Concentrated, Long-term Investing
In Exceptional Businesses

Welcome to Broad Run Investment Management

Our mission is to compound our clients’ capital at a superior rate with prudence over time.

To do this, we use fundamental research to identify durable, high quality businesses whose long-term growth prospects are undervalued by the market. Such opportunities are rare, so we concentrate capital in our highest conviction ideas. 

We are an independent, employee-owned firm located near Washington D.C. Broad Run was founded in 2012, and our principals have been working together since 2004 applying the same investment approach throughout.

We manage approximately $836 million (as of December 31, 2023) for clients including endowments, foundations, family offices, and others with long-term investment horizons.

To learn more about our team, please click below.
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Claire Spirtas-Hurst

Business Development & Client Relations Associate

Claire Spirtas-Hurst joined Broad Run in 2022. Ms. Spirtas-Hurst holds a BA in English Literature and Philosophy from Durham University.

 INVESTMENT TEAM

Brian Macauley, CFA

Managing Member, Portfolio Manager

David Rainey, CFA

Managing Member, Portfolio Manager

Ira Rothberg, CFA

Managing Member, Portfolio Manager

Mike Snyder

Research ANalyst

Marc Takla

Research Associate

 OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCE

Bryan Adkins, CFA

Chief Operating Officer,
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

Jeff Kinney

DIRECTOr OF Operations

Claire Spirtas-Hurst

Business Development & Client Relations Associate

 CLIENT RELATIONS

Claire Spirtas-Hurst

Business Development & Client Relations Associate

HOW WE INVEST

We seek to own a select group of exceptional businesses capable of compounding value for us at above average rates for the next decade, or longer.
We take a business owners mindset to investing in public equities and approach every investment as if we may own it indefinitely.

As a result, we are highly selective and limit our opportunity set to those rare businesses with a combination of a strong competitive position, excellent management, and a large growth opportunity.

Our research process is focused on building a deep understanding of these businesses and their long-term value drivers. By focusing intently on what matters to the business - and avoiding the distraction of market, macroeconomic, and short-term forecasts - we believe we can develop insights that others miss. We can build conviction in a long-term view that may differ substantially from consensus giving us an opportunity to buy at a large discount to intrinsic value.

These opportunities are rare, so we concentrate our portfolio in relatively few holdings, and only transact when we find a clearly superior investment option for our capital.
High Quality Business
Excellent Management
Large Growth Opportunity
Risk Aware
Value Discipline

HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS

Is it an attractive business model with a durable moat?

   Unique, hard to copy franchise
   Durable competitive advantage
   Attractive returns on capital

Excellent Management

Does leadership excel at capital allocation?

   Ownership mindset
   Thoughtful capital allocation
   Alignment of incentives

Large Growth Opportunity

Can it be many times larger over the next decade?

   Favorable secular tailwinds
   Share gainer in a large market
   Decade-plus growth

Risk Aware

Low “Tail Risk” Does it have low probability of permanent capital loss?

•   Understandable business model
•   Ample financial strength
•   Low risk of technology disruption
•   Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations

Value Discipline

Does it offer a mid-teens horizon return w/limited downside?

   Attractive expected returns
   Modest near-term multiples
   Emphasis on downside protection
  • HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS

    HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS

    Is it an attractive business model with a durable moat?

       Unique, hard to copy franchise
       Durable competitive advantage
       Attractive returns on capital
  • EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT

    EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT

    Does leadership excel at capital allocation?

    •   Ownership mindset
    •   Thoughtful capital allocation
    •   Alignment of incentives
  • LARGE GROWTH OPPORTUNITY

    LARGE GROWTH OPPORTUNITY

    Can it be many times larger over the next decade?

    •   Favorable secular tailwinds
    •   Share gainer in a large market
    •   Decade-plus growth
  • RISK AWARE

    RISK AWARE

    Low “Tail Risk” Does it have low probability of permanent capital loss?

    •   Understandable business model
    •   Ample financial strength
    •   Low risk of technology disruption
  • VALUE DISCIPLINE

    VALUE DISCIPLINE

    Does it offer a mid-teens horizon return w/limited downside?

    •   Attractive expected returns
    •   Modest near-term multiples
    •   Emphasis on downside protection

HOW TO INVEST WITH US

WE utilize A SINGLE INVESTMENT PROCESS to POPULATE TWO SEPARATE, BUT RELATED INVESTMENT STRATEGIES: FOCUS AND SELECT.
FOCUS
CONCENTRATED
~20
positions
Conviction weighted
60-80 %
of assets in top 10 positions
Long term
5-10 yr
expected holding period


SELECT
Very CONCENTRATED
~10
positions
Conviction weighted
60-80 %
of assets in top 5 positions
Long term
5-10 yr
expected holding period

CONTACT US

Investor Contact
Claire Spirtas-Hurst
Business Development & Client Relations

Phone: 703.260.6525
Email: cspirtashurst@broadrunllc.com
Office Location
1530 Wilson Boulevard Suite 530
Arlington, VA 22209

Phone: 703.260.1260
Email: broadrun@broadrunllc.com
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