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Encompass Capital Advisors
Encompass Capital Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser in New York, NY, registered since 2012. The firm manages approximately $4.8 billion in...
Encompass Capital Advisors
Encompass Capital Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser in New York, NY, registered since 2012. The firm manages approximately $4.8 billion in regulatory assets. It has 19 employees and 12 investment advisers.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Principals
Todd Kantor
Founder & Portfolio Manager
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Encompass Capital Advisors?
Todd Kantor, the founder, serves as sole portfolio manager and makes all material investment decisions. Kantor spent roughly ten years at Blue Ridge Capital, the Tiger Cub fund founded by John Griffin, rising to managing director overseeing energy and industrial investments. No co-portfolio manager or investment committee structure has been publicly disclosed.
What is Encompass Capital's connection to Tiger Management?
Encompass belongs to the extended Tiger Cub network through Todd Kantor's tenure at Blue Ridge Capital, which John Griffin founded after leaving Julian Robertson's Tiger Management. Kantor carries forward the Tiger research model — concentrated positions, deep fundamental fieldwork, and a mandate to hold both long and short exposures — though the firm operates independently with no formal capital or governance ties to Tiger Management or its successors.
How does Encompass source its investment ideas?
Encompass relies on primary fundamental research, a hallmark of the Tiger Cub approach. Kantor and his team conduct direct company management meetings, field-level channel checks, and proprietary modeling rather than depending on sell-side research. The firm's energy specialization means physical asset tours, operator interviews, and supply-chain mapping form a large share of the research process.
Is Encompass a family office or an asset manager?
Encompass Capital Advisors is a registered investment adviser operating as an asset manager, not a single-family or multi-family office. It manages a commingled hedge fund vehicle open to institutional and qualified investors. There is no indication of a separately managed family capital vehicle or family office structure alongside the main fund.
Does Encompass invest across public and private markets?
Encompass focuses on publicly traded equities, both long and short, across global exchanges. There is no public record of dedicated private equity, venture capital, or private credit vehicles. The firm's mandate centers on liquid public securities rather than illiquid private investments, maintaining the classic Tiger Cub equity hedge fund structure.
What is Encompass Capital's posture on energy transition investing?
Encompass invests across both conventional energy and energy transition names inside a single portfolio, rather than separating them into dedicated thematic funds. Public filings show simultaneous holdings in traditional energy services firms and emerging clean-energy plays, reflecting a view that the transition creates dislocation across the entire energy complex, not just renewables.
How can allocators access Encompass Capital?
Access is through direct subscription to the firm's flagship long/short equity fund, subject to standard accredited investor and qualified purchaser requirements. Encompass does not operate an onshore '40 Act mutual fund or a UCITS vehicle, and has not publicly announced any managed account platform relationships, meaning most investors invest directly via the hedge fund structure.
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