Schedules
We are compensated through various combinations of fees based on a percentage of assets under management
and/or performance-based compensation. A brief summary of our fees is provided below. Investors should refer
to the applicable offering documents and/or management agreement for a complete understanding of the fees and
expenses applicable to them. Certain investors (including partners, members and employees of the Firm and its
affiliates) are subject to terms and conditions that are different and/or more favorable with respect to various
matters, including lower or no fees. Any such fee reductions or waivers are determined by the Firm in its sole
discretion on a case-by-case basis.
Private Funds
Fees
Management fees for Private Funds generally range from 1% to 2% annually of Client assets under management.
For certain Custom Series that employ higher leverage the management fee may be up to 2.70%. Management
fees for Private Funds are calculated quarterly in advance, amortized monthly and paid quarterly in arrears. For
certain Private Funds, including Custom Series, a portion of the Management Fees is paid to third parties who
refer the investor in such Fund or Custom Series. Certain Private Funds offer investors an option to pay no
management fee and only be subject to performance compensation as described below. In addition, certain Private
Funds only charge a management fee. Investments in Private Funds that are initiated or terminated during a
calendar quarter are generally charged a prorated management fee. Certain of our Funds, which are structured as
Delaware series limited partnerships or series limited liability companies, charge different fees based on the series
and class. For one Private Fund, if an investor withdraws an investment prior to the initial twelve (12) month
period of the date of the investment the investor may be charged the management fee for the remaining portion
of the initial twelve (12) month period, although we have generally waived this fee.
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For certain Custom Series, we have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with an unaffiliated registered
investment adviser to manage a portion of such series' portfolio. As compensation for providing these sub-
advisory services we pay a portion of our management fee to the sub-adviser. Fees and expenses for each Private
Fund are described in each Private Fund's offering memorandum and other governing documents, including, for
Custom Series, any series-specific supplement and related documentation.
Management fees are calculated independently by both Gotham and the administrator to our Private Funds (the
"Private Fund Administrator"). For certain Private Funds, Gotham bills the Private Fund for fees incurred
quarterly and deducts the Private Fund fees upon verification by the Private Fund Administrator. Fees are
negotiable and in certain cases are different than as stated herein.
Performance Compensation
Fees may also include a performance fee or allocation ranging from 10% to 30%, which is paid to the Firm or to
affiliates that serve as the general partners of the Private Funds. Depending on the Private Fund, performance
compensation is based on either absolute return or benchmark-relative return and is subject to high water marks.
Performance fees or allocations are generally charged or allocated on December 31 of each year or earlier when
an investment is withdrawn.
Performance allocations are verified by the Private Fund Administrator and allocated to the Private Fund's general
partner. In the case of performance fees, the Private Fund Administrator verifies the amount of the fees and
facilitates the payment of any such fees to the Firm. We waive, reduce or calculate differently the management
fees or performance fees or allocations for certain investors, including employees of the Firm, in the Private
Funds.
Certain Private Funds offer a "1 or 30" option, which in the case of substantial capital appreciation is designed to
cap total compensation (management fees plus incentive allocations) at 30% of an investment's gains. The
incentive compensation for these Private Funds is subject to a hurdle or benchmark.
Expenses
The Private Funds bear all expenses incidental to their operations and business, including organizational,
investment and operating expenses. For Private Funds that are structured as series limited partnerships or series
limited liability companies, each series bears its own expenses and its pro rata share of the costs and expenses of
the Fund. Generally, each limited partner bears its pro rata share of the costs and expenses of the applicable
series, including organizational, investment and operating expenses. Certain Private Funds are structured in a
master-feeder structure, where there is a domestic entity and/or an offshore entity in which investors invest (each
a "Feeder Fund"). The Feeder Funds then generally invest all of their investable assets in a master fund (each a
"Master Fund"). For master-feeder structures, each Feeder Fund also bears its pro rata share of the costs and
expenses of the Master Fund, including its organizational, investment and operating expenses.
With respect to Private Funds that are structured as master-feeders, in practice, all or substantially all of the
operating expenses relating to the Feeder Funds are aggregated and paid for at the Master Fund level. Accordingly,
each Feeder Fund bears its pro rata share of such expenses (other than taxes) at the Master Fund level even though
particular expenses are attributable solely to one of the Feeder Funds in that master-feeder structure. For example,
Cayman Islands filing fees and legal expenses for the offshore Feeder Fund and Delaware filing fees and legal
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expenses for the domestic Feeder Funds are generally aggregated at the Master Fund level and allocated to each
Feeder Fund pro rata.
Organizational expenses include, but are not limited to, formation expenses (including filing fees) and the
preparation of operating agreements and offering memoranda (including related legal expenses). Organizational
expenses, for accounting purposes, are generally amortized for up to a 60-month period.
Investment expenses (whether or not such investments are consummated) include, but are not limited to, expenses
related to investing and holding capital and investments, such as brokerage commissions, ticket charges, expenses
related to short sales (including dividend expense and stock loan fees), trade execution, trading platforms, clearing
and settlement charges, custodial fees, bank service fees, interest expense, proxy voting support expenses, and
extraordinary expenses. For more detail on brokerage costs, please see Item 12 (Brokerage Practices).
Operating expenses include, but are not limited to, third-party professional and service fees such as fees to the
administrator, auditors and outside counsel, including for assistance with regulatory filings such as the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"), Common Reporting Standards ("CRS") and expenses related to
compliance with applicable anti-money laundering rules and regulations, legal and regulatory expenses of the
Private Funds (such as regulatory filings including Form PF), preparation or updating of offering documents and
operating and investor agreements, expenses related to the offering and selling of interests (including any "blue
sky" filing fees), accounting expenses, auditing and tax preparation expenses, taxes, premiums for directors' and
officers' liability insurance (if any) and indemnification expenses and fees.
Certain Private Funds purchase ETFs as part of their investment program and/or to manage capital flows and to
increase or decrease market exposure while securities are being purchased or sold. When ETFs are used, an
investor, in effect, pays two advisory fees with respect to the amount of assets so invested (i.e., the ETF's fees
and expenses and that portion of our management fee attributable to such assets).
Fees and expenses for each Private Fund are described in each Private Fund's offering memorandum (or similar
document), including, for Private Funds that are series limited partnerships or series limited liability companies,
any series-specific supplement.
Managed Accounts
Fees
Advisory fees for the Managed Accounts are based on a percentage of assets under management and vary
depending on the nature of the portfolio to be managed. Managed Accounts are subject to investment management
agreements which include payment terms. Managed Account advisory fees generally range from 0.50% to 2%
annually of the Managed Account assets under management, calculated and billed quarterly in advance, unless
otherwise agreed with an investor. Depending on the characteristics of the account, fees are generally negotiable
and may be different than what is stated herein. Managed Account fees and expenses are described in greater
detail in each account’s investment management agreement, and investors should refer to those agreements for a
full description of the fee calculation methodology.
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Managed Accounts initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter generally are charged a prorated advisory
fee. Accordingly, if a Managed Account is terminated during a quarter in which a management fee has been
charged in advance, then the account generally will receive a refund for the remaining portion of the quarter.
In addition, investors in certain of our Managed Accounts pay performance fees, which are currently 10%.
Performance fees are generally charged either on December 31 of each year or, if earlier, when the investor
terminates its investment. The investment management agreement sets forth the timing of payment of any fees.
We bill Managed Account investors (or their agents) for applicable fees and do not deduct fees from the Managed
Account.
Expenses
The Managed Accounts are subject to expenses related to investment activity, including, but not limited to,
expenses related to investing and holding capital and investments, such as brokerage commissions, ticket charges,
expenses related to short sales (including dividend expense and stock loan fees), taxes, trade execution, trading
platforms, clearing and settlement charges, custodial fees, bank service fees, interest expense, proxy voting
support services, wire transfers and extraordinary expenses. For more detail on brokerage costs, please see Item
12 (Brokerage Practices). Any additional expenses are set forth in the applicable investment management
agreement.
Certain Managed Accounts invest in ETFs as part of their investment programs and/or occasionally to manage
capital flows and to increase or decrease market exposure while securities are being purchased or sold. When
ETFs are used, a Managed Account, in effect, pays two advisory fees with respect to the amount of assets so
invested (i.e., the ETF's fees and expenses and that portion of our compensation attributable to such assets).
Mutual Funds
Gotham currently provides advisory services to investment companies registered with the SEC pursuant to the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act"), commonly known as mutual funds. Each
Mutual Fund is a series of FundVantage Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware Trust.
Fees
Except as described below, each Mutual Fund pays us advisory fees at an annual rate ranging from 0.50% to
1.50% of the Mutual Fund's net assets, calculated and accrued daily. Mutual Fund fees are calculated by the
administrator of the Mutual Funds and payment is facilitated by the administrator to us monthly in arrears.
Investors in a Mutual Fund bear their proportionate share of that Mutual Fund's fees and expenses, including their
pro rata share of the advisory fees. Certain Gotham Mutual Funds invest in other Gotham Mutual Funds and/or
Gotham ETFs. Mutual Funds that invest in other Gotham Mutual Funds do not pay us an advisory fee on those
assets that are invested in the underlying Gotham Mutual Funds. When a Mutual Fund invests in Gotham ETFs,
we reduce our advisory fee for the Mutual Fund by the cost of the fees and expenses after fee waivers attributable
to that Mutual Fund's investment in the Gotham ETF(s).
We are also paid a management fee in the range stated above for managing the Sub-Advised Fund, which is
calculated and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears. No performance fees are charged for the Mutual Funds,
the Gotham ETFs or the Sub-Advised Fund. We are paid our sub-advisory fee by the adviser.
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Expenses
The Mutual Funds are subject to expenses related to investment activity, including, but not limited to, expenses
related to investing and holding capital and investments, such as brokerage commissions, ticket charges, expenses
related to short sales (including dividend expense and stock loan fees), trade execution, clearing and settlement
charges, custodial fees, bank service fees, interest expense and extraordinary expenses. For more detail on
brokerage costs, please see Item 12 (Brokerage Practices).
Each Mutual Fund also pays other expenses, including, but not limited to, the following (or each Mutual Fund's
share of the following): filing fees and expenses related to registration and qualification of the Trust and each
Mutual Fund's shares under federal and/or state securities laws; fees and salaries of the Trust's directors and
officers; taxes and governmental fees; cost of any liability and other insurance; costs and expenses arising out of
a liability of or claim for damages asserted against the Trust or the Mutual Fund for violation of any law; legal,
accounting and auditing expenses, including legal fees for the independent trustees; costs of administrative,
transfer agent, custodial and other agents; expenses of preparing, printing and sending prospectuses and other
shareholder communications such as reports to shareholders and proxy materials; extraordinary expenses; and the
costs of independent pricing services. The Mutual Funds also pay sub-accounting fees and servicing expenses to
brokerage firms. Investor share classes are also subject to fees in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment
Company Act.
Currently, we limit by agreement the amount of certain expenses that can be charged to each Mutual Fund. These
expense limitation agreements (and the duration that such limitations will remain in effect) are described in the
applicable Mutual Fund prospectus.
Cash balances are swept into money market funds that are sponsored by the Mutual Fund's custodian or broker-
dealer. The Mutual Funds utilize ETFs other than Gotham ETFs, including to manage capital flows and to increase
or decrease market exposure while securities are being purchased or sold. As discussed above, when a Mutual
Fund uses ETFs other than Gotham ETFs, an investor, in effect, pays two advisory fees with respect to the amount
of assets so invested.
Information concerning the Mutual Funds, including a description of the services provided by management and
the fees charged for those services, is contained in each Mutual Fund's prospectus. An electronic copy of each
Mutual Fund's prospectus can be found on the SEC's website.
Gotham ETFs
Each Gotham ETF is a series of Tidal ETF Trust (the "Tidal Trust"). Pursuant to our sub-advisory agreements
with Tidal Investments, LLC, who is the investment adviser to the Tidal Trust, we are paid fees at an annual rate
ranging from 0.50% to 1.20% of each Gotham ETF's average daily assets. Tidal Trust calculates and pays us our
sub-advisory fees.
Other Compensation
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We do not accept, and none of our principals, members, managers, directors, officers and employees (collectively,
"supervised persons") accept, any compensation for the sale of securities or other investment products.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
For certain Private Funds and Managed Accounts, we enter into performance fee or allocation arrangements. We
structure any performance fees and allocations subject to applicable federal rules and in accordance with the
available exemptions granted under those rules.
We simultaneously manage multiple types of portfolios including the Private Funds, Managed Accounts, Mutual
Funds, the Gotham ETFs and the Sub-Advised Fund, some of which have the same or a similar investment process
and/or strategy (i.e., side-by-side management). The simultaneous management of these different portfolios, some
of which we charge a performance fee or allocation as well as management fees based on assets under
management, and some of which we solely charge a management fee without a performance fee or allocation,
creates an incentive for the Firm to direct the best investment ideas to, or to allocate or sequence trades in favor
of, Clients that pay or allocate the highest performance compensation. Performance fees and allocations also
create an incentive for us to recommend investments that may be riskier or more speculative than those that would
be recommended under a different fee arrangement, especially when there are "loss carryforward" situations for
some, but not all, Clients.
Side-by-side management of portfolios with differing fees creates the risk of preferential treatment of a portfolio
or a group of portfolios. To address this conflict, we exercise due care to ensure that investment opportunities are
allocated fairly over time among all suitable portfolios, regardless of their fee structure. We have implemented
procedures (certain of which are described in Item 12) built on the general principle of treating all Clients fairly
over time. Client trade opportunities are generally determined by our investment strategies as well as the Client's
investment objectives and any specified restrictions. Trades for Clients (except for two of the Gotham ETFs and
for certain trades for Custom Series that are requested by the investor) are generally aggregated and allocated pro
rata as described in Item 12.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
Our Clients consist of the Funds as well as the Managed Accounts. The underlying investors in the Funds and the
owners of the Managed Accounts currently include or have included individuals (including certain supervised
persons), charitable organizations, pension plans, universities, corporations, governmental entities, trusts,
financial advisors and their clients, and other investment vehicles.
Our investment minimums vary according to product and strategy. The minimum investment required to invest
in a Private Fund is described in each Private Fund's offering memorandum. Generally, our Managed Account
minimum is approximately $10,000,000. The minimum investment required by the Mutual Funds is described in
each Mutual Fund's prospectus and generally ranges from $5,000 to $100,000 for institutional class shares. One
of the Mutual Funds offers investor class shares which require a minimum investment of $2,500. We have waived
(and expect in the future to waive) the minimum investment for certain investors in our discretion. Shares of the
Gotham ETFs are listed on NYSE Arca, Inc. and therefore they have no minimum investment requirement.
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Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Gotham is a value-oriented asset management firm specializing in equity strategies. Our value investing principles
utilize a fundamental research process developed by our Co-CIOs, Joel Greenblatt and Robert Goldstein.
The Co-CIOs believe that while individual stocks gravitate toward fair value over longer periods of time, they
frequently trade at significant deviations from fair value, for various reasons such as emotion, analytical errors,
and the inability of many large institutional investors to tolerate short-term underperformance. Further, as markets
have become more institutionalized, investor time horizons seem to have shortened. We believe that capital
allocations follow recent performance (both good and bad) and therefore portfolio managers "need" to do well
now. We believe this institutionalized effect has been growing over the last several decades. This causes certain
companies to be systematically avoided even if they are attractively priced, generate substantial free cash flows
and earn high returns on capital. We seek to capitalize on these market inefficiencies by employing a systematic
bottom-up approach to identify companies that appear to be undervalued or overvalued on both an absolute and
relative basis.
In order to take advantage of these inefficiencies, the Co-CIOs, together with the analyst team, evaluate companies
according to the Firm's analytical framework. Long portfolios are generally constructed from the most
undervalued stocks, while short portfolios are generally composed of the most overvalued stocks based on the
Firm's assessment of value, subject to pre-specified risk and diversification constraints and tax considerations.
In valuing securities traded in the United States, our research process consists of:
• Researching and analyzing each company in its coverage universe according to a methodology that
emphasizes fundamentals such as recurring earnings cash flows, capital efficiency, capital structure
and valuation;
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Identifying and excluding companies that do not conform to the Firm's valuation methodology or
companies judged by the Firm to have questionable financial reporting;
• Updating the analysis for earning releases, annual (Form 10-K) and quarterly (Form 10-Q) reports and
other corporate filings; and
• Recording the analysis in a centralized database enabling the Firm to compare companies and identify
longs and shorts based on our assessment of value.
These portfolios are adjusted (generally daily) to manage exposure levels, tax considerations, risk metrics, and
specific position sizes according to the characteristics of each strategy.
Certain of the Mutual Funds invest in other Gotham Mutual Funds or in Gotham ETFs. When a Mutual Fund
invests in other Gotham Mutual Funds, it does not pay us an advisory fee on those assets that are invested in the
underlying Mutual Funds. When a Mutual Fund invests in Gotham ETFs, advisory fees payable to Gotham by
the Mutual Fund are reduced by the cost of fees and expenses after fee waivers attributable to such investment in
the Gotham ETFs.
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With respect to international strategies, we currently manage one long-only strategy. Securities for both strategies
are based on Gotham's fundamental valuation methodology and take into consideration other factors, including,
but not limited to, liquidity, allocations among regions and industry concentrations.
The long/short and long-only investment strategies we manage differ from one another in a number of ways,
including, but not limited to, differences in targeted gross and net exposure, concentration/diversification levels,
U.S.-only vs. international geographic focus, the number of positions, the market capitalization spectrum making
up the strategy's universe, risk constraints and tax sensitivity. Accordingly, certain Clients will have the same (or
contrary) positions in the same security. In addition, the Mutual Funds and Gotham ETFs are subject to restrictions
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Due to these and other differences and constraints the performance
and characteristics of the strategies will differ.
There can be no assurance that the objectives associated with any of our investment strategies will be met. Our
results may vary substantially over time. We may, at any time, add, remove or modify any of the strategies we
employ, subject to any required disclosure and/or notice to investors. Investing in securities involves the risk
of loss of some or all of an investment. Clients and underlying investors should be prepared to bear that
risk.
Before subscribing for an interest in any of the Private Funds, investors should carefully consider various risk
factors and potential conflicts of interest, as well as suitability requirements, restrictions on transfer and
withdrawal of fund interests and various legal, tax and other considerations, which are discussed in each Private
Fund's offering memorandum. Investors who are subject to income tax should be aware that an investment in a
Private Fund structured as a partnership or limited liability company may create taxable income and/or tax
liabilities, with no cash distributions available to pay such liabilities. Similarly, before investing in a Mutual Fund,
a Gotham ETF, or the Sub-Advised Fund, an investor should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks,
charges and expenses and should carefully consider the information found in the applicable prospectus or offering
document.
Risks associated with our strategies
The following risk factors do not purport to be a complete list or explanation of the risks involved in an investment
in all of our investment vehicles. These risk factors include only those risks we believe to be material and relate
to particular significant investment strategies or methods of analysis we employ. Not all risks apply to all
investment vehicles.
No Assurance of Investment Return – The tasks of identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, managing
such investments and realizing an attractive return are difficult. There is no assurance that the Firm will be able
to invest capital to generate returns for its Clients or preserve Client capital. The profitability of the investment
programs depends to a great extent upon the future course of the price movements of securities. There can be no
assurance that the Firm will be able to accurately predict these price movements. There is always a significant
degree of market risk, as described below. The performance of any investment is subject to numerous factors
which are not within the Firm's control. Such factors include a wide range of economic, political, competitive and
other conditions that may affect investments in general or in specific industries or companies.
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Equity Risk – The portfolios invest in equity and equity-related securities. Equity securities represent an equity
(ownership) interest in a company or other entity, and equity-related securities are securities whose performance
is based on an underlying equity security or basket of equity securities. Equity and equity-related securities are
generally subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as a
company's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. The
rights of equity holders are subordinate to all other claims on a company's assets, including debt holders and
preferred stockholders. Equity ownership risks the loss of all or a substantial portion of the investment.
Market Risk – Our portfolios are subject to market risk—the risk that securities markets and individual securities
will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies to every market and every security. Security prices may
fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to market or economic news and conditions, and
securities markets also tend to move in cycles. If there is a general decline in the securities markets, it is possible
that investments may lose value notwithstanding the individual performance results of any company in which the
portfolio invests. Conversely, when markets are generally increasing, a portfolio's short position may increase in
value, again notwithstanding the individual performance of the company which the portfolio shorts. The
magnitude of up and down price or market fluctuations over time is sometimes referred to as "volatility," which
can be significant. In addition, different asset classes and geographic markets may experience periods of
significant correlation with each other. As a result of this correlation, the securities and markets in which we
invest may experience volatility due to market, economic, political or social events and conditions that may not
readily appear to directly relate to such securities, the securities' issuers or the markets in which they trade.
Value Investing Risk – We generally buy securities we believe are undervalued and short securities we believe
are overvalued. Investing in "value" stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what we believe are
their full market value, either because the market fails to recognize what we consider to be the company's true
business value, because we misjudge that value, or because we sell the security before such value is recognized
by the market. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks
during given periods. Conversely for our long/short strategies, we short securities we believe are overvalued. This
presents the risk that a stock's value may not decrease to what we believe is its true market value because the
market fails to recognize what we consider to be its true market value, because we misjudge that value or because
we are required to purchase the security before our investment thesis could be realized.
Database Errors – Our strategies rely on proprietary databases and third-party data sources. Data entries made by
our internal team of financial analysts or provided by third parties may contain errors, as may the database system
used to store such data. Any errors in the underlying data sources, data entry or database may result in a portfolio
acquiring or selling investments based on incorrect information. When data proves to be incorrect, misleading,
flawed or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon expose our Clients to potential risks. For example,
by relying on such data we may be induced to buy or sell certain investments we would not have if the data was
correct. As a result, a Client could incur losses or miss out on gains on such investments before the errors are
identified and corrected. One or more of such errors would generally not constitute a trade error or be subject to
reimbursement under our policies.
Systems Risk – We rely extensively on computer programs and systems to implement and monitor our investment
strategies. The development, implementation and maintenance of these systems is complex and involves
substantial research and modeling (which is then generally translated into computer code and manual and
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automated processes) and the retrieval, filtering, processing, translation and analysis of large amounts of financial
and other corporate data. As a result, there is a risk of human and/or technological errors affecting the portfolio
construction process and order origination, including errors in programming (e.g., "bugs" and classic coding
errors), modeling, design, translational errors and compatibility issues with data sets and among systems.
Similarly, with regard to trading and other systems or equipment that the Firm utilizes, any or all of the following
events may occur: (i) failures or interruptions in access to or the operations of such systems or equipment; (ii)
loss of functionality; (iii) corruption; (iv) compromises in security; (v) loss of power; and (vi) other situations that
adversely affect such systems or equipment. Despite the fact that the Firm tests and evaluates its systems there
can be no guarantee that such defects or issues will be identified in time to avoid a material adverse effect on our
Clients. For example, such failures could cause the Firm to be induced to buy or sell certain investments it would
not have if the failure had not occurred. One or more of such errors would generally not constitute a trade error
or be subject to reimbursement under our policies.
Cybersecurity Risk – As part of its business, the Firm processes, stores and transmits large amounts of electronic
information, including information relating to the transactions of its Clients and personally identifiable
information of the investors. Similarly, service providers to the Firm and its Clients, especially administrators,
may process, store and transmit such information. The Firm maintains a privacy policy that describes how
personal information is collected, used, shared and protected and has procedures and systems in place that it
believes are reasonably designed to protect such information and prevent data loss and security breaches.
However, such measures cannot provide absolute security. The techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to
data, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and may be difficult to detect for long
periods of time.
Hardware or software acquired from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture or other problems
that could unexpectedly compromise information security. Network connected services provided by third parties
to the Firm may be susceptible to compromise, leading to a breach of the Firm's network. The Firm's systems or
facilities may be susceptible to employee error or malfeasance, government surveillance, or other security threats.
On-line services provided by the Firm to investors may also be susceptible to compromise. Breach of the Firm's
information systems may cause information relating to the transactions of the Clients and personally identifiable
information of the investors to be lost or improperly accessed, used or disclosed.
The service providers to the Firm and its Clients are subject to the same electronic information security threats as
the Firm. If a service provider fails to adopt or adhere to adequate data security policies, or in the event of a breach
of its networks, information relating to the transactions of the Clients and personally identifiable information of
the investors may be lost or improperly accessed, used or disclosed.
The loss or improper access, use or disclosure of the Firm's proprietary information may cause the Firm or its
Clients to suffer, among other things, financial loss, the disruption of its business, liability to third parties,
regulatory intervention or reputational damage. Any of the foregoing events could have a material adverse effect
on the portfolios. In the event of a cybersecurity incident that materially affects client data or operations, the Firm
will notify affected investors and/or regulators in accordance with applicable law.
Accuracy of Public Information Risk – We select investments, in part, on the basis of information and data filed
by issuers with various government regulators or made publicly available by the issuers or through publicly
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available sources other than the issuers. Although we evaluate this information and data, we are not in a position
to confirm the completeness, genuineness or accuracy of such information and data, and in some cases, complete
and accurate information may not be available.
Tax and Regulatory Risk – Investment management and the securities and financial industry generally are subject
to a variety of governmental regulations, including tax laws. Examples of regulatory efforts have included
restrictions on short sales of certain securities and regulation of derivatives markets. It is possible that regulatory
action could impose additional direct or indirect costs on our portfolios, limit the strategies that we pursue or
adversely impact the desirability of certain classes of investments or the anticipated return on certain investments.
In addition, changes in tax laws or interpretations of current laws can negatively impact the tax treatment of an
investment, and in particular, our tax-managed strategies.
Portfolio Turnover Risk – Many of our portfolios are generally rebalanced daily to take into account new market
information, which leads to relatively high turnover. Frequent trading of securities generally leads to higher
brokerage costs, may have adverse tax consequences and may negatively impact performance.
Key Personnel Risk – The effectiveness of our strategies is largely dependent upon the continued services of Joel
Greenblatt and Robert Goldstein, who serve as the Co-CIOs, and other key personnel. Messrs. Greenblatt and
Goldstein are ultimately responsible for all of our investment strategies, and do not focus exclusively on any
particular strategy. The loss of the services of either or both of Mr. Greenblatt or Mr. Goldstein could have a
material adverse effect on our ability to implement our strategies. In order to reduce this risk, we employ senior
employees for each of our teams, including investment research, technology, accounting, sales and compliance,
many who have been with the Firm for over 20 years.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk – Certain portfolios have positions in small and mid-capitalization
companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be riskier than investments in larger,
"blue-chip" companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes,
and as a result, may be less liquid than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be
more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden
or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short-term. Because smaller companies
may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or may depend on a few key employees, they may
be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large-capitalization companies.
Derivatives and Swaps – Certain portfolios invest in derivative and swap instruments which seek to modify or
replace the investment performance of particular securities, indices or markets on a leveraged or unleveraged
basis. Specifically, the Firm does utilize certain equity swaps. These instruments generally have counterparty
risk. Price movements on derivative contracts are influenced by, among other things, interest rates, changing
supply and demand relationships, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies of
governments and U.S. and international political and economic events and policies. Clients are also subject to the
risk of the failure of any of the exchanges on which any positions trade or of clearinghouses. Counterparties
typically charge fees for swaps. As a result, a Client's return from such instrument will be net of such costs and
expenses and any will reduce the Client's return.
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Liquidity Risk – Certain portfolios invest in equity swaps. Investments in less liquid or illiquid securities or
derivative instruments such as equity swaps involve the risk that a portfolio may be unable to sell the security or
derivative instrument or sell it at a reasonable price.
Underlying Fund Risk – Certain portfolios invest in other Mutual Funds or ETFs. The ability of such a portfolio
to meet its investment objective is directly related to the ability of an underlying fund to meet its objective as well
as the portfolio's allocation to the underlying fund. The value of an underlying fund’s investments, and the NAVs
of the shares of both the portfolio and an underlying fund, will fluctuate in response to various market and
economic factors related to the equity markets, as well as the financial condition and prospects of issuers in which
an underlying fund invests. There can be no assurance that the underlying fund will achieve its investment
objective. A portfolio is subject to the risks of an underlying fund to the extent of the portfolio's allocation of its
assets to an underlying fund.
Investment in ETF Risk – An investment in an ETF is an investment in another investment company and therefore,
the investors will indirectly bear their proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETFs in which the Firm
causes its Clients to invest (except for a Gotham ETF). ETFs are also subject to the following risks: (i) the market
price of an ETF's shares may trade above or below net asset value; (ii) there may be an inactive trading market
for an ETF; (iii) trading of an ETF's shares may be halted, delisted, or suspended on the listing exchange; and (iv)
the ETF may fail to achieve close correlation with the intended index that it tracks or not perform well.
Operational Risk – Operational risks arise from mistakes made in the confirmation or settlement of transactions,
from transactions not being properly booked, evaluated or accounted for or other similar disruption in our
operations and may cause us to suffer financial loss, the disruption of our business, liability to Clients or third
parties, regulatory intervention, or reputational damage. We rely heavily on our financial, accounting and other
data processing systems. The ability of our systems to accommodate an increasing volume of transactions could
also constrain our ability to properly manage a Client's portfolio.
Account Type Risk; Information Rights – The terms and conditions applicable to the Private Funds, Managed
Accounts, Mutual Funds, Gotham ETFs and the Sub-Advised Fund vary. Investors in one investment vehicle may
pay different fees and other charges and may not have the same liquidity or redemption options as investors in
other investment vehicles. For example, due to the structure of a Managed Account, the account owners generally
receive more information, including transparent portfolio holdings, and may have more favorable liquidity
compared to investors in the Private Funds. Although we generally seek confidentiality provisions with respect
to portfolio holdings, there can be no guarantee that such information will be maintained in confidence. Disclosure
of certain information could be detrimental to other investors. For instance, the disclosure of short positions could
lead to pressure on a portfolio from other market participants under certain circumstances (i.e., a "short squeeze").
In discussing various investment alternatives and opportunities with some Clients, investors (or potential clients
or investors), we provide certain information that is more extensive than what is generally provided to others.
However, we provide such information only if we determine that doing so will not give the recipient a materially
unfair informational advantage over others.
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Counterparty Risk – There is a risk that the counterparty to a prime brokerage arrangement or derivative
arrangement will not fulfill its contractual obligations. Should the counterparty fail to fulfill its obligations to us,
Clients could potentially incur significant losses.
Counterparty Insolvency – The assets of each Client may be held in one or more accounts maintained for such
Client by counterparties, including its prime brokers. There is a risk that any of such counterparties could become
insolvent. The Firm's evaluation of the creditworthiness of counterparties may not prove sufficient. The
insolvency of any of the counterparties may impair the operational capabilities or the assets of the Clients. If one
or more of the counterparties were to become insolvent or the subject of liquidation proceedings in the U.S. (either
under the Securities Investor Protection Act or the U.S. Bankruptcy Code), there exists the risk that the recovery
of the Clients' securities and other assets from such prime broker or broker-dealer will be delayed or be of a value
less than the value of the securities or assets originally entrusted to such prime broker or broker-dealer.
Prime Broker Risk – One category of counterparty is a prime broker. Securities are held by prime brokers. The
prime brokers, as brokerage firms or commercial banks, are subject to various laws and regulations in various
jurisdictions that are designed to protect their customers in the event of the prime broker's insolvency. However,
the practical effect of these laws and their application to a portfolio's securities positions are subject to substantial
limitations and uncertainties. It is impossible to generalize about the effect of a prime broker's insolvency on a
portfolio and its securities positions. The insolvency of any prime broker could result in the loss of all or a
substantial portion of a portfolio's securities positions held by such prime broker, and, in the case of a Fund, could
result in substantial disruption of the Fund's operations, including withdrawals by investors.
Securities Lending Risk – Certain portfolios lend securities. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other
extensions of credit, include possible delay in recovery of the securities and possible loss of rights in the collateral
should the borrower fail financially, including possible impairment of a portfolio's ability to vote the securities
on loan. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the portfolio typically invests the cash collateral for its own account
and pays a fee to the borrower that normally represents a portion of the portfolio's earnings on the collateral.
Because the portfolios generally invest collateral in investments in accordance with their investment objective,
the securities lending transactions will result in investment leverage. The portfolios bear the risk that the value of
investments made with collateral may decline and the possible loss of voting or other rights associated with the
loaned securities. In addition, the Firm generally will not be able to vote proxies for securities that have been lent
out.
Concentration/Non-Diversification Risk – While many of our portfolios hold hundreds of positions, certain
portfolios may be concentrated in only a few industries, sectors, countries or geographic regions, or may be
concentrated in other ways. For example, most of our Clients only invest in issuers located in the United States.
Concentration could expose investors to greater risk than if the portfolios were more diversified.
Material, Nonpublic Information – From time to time, we may come into possession of material, nonpublic
information that would limit our ability to buy and sell investments on behalf of Clients. Investment flexibility
may be constrained as a consequence of our inability to take certain actions because of such information. Clients
may experience losses if we are unable to sell an investment that they hold because we have obtained material,
nonpublic information about such investment.
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Risks Associated with Contributed Securities – Certain investors invest in a Private Fund by contributing
securities to the Private Fund. Such investors are permitted, subject to certain conditions, to recommend, advise,
or consult with the Firm regarding the Firm's decisions with respect to the timing or amount of any sale of such
contributed securities. Such investors may be subject to issuer or regulatory restrictions or reporting requirements
regarding the sale of such contributed securities, which could limit the ability of the Firm to sell those contributed
securities. The Firm has established policies and procedures that are designed to determine whether an investor
is subject to any such restrictions or reporting requirements, but the Firm may be subject to regulatory risks if an
investor fails to provide accurate information regarding any restrictions or reporting requirements that attach to
such contributed securities.
Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Risk – The Firm may utilize certain artificial intelligence tools to assist with
administrative functions, operational efficiency, and research support. Artificial intelligence technologies are
evolving rapidly and may present risks including inaccurate or incomplete outputs, cybersecurity concerns, and
the potential exposure of confidential information when interacting with third party platforms. The Firm does not
rely on artificial intelligence to independently make investment decisions for Client accounts. Investment
decisions are made by the Firm’s investment professionals as described herein. Information generated by artificial
intelligence tools may be used as a supplemental resource and is subject to review by the Firm before being used.
The use of artificial intelligence tools may involve the processing of information through third party systems.
While the Firm seeks to utilize reputable providers and maintains policies and procedures governing the use of
such technologies, the Firm cannot guarantee that the use of artificial intelligence tools will be free from error,
bias, system failures, or cybersecurity vulnerabilities, or that confidential information will not be inadvertently
disclosed or accessed by unauthorized parties. The Firm maintains policies and procedures designed to govern
the use of artificial intelligence tools and to address associated privacy, confidentiality, and cybersecurity risks.
Prior to the use of any AI tool, the AI tool is reviewed by the Director of Information Technology and Legal &
Compliance to assess, among other things, contractual terms and privacy concerns. The Firm does not market its
services as being based on artificial intelligence and does not represent that artificial intelligence is used to
generate investment advice for clients.
Catastrophic Event Risks – Clients are subject to the risk of loss arising from exposure that they may incur,
directly or indirectly, due to the occurrence of various events, including hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural
disasters, terrorism and other catastrophic events such as the spread of a contagious disease. To the extent that
any such event occurs and has a material effect on global financial markets or specific markets in which Clients
participate (or has a material effect on locations in which the Firm operates), the risks of loss can be substantial
and could have a material adverse effect on the Firm's business and Clients' portfolios. To address these risks,
the Firm maintains a Business Continuity Plan designed to mitigate such disruptions.
Additional Risks of Long/Short Equity Strategies
In addition to the risks described above, some of the material risks associated with our long/short equity strategies
include:
Short Positions Risk – A short sale involves the sale of a security that a portfolio does not own in the expectation
of purchasing the same security (or a related derivative security) at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery
to the buyer, the portfolio must borrow the security, and the portfolio is obligated to return the security to the
lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the portfolio. A short sale involves the risk
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of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the security that would result in an uncapped loss,
whether due to adverse price changes, recalls sought and penalties imposed by lenders of the borrowed instrument,
short "squeezes" or unavailability of the instrument at the time the Firm desires to close out the short position, or
other causes.
In some cases, the lender may rescind the loan of securities. When a portfolio makes a short sale in the United
States, it must leave the proceeds with the broker and it must also deposit with the broker an amount of cash or
marketable securities sufficient under margin regulations to collateralize its obligation to replace the borrowed
securities that have been sold. If short sales are effected on a foreign exchange, such transactions will be governed
by local law.
There can be no assurance that any portfolio will be able to maintain the ability to borrow securities sold short.
In such cases, a Client could be "bought in" (i.e., forced to repurchase securities in the open market to return to
the lender). There also can be no assurance that the securities necessary to cover a short position will be available
for purchase at or near prices quoted in the market. Purchasing securities to close out a short position can itself
cause the price of the securities to rise further, thereby exacerbating the loss. A number of jurisdictions are limiting
the ability of market participants to engage in short selling in respect of certain securities. If such bans were to be
reinstated or expanded to other industries, a Client may be unable to effectively execute its investment strategy.
Leverage and Borrowing Risk – Many of our strategies utilize varying amounts of leverage, which may be
substantial, and which involves the borrowing of funds from brokerage firms, banks, and/or other institutions.
Clients obtain leverage, including, but not limited to, by investing the proceeds of their short sales in additional
securities consistent with the investment strategy. The use of leverage allows us to increase our exposure to assets,
such that total assets may be greater than capital invested. However, the use of leverage may also magnify the
volatility – or the likelihood of short-term changes in value – of any portfolio. The effect of the use of leverage
in a portfolio may result in greater losses to the portfolio than would be the case if leverage were not used.
The short sale proceeds, instruments and borrowings utilized to leverage investments are collateralized by all or
a portion of the applicable portfolio. Accordingly, a portfolio pledges its securities in order to borrow or otherwise
obtain leverage for investment or other purposes. Should the securities pledged to brokers to secure the portfolio's
margin borrowings decline in value, the portfolio could be subject to a "margin call", pursuant to which the Client
must either deposit additional funds or securities with the broker or suffer mandatory liquidation of the pledged
securities to compensate for the decline in value. The banks and dealers that provide financing to Clients can
apply essentially discretionary margin, "haircut" financing and collateral valuation policies. Changes by
counterparties in any of the foregoing may result in large margin calls, loss of financing and forced liquidations
of positions at disadvantageous prices. There can be no assurance that a portfolio will be able to secure or maintain
adequate financing.
Borrowings will also be subject to interest, transaction and other costs and other types of leverage also involve
transaction and other costs. Any such costs may or may not be recovered by the return on the portfolio.
Depositary Receipts Risk – The issuers of unsponsored depositary receipts may not be obligated to disclose
information that is, in the U.S., considered material. Therefore, less information may be available regarding these
issuers and a correlation between such information and the market value of the depositary receipts may not exist.
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Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the non-U.S. securities that they evidence or into
which they may be converted.
Additional Risks of Long-Only Internationally Traded Equity Strategies
Securities of foreign issuers, including depository receipts, are subject to special risks associated with foreign
investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets, including:
Non-U.S. Securities Risk – Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain factors not typically associated
with investing in U.S. securities, such as risks relating to: (i) differences between the U.S. and foreign securities
markets, including the absence of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices
and disclosure requirements, and less government supervision and regulation; (ii) political, social or economic
instability; and (iii) certain tax-related risks including, without limitation, uncertainties in the application of tax
laws by non-U.S. jurisdictions, the imposition of withholding and other taxes on dividends, interest, capital gains
or other income, the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation and limitations on the removal of funds or
other assets. Securities of non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of
comparable U.S. companies and therefore may involve greater risks.
Political and Economic Risk – Investing in non-U.S. securities is subject to the risk of political, social or economic
instability in the country in which the issuer operates or is organized, variation in international trade patterns, the
possibility of the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, confiscatory taxation, limits on movement of
currency or other assets and nationalization of assets.
Currency Risk – Although we value securities in U.S. dollars, if a portfolio invests in securities denominated in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the value of such securities will, to the extent unhedged, fluctuate with U.S.
dollar exchange rates as well as with price changes of the securities in the various local markets and currencies.
Thus, a rise in the value of the U.S. dollar in comparison to the other currencies in which a portfolio may make
its investments will reduce the effect of increases and magnify the effect of decreases in the prices of the portfolio's
securities in their local markets. Conversely, a decline in the value of the U.S. dollar will have the opposite effect
of magnifying the effect of increases and reducing the effect of decreases in the prices of the portfolio's non-U.S.
dollar securities. Portfolios may use futures, forward currency contracts and options to hedge against currency
fluctuations in its non-U.S. dollar denominated portfolio, but there can be no assurance that any such hedging
transactions will be effective.
Information Risk – Non-U.S. companies in certain countries may not be subject to uniform accounting, auditing
and financial reporting standards or to other regulatory requirements that are similar to those applicable to U.S.
companies.
Foreign Tax Risk – Income from foreign issuers may be subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes. Portfolios also
may be subject to taxes on trading profits and, on certain securities transactions, transfer or stamp duties tax.
Investment Restriction Risk – Some countries restrict foreign investment in their securities markets. These
restrictions may limit or preclude investment in certain countries or may increase the cost of investing in securities
of particular companies.
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Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events
that would be material to an evaluation of us or the integrity of our management. We have no disclosure applicable
to this Item.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Broker-Dealer Registration Status. Certain of our employees are registered representatives of Foreside Funds
Distributors LLC, an unaffiliated third-party broker-dealer. Foreside is a limited purpose broker-dealer, and as
such, does not maintain or open customer accounts and does not accept customer monies for investment.
Neither we nor any of our management persons are registered, nor do we or any of our management persons have
an application pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity
trading advisor, or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
We are the investment adviser to Mutual Funds which are series of FundVantage Trust. We also serve as sub-
adviser to the Gotham ETFs which are series of the Tidal Trust, to which Tidal Investments LLC is the investment
adviser, and to the Sub-Advised Fund, which is managed by Principal Global Investors, LLC.
Certain of our affiliates are the general partners or managing members of Private Funds for which we serve as
investment manager. With respect to such funds, management fees are paid to us on a quarterly basis and
performance allocations, if any, generally are effected through an annual allocation of profits from each investor
into the capital account of the general partner or another affiliate. Our affiliated general partners and/or managers
of the Private Funds are Gotham Strategies, Ltd., Gotham Hedge Strategies GP, LLC, Gotham Triple Exchange
Fund GP, LLC and Gotham Advantage Triple Manager, LLC, Joel Greenblatt and Robert Goldstein. Please refer
to Items 6 and 12 of this document which provide details on a conflict of interest related to the performance
allocations charged to investors in the Private Funds, including how we address that conflict.
The Managing Principals have an ownership interest in an investment ideas membership website and have
ownership interests in other businesses not engaged in investment-related activities.
In addition, certain supervised persons have a minority investment in a trade execution company. While we do
not direct any Client trades to this company, our executing broker(s) have independent discretion to direct trades
to this company and have done so in the past. The Firm does not provide instructions or incentives to the executing
broker(s) it has selected to transact with this company, and an executing broker's use of this company is not a
factor the Firm considers when selecting executing brokers. The Firm currently intends to utilize this trade
execution company to trade an account comprised of internal capital, and, based on its performance, may use it
for Client portfolios in the future.
Our affiliated entities have invested, and continue to invest, in entities that serve as general partners or investment
managers of various hedge funds. Our affiliated entities have also contributed "seed capital" to certain private
funds, including private funds that are managed by such general partners and investment managers.
We provide certain back-office services, such as accounting services, to several other investment managers
including managers in which our affiliated entities have a financial interest. The relationships among us, our
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Clients and the investment managers we provide back-office services to create conflicts of interest. We employ
certain privacy measures, confidentiality agreements and other processes to mitigate these conflicts.
As discussed in Item 11 below, subject to the provisions of our Code of Ethics, including pre-clearance
requirements for purchases and sales of securities, our affiliates and supervised persons have and may continue
to engage in investment trading activities for their own accounts, including trading securities held by our Clients.
Neither we nor our affiliates are obligated to devote any specific amount of time to the affairs of our Clients. We
and our affiliates manage, and expect to continue to manage, multiple Client accounts, including collective
investment vehicles, that are managed by us or our affiliates and in which we or any of our affiliates have an
equity interest. We and our affiliates and supervised persons have taken and expect to take positions with respect
to certain Client accounts that are different from, or inconsistent with, the positions held by other Client accounts.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics ("Code") pursuant to Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(the "Advisers Act") and Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act. The Code sets forth standards of ethical and
business conduct expected of supervised persons and addresses conflicts of interest that may arise. The Code
requires full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing the provision of investment
management services to our Clients. In addition, the Code highlights that we are a fiduciary to our Clients and
expect each supervised person to act with integrity, competence, dignity, and in an ethical manner and to report
any actual or potential conflicts of interest.
Our Code contains guidelines relating to personal trading by supervised persons (and certain of their immediate
family members). In general, our supervised persons must get pre-approval to transact in: (a) any equity security
(including common stock, preferred stock, and securities convertible into an equity security) of a single public
issuer (including any security issued in an initial public offering); (b) derivatives of the foregoing (derivatives,
include, but are not limited to, options, swaps, and futures); (c) any single stock ETF (an ETF that tracks the
performance of a single underlying security); and (d) private placements (other than those managed by the Firm).
The Code also requires supervised persons to provide us with certain securities holdings and periodic transaction
reports, as required by Advisers Act Rule 204A-1.
The Code includes policies and procedures related to outside business activities, including serving as officers,
trustees and/or directors of outside organizations, other than religious, charitable or local community activities.
Additionally, the Code establishes pre-clearance requirements for political contributions and provisions relating
to accepting or providing business gifts or business entertainment from or to third parties.
All supervised persons are required to contact our Legal & Compliance Team regarding any actual or suspected
violation of the Code. All of our personnel must acknowledge they understand the Code and agree to comply with
it upon employment and at least annually thereafter, and must certify annually that they have complied with the
Code. Additionally, we conduct periodic compliance training that addresses the requirements of the Code.
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Clients, prospective clients, investors, or prospective investors may obtain a copy of our Code, free of
charge, upon request.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Clients and investors should carefully consider the conflicts of interest described here and, as applicable, in the
Private Fund offering documents and in the Mutual Fund and ETF prospectuses.
Personal Trading – In providing investment management services, we and our personnel make investment
decisions for our Clients. Our supervised persons and their immediate family members also trade and invest for
their own accounts in the same or different securities in which we invest on behalf of Clients. This presents several
potential conflicts.
One is the risk that a supervised person (or an immediate family member) may have knowledge that the Firm
intends to purchase (or sell) a security on behalf of a Client(s) and then "front-run" the Firm and its Client(s) by
purchasing (or selling) the security before the Firm does and profit from the market impact of the Firm's
transaction. If the supervised person's transaction affects the price of the security that the Client purchases or sells,
it could negatively impact the price the Client pays (or receives) for the transaction. Conversely, a supervised
person (or an immediate family member) may take a position contrary to a position that a Client has (or may
take). This presents a potential conflict if the supervised person's trading has an impact on the value of the Client's
investment in the security.
To address these and other conflicts of interest, we maintain the Code (as described above) and require pre-
approval of equity trades.
Allocation of Investment Opportunities and Other Accounts – We are not obligated to accord exclusivity or
priority to certain Clients over others in the case of limited investment opportunities. There is no limit on the
number of portfolios, or Clients that we may manage or advise. There are financial incentives to favor certain
Clients over others. However, we seek to allocate investment opportunities, and treat all similarly situated Clients,
fairly and equitably over time to the extent such opportunities are determined to be appropriate for the relevant
Clients based on each Client's investment objective and investment strategy. The Firm has adopted the trade
allocation and aggregation policy described in Item 12 to address this potential conflict.
Different Terms & Conditions; Side Letters – We permit certain investors to invest in Private Funds and Managed
Accounts on different terms and conditions than other investors. With respect to certain of our Private Funds,
different shares classes have different fees and minimum investment requirements. In addition, certain investors
have negotiated side-letter agreements which provide for different terms and conditions including fee structures
and information rights. Such agreements are solely at our discretion and are based on, among other things, the
size of the investor's contribution to the Private Fund or an affiliated investment entity. We also waive or reduce
the notice period for a redemption for certain investors in our Private Funds on a case-by-case basis in the Firm’s
sole discretion. We also have selling agreements with placement agents. The terms of such selling agreements
are not the same across all placement agents.
Material Financial Interest – The existence of a performance fee or allocation creates an incentive for us to choose
riskier or more speculative investments or take on more leverage than would otherwise be the case.
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Investments in Underlying Gotham ETFs – As described in Item 5 (Fees and Compensation), certain Mutual
Funds invest in Gotham ETFs (ETFs for which we are the sub-advisor). As also noted, when a Mutual Fund
invests in a Gotham ETF, we reduce our advisory fee for the Mutual Fund by the cost of the fees (including our
sub-advisory fee) and expenses after fee waivers attributable to such Mutual Fund's investment in the Gotham
ETF. In addition, investors in a Custom Series may (and have) requested that the Custom Series invest in a Gotham
ETF. In these cases, the advisory fee for the Custom Series is not deducted for the portion of the Custom Series
invested in an ETF.
Principal and Cross Trades – We do not generally enter into principal or cross trades, but have done so and may
do so from time to time, including when closing a Client account. It is our policy to engage in cross trades only
in accordance with our duty to seek best execution on behalf of Clients.
To the extent that a cross trade is viewed as a principal transaction due to the ownership interest in a Client by the
Firm or its personnel, or in connection with any other principal transaction, the Firm will comply with the
requirements of Section 206(3) of the Advisers Act.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Our objective in selecting brokers and in effecting portfolio transactions is to seek the best combination of price
and execution with respect to our portfolio transactions over time. In selecting executing brokers we consider a
variety of factors, including, but not limited to, some or all of the following:
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the broker's commission rate;
the size of the transaction;
the liquidity of the security to be traded;
the ability of the broker's algorithms to fill as much as possible of the order while mitigating market
impact;
the broker's technical capabilities and programming flexibility;
the broker's clearance and settlement capabilities;
the broker's trade error rate and ability or willingness to correct errors;
the broker's reputation, experience and financial stability; and
the quality of service rendered by the broker in other transactions.
Best execution is not measured solely by reference to commission rates. Paying a higher commission rate may be
appropriate if the difference in cost is reasonably justified by the quality of the service offered. We believe that
paying fair and reasonable commissions to brokers or dealers in return for quality services benefits Clients.
Moreover, transactions that involve specialized services on the part of the broker-dealer will usually result in
higher commissions or other compensation to the broker-dealer than would be the case with transactions requiring
more routine services.
We periodically review our execution policies and assess the quality of brokerage executions, including by
analyzing trade execution and holding meetings of the Firm's Trading Committee. We endeavor to be aware of
current charges of eligible brokers and to minimize the expense incurred for effecting portfolio transactions to the
extent consistent with the interests and policies of our Clients. Any broker who has provided (or who is expected
to provide) acceptable performance and whose financial condition and commission rates are acceptable to us may
be selected to execute transactions for Clients.
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Firm personnel have and may receive or give certain gifts or entertainment from or to broker-dealers or other
persons with whom the Firm, its affiliates or the Funds do business. This may include such things as tickets to
sporting events or the theater, meals and other entertainment, transportation, attendance at seminars or other
educational, training or informational events, logo items and other items. Receipt of such gifts and gratuities has
been and is viewed as causing a conflict of interest for the Firm in selecting brokers and other service providers.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
The term "soft dollars" refers generally to the practice by investment advisers of paying for research and brokerage
services using brokerage commissions generated by the execution of trades for their Client accounts. While we
do communicate trades to brokers through broker-provided interfaces, we do not have any formal soft dollar
arrangements and do not receive any soft dollar benefits. If we decide to enter into soft dollar arrangements, such
arrangements would be consistent with the safe harbor provided by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
We do not maintain any formal arrangements to allocate brokerage transactions in exchange for Client or investor
referrals. From time to time, our representatives speak at conferences and programs sponsored by prime and
executing brokers for customers interested in investing in our Funds. Through such "capital introduction" events,
prospective investors have the opportunity to meet with our representatives. Neither we nor our Clients
compensate the prime brokers for organizing such events or for any investments ultimately made by prospective
investors attending such events. However, such events and similar services (including, without limitation,
referrals to Clients or investors) provided by a broker may influence decisions whether to use such broker in
connection with brokerage, financing and other activities. Notwithstanding such relationships or business dealings
with these counterparties, we have a fiduciary duty to Clients to seek best execution when trading with these firms
and have implemented policies and procedures to monitor our efforts in this regard.
Counterparties, including certain brokers, have other relationships with us or our Clients. For example, large
financial organizations that provide brokerage, trading and other services to us also offer our Private Funds and/or
act as placement or selling agent for certain Private Funds. They also provide services to our Mutual Funds and
ETFs and make our Mutual Funds and ETFs available on their platforms, and BNY Mellon acts as custodian and
administrator to our Mutual Funds. Such relationships may influence decisions whether to use a broker in
connection with brokerage, financing, trading and other activities. Notwithstanding such relationships or business
dealings, we have a fiduciary duty to Clients to seek best execution when trading or doing business with these
firms and have implemented policies and procedures to monitor our efforts in this regard.
Client-Directed Brokerage Transactions
While we generally select brokers for Clients, we accept in limited circumstances direction from Managed
Account investors as to which broker-dealer is to be used. If a Managed Account investor directs the use of a
particular broker, we may ask that the investor also specify in writing: (i) general types of securities for which a
designated firm should be used; and (ii) whether the designated firm should be used for all transactions, even
though we might be able to obtain a more favorable net price and execution from another broker in particular
transactions. Managed Account investors who, in whole or in part, direct us to use a particular broker to execute
transactions on their behalf should be aware that, in so doing, such decision may adversely affect our ability to,
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among other things, obtain volume discounts on aggregated orders or to obtain best price and execution by, for
example, executing over-the-counter stock transactions with the market makers for such securities.
Additionally, as noted above, transactions for a Client that directs brokerage are generally not aggregated for
execution purposes with orders for the same securities for other portfolios we manage. Accordingly, directed
transactions may be subject to price movements, particularly in volatile markets, that may result in a Client
receiving a price that is less favorable than the price obtained for the aggregated order. Under these circumstances,
the direction by a Client or investor of a particular broker or dealer to execute transactions may result in higher
commissions, greater spreads, or less favorable net prices than might be the case if we could negotiate commission
rates or spreads freely, or select brokers or dealers based on best execution. Consequently, best price and execution
may not be achieved.
Trade Aggregation and Allocation
Our policy seeks to allocate trades in a manner that treats all Clients fairly over time.
On occasions when the purchase or sale of a security is deemed to be in the best interest of more than one Client,
the Firm may, but is not obligated to, aggregate orders directed to the same executing broker for the purchase or
sale of that security from all Client portfolios (including the Firm's personal, proprietary, and/or affiliated
accounts) to the extent consistent with best execution and the terms of the relevant governing agreements. Each
participating Client in an aggregated order will generally receive the same average price. In cases where an
aggregated order is not fully filled, each participating Client will generally receive a pro rata share (based on the
relative sizes of the participating Clients' orders) of the total filled quantity. Transaction costs are generally
allocated among the participating Clients on a pro rata basis (based on the relative sizes of the participating
Clients' orders).
In order to efficiently liquidate portfolio positions, the Firm may aggregate the orders for portfolios to be closed
separately from the rest of its orders.
It is currently the general policy of the Firm to aggregate and allocate orders routed to the same executing broker
as described above whenever reasonably possible. However, the Firm reserves the right to modify, cancel, and/or
make exceptions to this policy at any time, subject to the overriding requirement of treating all Clients fairly over
time.
The Firm may decide to execute orders for Client portfolios without aggregation if, under the circumstances, such
other method of execution is reasonable, does not result in an improper or undisclosed advantage or disadvantage
to any portfolio, and results in fair access over time to trading opportunities for all eligible portfolios.
The Firm may allocate on a basis other than pro rata if, under the circumstances, such other method of allocation
is reasonable, does not result in improper or undisclosed advantage or disadvantage to any portfolio, and results
in fair access over time to trading opportunities for all eligible portfolios. For example, the Firm may identify
investment opportunities that are more appropriate for certain portfolios than others, based on such factors as the
portfolio's investment strategy, security restrictions, tax status, account size, available cash and cash flows.
Consequently, the Firm may decide it is more appropriate to place a given security in one account rather than
another account. Other non-pro rata methods include rotation allocation and random allocation. Alternative
methods of allocation may be appropriate, for example, when the transaction size is too limited to be effectively
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allocated pro rata among all eligible portfolios or when a Private Fund investor is contributing securities. Absence
of aggregation when it would otherwise be feasible could, depending on the trading activity and pricing, increase
costs for Clients.
Trading for two of the Gotham ETFs (Gotham Enhanced 500 ETF and Gotham 1000 Value ETF) is performed
by the investment adviser to the Tidal Trust and not subject to our trade allocation policy. In such instances,
Gotham sends the trade orders for the ETFs to Tidal for execution. In accordance with Gotham's policy to seek
to allocate trades in a manner that treats all Clients fairly over time, Gotham keeps records of the time daily trade
orders are sent to Tidal and the time trades for other Clients are sent for execution. Gotham reviews the time series
data for ETF and other Client trades.
With respect to Custom Series, investors may contribute securities to such Custom Series and/or request that the
Custom Series make certain investments. To implement an investor’s request, Gotham will trade a security outside
of its normal trading procedures. In connection with the contribution of securities, the general partner of a Custom
Series may also purchase shares of the contributed security.
Trade Error Policy
The Firm's policy is to seek to identify and investigate trade errors promptly and to take appropriate corrective
action. While we attempt to correct any error promptly, correction of trade errors may be delayed in certain cases
where investigation of the error is necessary or where consultation with a particular Client is sought.
We define a trade error as a trade that either: (i) is not in accordance with an order (or a basket order) originated
by the Co-CIOs, their designees, or the Firm's portfolio construction system; or (ii) opens or increases the size of
a position (whether long or short) for a Client account in a security that is on that Client account's restricted list.
A "basket order" is a single trading decision created by the portfolio construction system that contains multiple
instructions. With respect to (i) above, we consider a trade identified as not in accordance with the clear or plain
meaning of an order, based on the facts or circumstances of such order, a trade error. A trade identified as not in
accordance with an order, but based on the facts and circumstances was reasonably believed to have been in
accordance with the order at the time it was made, we do not consider a trade error. We will make these
determinations in accordance with the general principle that we are a fiduciary to our Clients.
Trade errors include, for example: (i) executing the same order (or basket order) twice; (ii) executing a buy order
as a sell, or vice versa; and (iii) trading in a security that is different from that specified by an order. Not making
a trade is not a trade error.
Errors in investment research, database errors and system risks (each as described in Item 8) are not classified as
trade errors. In addition, process enhancements, errors or other incidents that occur in connection with use of
models and/or data sources in the investment management process are not deemed to be trade errors. Errors caused
by brokers or other third parties are not covered by this particular policy. Even if an error is not considered a
"trade error" under our policies, supervised persons who become aware of any error that may impact Client
accounts must notify the appropriate personnel.
In general, any gains that result from a trade error will benefit the Client, provided that the Firm will net trade
errors in certain circumstances, including by netting gains and losses attributable to a basket order. In the event
that a trade error results in a discernible net loss, whether the cost of such trade error is borne by the Client or the
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Firm will be determined by the liability provisions and/or any specific provisions regarding trade errors set forth
in the investment management agreement and other governing documents relating to the specific Client.
We have agreed and expect in the future to agree to comply with specific Clients’ policies regarding the handling
of trade errors that may be different from the policies set forth above.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
We employ an internal process for monitoring the portfolios, with the Co-CIOs and the analyst team monitoring
the portfolio and analyzing investment positions. Our Director of Research and/or analyst team perform a daily
review of changes in how companies in our portfolios are ranked based on our measures of absolute and relative
value. We also employ an internally-developed monitoring system that reviews portfolio holdings daily. The
system monitors characteristics such as leverage, concentration and liquidity, and oversees adherence to
investment strategy parameters. When certain thresholds are met, the system notifies relevant employees. A senior
member of the analyst team is responsible for identifying material issues and notifying additional staff members
as needed. More frequent reviews may be triggered by material changes in variables such as a Client's individual
circumstances, or the market, political or economic environment. Additionally, in accordance with SEC rules
applicable to the Mutual Funds, and as part of liquidity and derivatives risk management programs adopted by
the Mutual Funds and the Trust, we review liquidity and derivatives risk for each Mutual Fund on a daily basis.
In addition, the Chief Financial Officer and Controllers review Client accounts for reconciliation of positions and
end-of-day reporting to brokers, custodians and administrators. The Investment Technology team manages the
trading-related software systems and oversees the daily generation of trades. The Legal & Compliance Team
provides compliance oversight, including monitoring of various automated reports.
When requested, periodic written reports are furnished to investors and our representatives may meet with such
investors when requested or at such other times as may be mutually agreed upon. Such meetings are conducted
in person, by video conferencing platforms/applications, or by other appropriate means.
We provide written reports to the Mutual Funds' Board of Directors on a periodic basis and maintain contact with
each Mutual Fund's administrative staff regarding that Mutual Fund's portfolio and transactions. Mutual Fund
investors receive statements at least quarterly from the Trust if invested directly or from the broker-dealer through
which the investor holds the Mutual Fund. Investors in the Mutual Funds also receive quarterly and other periodic
reports which are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Investors participating in Managed Accounts receive regular written reports from their custodian and may receive
operational reports from Gotham upon request or as required in the investment management agreement.
Investors in a Private Fund are furnished with annual reports containing financial statements examined by the
Private Fund's independent auditors within 120 days after the end of each taxable year (180 days in the case of
fund-of-funds); quarterly investor letters; and monthly unaudited account statements.
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Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not currently have any referral arrangements with individuals who are compensated for Client referrals,
such as Managed Accounts.
As noted above, we currently have agreements with several third-party placement or selling agents that receive a
portion of our management fee with respect to investors they refer who invest in certain of our Private Funds. The
third-party entities also charge some of their investors additional fees.
Item 15 – Custody
Pursuant to Rule 206(4)-2 of the Advisers Act, Gotham is deemed to have custody of the Private Funds' assets by
virtue of its or its affiliates' role as general partner of private investment partnerships and/or sponsor of collective
investment vehicles. Gotham does not have actual physical custody of any Client assets or securities invested in
such Private Funds; rather, all such assets are held in the name of each of the applicable Private Fund by an
independent qualified custodian. Such Private Funds are audited annually, and investors receive annual financial
statements within 120 days following a Private Fund's fiscal year end (180 days for any fund of funds), as required
by applicable law.
Investors who have not received audited financial statements in a timely manner should contact Gotham
immediately.
Gotham does not have custody of the assets of the Managed Accounts. Managed Accounts must make their own
arrangements for custody of securities. Such custodians may be broker-dealers, prime brokers, banks, trust
companies, or other qualified institutions. The qualified custodian will typically provide the Managed Account
with at least quarterly account statements relating to the assets held within the account advised by Gotham. Each
Managed Account should carefully review the qualified custodian's statement upon receipt to determine that it
accurately states all holdings in the account and all account activity over the relevant period. Any discrepancies
identified by a Managed Account should be immediately reported to Gotham and the qualified custodian.
In the event that a Managed Account requests Gotham to also send statements to them, such Clients are urged to
compare the statements provided to them by Gotham against those provided to them by their qualified custodians
who hold the assets of their accounts, and to report any questions, concerns, or discrepancies to both Gotham and
the qualified custodian promptly.
Gotham does not have physical custody of the assets of the Mutual Funds, the Gotham ETFs or the Sub-Advised
Fund. The assets are held at an independent qualified custodian.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
We provide investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to our Clients. Such services are provided
subject to the execution of a management agreement, which sets forth the scope of our discretion.
Investment decisions for the Funds are made in accordance with the applicable Fund's investment objectives,
strategies and restrictions as set forth in the applicable offering document and generally are not tailored to the
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individualized needs of any particular investor in a Fund. As noted previously in Item 4 (Advisory Business),
certain Private Funds formed as series limited partnerships or series limited liability companies offer Custom
Series. The investment objectives and strategies of each Custom Series are set forth in the offering memorandum
(including any series-specific supplement) and any related documents for the Custom Series may be (and have
been) tailored to the needs of such investor. Additionally, as noted previously in Item 5 (Fees and Compensation),
for certain Custom Series we have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with another registered investment
adviser to manage a portion of such series' portfolio. Investments for Managed Accounts are managed in
accordance with the applicable managed account agreement.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
We have written proxy voting policies and procedures as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act.
Under these policies and procedures, in cases where we have proxy voting authority with respect to voting
securities held in a Client's portfolio, we vote in a manner that we believe is in the best interests of our Client
(considering its investment strategy) and do not place our own interests ahead of the interests of our Client. We
generally vote in the same manner for all Clients holding a particular security, subject to investment objectives
and best interests of each Client.
These procedures may be modified with respect to certain Clients, provided that such Client agrees to such
arrangement. For example, certain Managed Account Clients vote their own proxies pursuant to their investment
management agreement and investors in a Custom Series may request how proxies for available shares of their
contributed securities' are voted. Gotham votes Client securities using Proxy Exchange, an electronic voting
platform provided by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"). Proxy Exchange retains a record of proxy
votes for each Client.
We have contracted with ISS to provide proxy voting support by casting votes, keeping voting records and
providing voting recommendations. ISS issues recommendations based on its own internal guidelines and
research and retains a record of its recommendations. We believe that the retention of ISS to provide advice with
respect to proxy voting is an efficient and effective means to assist us in complying with our fiduciary duties to
Clients and also provides a means to avoid any impact on voting decisions that might arise from any conflicts of
interests between our Clients and us.
The Firm will periodically review ISS' capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues and its
policies and procedures regarding how it identifies and addresses conflicts of interest.
We may vote Client securities in a manner that is inconsistent with ISS' recommendations when we believe it is
in the best interest of our Client and such a vote does not create an impermissible conflict of interest between our
Client and us. In such a case, we will keep a record of why we did not feel ISS' recommendation was in our
Client's best interest.
Our policies do not require us to vote every proxy we receive. We may not vote a proxy, for example, if we
determine that abstaining or not voting is in the best interest of our Client. In making such a determination, we
will consider various factors, including but not limited to, whether: (i) the resolution of the proxy is not relevant
to the Client's investment; (ii) we believe the cost of voting the proxy outweighs the potential benefit derived
from voting; (iii) a proxy is received with respect to securities that are no longer held; (iv) the terms of a securities
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lending agreement prevent us from voting a loaned security; (v) we (or ISS) receive proxy materials without
sufficient time to reach an informed voting decision and vote the proxies; (vi) ISS does not have a
recommendation; or (vii) the terms of the security or any related agreement or applicable law preclude us from
voting.
We do not disclose proxy votes to Clients regarding votes cast for other Clients except in required regulatory
filings and do not disclose such information to third parties, unless specifically requested in writing by the affected
Client. However, to the extent that we serve as a sub-adviser to another adviser, we provide proxy voting records
regarding such sub-advised accounts to the adviser for such accounts.
Since we generally vote in accordance with ISS' recommendations, we do not believe that any conflicts of interest
will impact our vote. When voting Client securities in a manner that is inconsistent with ISS' recommendations,
we will review any conflicts of interest that are identified. Our General Counsel, or his designee, will attempt to
resolve the conflict of interest before we vote. In the event that the material conflict of interest cannot be
reasonably resolved prior to voting, we will take steps designed to ensure that a decision to vote the proxy was
based on the determination of our Client's best interest and was not the product of the conflict. We will disclose
and obtain consent of the Client to the extent required under applicable law.
Clients may obtain, free of charge, a full copy of our proxy voting policies and procedures and/or a record of
proxy votes on their behalf by contacting us at the following address:
Gotham Asset Management, LLC
825 Third Avenue, Suite 1750
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Chief Compliance Officer
Telephone: 212-319-4100
Email: info@gotham.com
Item 18 – Financial Information
We do not require or solicit prepayment of fees six months or more in advance.
We are not aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet contractual
commitments to Clients.
We have not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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FORM ADV PART 2B
(Brochure Supplement)
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Item 1 – Cover Page
JOEL M. GREENBLATT
GOTHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
825 Third Avenue, Suite 1750
New York, NY 10022
(212) 319-4100
March 30, 2026
This brochure supplement provides information about Joel M. Greenblatt that supplements the
Gotham Asset Management, LLC ("Gotham") brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Gotham if you did not receive the brochure or if you have any questions
about the contents of this supplement.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Joel M. Greenblatt Co-Chief Investment Officer
Year of Birth: 1957
Formal Education after High School:
Philadelphia, PA
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
B.S., 1979
Philadelphia, PA
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
M.B.A., 1980
Business Background:
New York, NY
Gotham Asset Management, LLC
Managing Principal & Co-Chief Investment Officer, 2009 – Present
New York, NY
Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
Director, 2007 – 2022
Key Prior Experience:
Mr. Greenblatt serves as Managing Principal and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Gotham Asset
Management, the successor to Gotham Capital, an investment firm he founded in 1985. For over
two decades, Mr. Greenblatt was a professor on the adjunct faculty of Columbia Business School
teaching "Value and Special Situation Investing." Mr. Greenblatt is the author of You Can Be A
Stock Market Genius (Simon & Schuster,1997), The Little Book that Beats the Market (Wiley,
2005), The Little Book that Still Beats the Market (Wiley, 2010), The Big Secret for the Small
Investor (Random House, 2011), and Common Sense - The Investor's Guide to Equality,
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Opportunity, and Growth (Columbia University Press, 2020). Mr. Greenblatt is a Co-Founder of
Success Academy Charter Schools and currently serves on the board of the Success Academy
Network. He is an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, a trustee on the Penn
Medicine Board, the Penn Council for Discovery Science and a former chairman and trustee of
Penn’s Graduate School of Education. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Alliant
Techsystems, a NYSE-listed aerospace and defense contractor. Mr. Greenblatt is a former director
of Pzena Investment Management and previously served on the Investment Boards of the
University of Pennsylvania and UJA Federation. He holds a BS (1979), and an MBA (1980) from
the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
None.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Mr. Greenblatt is the author of You Can Be A Stock Market Genius (Simon & Schuster, 1997), The
Little Book that Beats the Market (Wiley, 2005), The Little Book that Still Beats the Market (Wiley,
2010) The Big Secret for the Small Investor (Simon & Schuster, 2011) and Common Sense – The
Investor’s Guide to Equality, Opportunity and Growth (Columbia University Press, 2020).
Mr. Greenblatt has an ownership interest in an investment ideas membership website and also has
ownership interests in other businesses not engaged in investment-related activities.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
None.
Item 6 – Supervision
Mr. Greenblatt is a Managing Principal of Gotham. He is subject to Gotham's Code of Ethics and
other compliance policies and procedures which are overseen by Louis LaRocca, General Counsel
& Chief Compliance Officer. He can be reached at (212) 319-4100.
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Item 1 – Cover Page
ROBERT L. GOLDSTEIN
GOTHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
825 Third Avenue, Suite 1750
New York, NY 10022
(212) 319-4100
March 30, 2026
This brochure supplement provides information about Robert L. Goldstein that supplements the
Gotham Asset Management, LLC ("Gotham") brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Gotham if you did not receive the brochure or if you have any questions
about the contents of this supplement.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Robert L. Goldstein
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Year of Birth: 1965
Formal Education after High School:
Tufts University, B.A., 1988
Medford, MA
Business Background:
New York, NY
Gotham Asset Management, LLC
Managing Principal & Co-Chief Investment Officer, 2009 – Present
Key Prior Experience:
Mr. Goldstein serves as a Managing Principal and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Gotham Asset
Management, LLC, the successor to the investment advisory business of Gotham Capital, an
investment firm founded in 1985. He joined Gotham Capital in 1989. He holds a B.A. (1988),
magna cum laude, from Tufts University.
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
None.
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Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Mr. Goldstein has an ownership interest in an investment ideas membership website and also has
ownership interests in other businesses not engaged in investment-related activities.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
None.
Item 6 – Supervision
Mr. Goldstein is a Managing Principal of Gotham. He is subject to Gotham's Code of Ethics and
other compliance policies and procedures which are overseen by Louis LaRocca, General Counsel
& Chief Compliance Officer. He can be reached at (212) 319-4100.
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Item 1 – Cover Page
ADAM BARTH
GOTHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
825 Third Avenue, Suite 1750
New York, NY 10022
(212) 319-4100
March 30, 2026
This brochure supplement provides information about Adam Barth that supplements the Gotham
Asset Management, LLC ("Gotham") brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Gotham if you did not receive the brochure or if you have any questions about the
contents of this supplement.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Adam Barth
Director of Research
Year of Birth: 1969
Formal Education after High School:
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1992
Philadelphia, PA
Duke University, JD, 2004
Durham, NC
Business Background:
New York, NY
Gotham Asset Management, LLC
Director of Research
2010-Present
Key Prior Experience:
Mr. Barth serves as Director of Research. He joined Gotham in 2005 to conduct fundamental
research alongside Messrs. Greenblatt and Goldstein, and in 2006 he assumed responsibility for
expanding Gotham's research efforts and building the analyst team. He currently manages all
fundamental research and data collection to support Gotham's proprietary global database of
company financial information.
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Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
None.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
None.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
None.
Item 6 – Supervision
Mr. Barth is the Director of Research at Gotham. He is subject to Gotham's Code of Ethics and
other compliance policies and procedures. He is supervised by Mssrs. Greenblatt and Goldstein,
Managing Principals of Gotham and can be reached at (212) 319-4100.
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