Tweedy, Browne Company LLC (Stamford)

Name: Tweedy, Browne Company LLC
Address: One Station Place, Stamford, CT, 06902
Telephone: (203)703-0600

Tweedy, Browne Company LLC is a large advisory firm based in Stamford. It manages $15.04 billion of regulatory assets for 351 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

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

Tweedy, Browne Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC is $15.04 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 97% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.71 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $15.04 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $42.84 million each.

Tweedy, Browne Company has custody of $601.22 million in cash and securities for 4 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 91% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Tweedy, Browne Company LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Tweedy, Browne Company serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Tweedy, Browne Company is investment companies with 4 clients and $9.29 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Tweedy, Browne Company has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $15.04 billion for 351 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 12% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Tweedy, Browne Company also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds and four other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $10,000 to $2,000,000.

Careers at Tweedy, Browne Company LLC

The company employs 48 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 27 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 9 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Marigervase Rita Rosenberger	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Mar 1986	Other	710526
William Hetherington Browne	Managing director	1 Oct 1997	Other	802645
John Douglas Spears	Managing director	1 Oct 1997	Other	808685
Thomas Henrik Shrager	Managing director	1 Oct 1997	Other	2069335
Robert Quentin Jr Wyckoff	Managing director	1 Oct 1997	Other	1633652
Christopher Howard Browne	Managing director	1 Oct 1997	Other	33212
Inc. Amg/Tbc Holdings	Managing member	1 Oct 1997	50% - 75%	04-3392771
Thomas H Shrager	Managing director	1 Oct 1997	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Robert Quentin Wyckoff	Managing director	1 Oct 1997	Other	1633652
Llc Amg Tbc	Managing member	1 Oct 1997	75% - 100%	46-2049103
Glenn Christopher Finn	Chief operations officer	1 Apr 1999	Other	2718270
William H. Browne And Carol Browne Trustees Of The William H. Browne Family 2001 Trust Fbo William Browne U/A/D 3/3/1/01	Trust	1 Mar 2001	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
William H. Browne And Carol Browne Trustees Of The William H. Browne Family 2001 Trust Fbo Alexander Browne U/A/D/ 3/31/01	Trust	1 Mar 2001	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
William H. Browne And Carol Browne Trustees Of The William H. Browne Family 2001 Trust Fbo Christopher D. Browne U/A/D/ 3/31/01	Trust	1 Mar 2001	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
William H. Browne And Carol Browne Trustees Of The William H. Browne Family 2001 Trust Fbo David Browne U/A/D/ 3/31/01	Trust	1 Mar 2001	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Kenneth Elliott Leopold	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2001	Other	1683548
Marigervase Rita Rosenberger	Executive vice president	1 Jun 2001	Other	710526
Browne Incentive Llc Tweedy	Limited liability company for employee benefit	1 Nov 2003	Other	57-1189807
Christopher Howard Browne	Senior advisor	1 Aug 2009	Other	33212
Llc Amg Tbc	Managing member	1 Dec 2012	50% - 75%	46-2049103
Inc. Amg Tbc Holdings	Member	1 Dec 2012	50% - 75%	04-3392771
Patricia Ann Rogers	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2014	Other	2394326
Elise Marie Dolan	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 May 2016	Other	6249726

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Affiliated Managers Group	Sole shareholder of managing member	1 Oct 1997	75% - 100%	04-3218510
Inc. Affiliated Managers Group	Managing member	1 Dec 2012	75% - 100%	04-3218510

Based in Stamford

The principal office where Tweedy, Browne Company LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Station Place, Stamford, CT 06902, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Palm Beach, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (203)703-0600 or by fax (203)703-0726. The normal business hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at tweedybrown.com.