Firm Description
Ancora Advisors LLC, (Ancora), is an investment advisor registered with the SEC. We specialize in
customized portfolio management for individual investors, high net worth investors, investment
companies (mutual funds), and institutions such as pension/profit sharing plans, corporations, charitable
& “Not-for Profit” organizations, unions, and other investment advisers.
Principal Owners
FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC
Ancora Advisors LLC is part of the Focus Financial Partners, LLC (“Focus LLC”) partnership. Specifically,
Ancora Advisors LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating, LLC (“Focus Operating”), which
is, directly and indirectly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus LLC. Focus Financial Partners Inc. (“Focus
Inc.”) is the sole managing member of Focus LLC and has 100% of its governance rights. Accordingly, all
governance is conducted through the voting rights and the Board of Directors at Focus Inc. Focus Inc. is
the managing member of and owns, directly and indirectly, approximately 99% of the economic interests
in Focus LLC. Focus Inc. is majority-owned, indirectly, and collectively, by funds affiliated with Clayton,
Dubilier & Rice, LLC (“CD&R”). Funds affiliated with Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”) are indirect
owners of Focus Inc. Because Ancora Advisors LLC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Inc.,
CD&R and Stone Point funds are indirect owners of Ancora Advisors LLC. Focus LLC also owns other
registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, pension consultants, insurance firms, business managers
and other firms (the “Focus Partners”), most of which provide wealth management, benefit consulting and
investment consulting services to individuals, families, employers, and institutions. Some Focus Partners
also manage or advise limited partnerships, private funds, or investment companies as disclosed on their
respective Form ADVs. Ancora Advisors, LLC is managed by (“Ancora Advisors, LLC Principals”),
pursuant to a management agreement between Terza Partners, LLC and Ancora Advisors, LLC. The
Ancora Advisors, LLC Principals serve as officers and leaders of Ancora Advisors, LLC and, in that
capacity, are responsible for the management, supervision and oversight of Ancora Advisors, LLC.
Types of Advisory Services
At Ancora our objective is to develop customized portfolios that meet the goals and objectives of our
clients. We provide customized portfolio recommendations based on your investment parameters, time
horizon, risk tolerance, and return objectives, as well as offering proprietary mutual funds and their related
individual accounts by Ancora Advisors LLC, and other affiliated companies services. We offer personal
consultations where you may want advice on a particular issue in the area of finance and investments.
We are available to consult on other matters, such as mergers acquisitions and other types of corporate
finance. Our services may include both separately managed accounts (SMA) and selective allocations to
our affiliated privately managed funds for qualified investors. Clients may impose reasonable restrictions
on their SMAs. Clients may also ask for additional services, fee changes or other terms in their
agreements.
If one or more of your accounts is a plan subject to ERISA we ask that you appoint Ancora Advisors, LLC
as investment advisor for the purpose of ERISA.
We will need to have copies of the trust agreement and
any amendments governing the operation and administration of plan assets. We do not provide advice for
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assets outside the plan and will not vote proxies for securities held outside Ancora’s portion of the plan.
We ask that you take steps to name Ancora Advisors LLC as a fiduciary in the plan’s ERISA fidelity bond
covering the account. Ancora may also participate in class action suits on our client’s behalf.
Ancora Advisors, LLC is a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”) with respect to investment management services and investment advice provided to
ERISA plan clients, including ERISA plan participants. Ancora Advisors, LLC is also a fiduciary under the
Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”) with respect to investment management services and investment
advice provided to ERISA plans, ERISA plan participants, IRAs and IRA owners (collectively, “Retirement
Account Clients”). As such, Ancora Advisors, LLC is subject to specific duties and obligations under
ERISA and the IRC that include, among other things, prohibited transaction rules which are intended to
prohibit fiduciaries from acting on conflicts of interest. When a fiduciary gives advice in which it has a
conflict of interest, the fiduciary must either avoid or eliminate the conflict or rely upon a prohibited
transaction exemption (a “PTE”).
As a fiduciary, we have duties of care and of loyalty to you and are subject to obligations imposed on us
by the federal and state securities laws. As a result, you have certain rights that you cannot waive or limit
by contract. Nothing in our agreement with you should be interpreted as a limitation of our obligations
under the federal and state securities laws or as a waiver of any unwaivable rights you possess. This
document will outline a typical client offering and interaction but it is important to understand each client
situation is different and that you should read and understand all documents that Ancora provides.
Tailored Relationships
Ancora Advisors, LLC can work with clients to make customized portfolios, primarily by using our
proprietary investment strategies and in house portfolio managers who can also provide advice for special
situations and needs
Other Services
We offer clients the option of obtaining certain financial solutions from unaffiliated third-party financial
institutions through UPTIQ Treasury & Credit Solutions, LLC (together with UPTIQ, Inc. and its affiliates,
“UPTIQ”). Please see Items 5 and 10 for a fuller discussion of these services and other important
information.
We help our clients obtain certain insurance solutions from unaffiliated, third-party insurance brokers by
introducing clients to our affiliate, Focus Risk Solutions, LLC (“FRS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of our
parent company, Focus Financial Partners, LLC. Please see Items 5 and 10 for a fuller discussion of
these services and other important information.
Client Assets
Ancora Advisors manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, but will advise clients on a non-
discretionary basis under certain arrangements. As of December, 31, 2023, we managed approximately
$2,370,476,570 in client assets on a discretionary basis and $1,978,652,608 on a non-discretionary
basis.