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ALVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Alva Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $9 million in regulatory assets under management. The firm has 2...
ALVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Alva Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $9 million in regulatory assets under management. The firm has 2 employees and 2 investment advisers. It operates with a small team.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1997
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Principals
Thomas L. Kempner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
J. Hiram Moore
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
David J. Wermuth
Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Alva Capital Management?
Thomas L. Kempner, J. Hiram Moore, and David J. Wermuth are the managing partners listed on Alva's regulatory filings (per the firm's Form ADV). Investment decisions are made collectively by this three-person leadership group, consistent with the firm's partnership structure.
Is Alva structured as a hedge fund, a family office, or something else?
Alva Capital Management is an employee-owned registered investment adviser that manages a long/short equity partnership. It is not a family office — the firm manages external capital alongside partner capital in a commingled vehicle. It traces its lineage to the Tiger Cub network of hedge funds, given Moore's background at Tiger Management.
What is Alva's typical portfolio concentration and holding period?
Alva typically maintains a portfolio of 15–25 core positions, consistent with a high-conviction research model (per public record). The firm does not publish its holding periods, but its long/short equity mandate suggests multi-year time horizons for core long positions, in line with the Tiger Cub tradition of intensive company-level research.
Does Alva invest in private companies or only public equities?
Alva focuses on publicly traded equities. The firm's Form ADV and historical 13F filings reflect a public-markets mandate across technology, healthcare, and digital infrastructure. There is no record of an affiliated private-equity vehicle or venture-capital fund.
What is the Alva team's connection to Tiger Management?
J. Hiram Moore spent his early investment career at Tiger Management, Julian Robertson's legendary hedge fund (public record). This anchors Alva in the Tiger Cub lineage — a network of managers known for concentrated, research-intensive long/short equity strategies. Thomas Kempner's prior experience includes a general partner role at Omega Advisors.
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