About

River Road Asset Management was established in 2005 and provides institutional separate account and investment sub-advisory services to a broad range of domestic and international clients. The firm was founded upon a proprietary Absolute Value® investment discipline. This approach was developed by River Road’s founders and occupies a distinct niche within value investing styles.

Founded

2005

Affiliate Since

2014

Headquarters

Louisville, KY

River Road Asset Management's Products on AMG's Wealth Platform

ARDEX

River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund

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ARRFX

River Road Focused Absolute Value Fund

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FQUAX

River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund

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ABIZX

River Road Mid Cap Value Fund

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ARSMX

River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund

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ARSVX

River Road Small Cap Value Fund

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Philosophy and Approach

Philosophy

River Road’s investment management is firmly anchored in the firm’s Absolute Value® philosophy. This investing approach seeks to blend the best aspects of traditional “deep” and “relative” value strategies, aiming to generate attractive, sustainable, low-volatility returns over the long term while minimizing downside portfolio risk.


Approach

Absolute Value® Investing:

  • Targets financially strong companies that generate predictable and sustainable cash flows and trade at attractive discounts (vs. challenged businesses trading at deep discounts or overvalued businesses that only appear affordable relative to higher-priced peers)
  • Employs a bottom-up portfolio construction process that avoids market and index trends
  • Focuses on less efficient areas of the equity market including small capitalization and out-of-favor securities, and securities with limited analyst coverage
  • Culture of risk management
  • River Road’s mantra, “keep mistakes small,” informs a balanced approach to diversification and a structured sell discipline that seeks to reduce portfolio volatility and the risk of permanent loss of capital

Portfolio Managers

R. Andrew Beck

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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J. Alex Brown

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

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J. Justin Akin

VICE PRESIDENT, SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Thomas S. Forsha, CFA

CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Daniel R. Johnson, CFA, CPA

VICE PRESIDENT, PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Matt W. Moran, CFA

VICE PRESIDENT, PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Andrew R. McIntosh, CFA

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Wenjun (William) Yang, CFA

VICE PRESIDENT, PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Jeffrey B. Hoskins, CFA

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, ASSOCIATE PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Ashley Abney, CPA

ASSOCIATE PORTFOLIO MANAGER, DERIVED STRATEGIES

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Todd Mayberry, CFA

ASSOCIATE PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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