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A better recommendation would be to somehow invest in the Davis Advisor Fund company :)
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As per Perplexity.....
Chris Davis, CEO of Davis Advisors and portfolio manager for the Davis Funds, is compensated primarily through equity in the employee-owned firm, a significant ownership stake, and performance-based pay tied to fund results over multi-year periods. His direct share in Davis Advisors is estimated at about 30%, valued around $100 million as of early 2024.
His pay structure emphasizes investment performance: a large portion of his compensation is tied to beating benchmarks over five-year periods, and some of his reward is reinvested in fund shares. Public interviews indicate the cash pay for the portfolio manager role is modest; Chris Davis himself joked “we’re paid $800. Let’s not get carried away here, we’re not insane” when discussing direct manager compensation, implying most financial benefit is via his ownership stake and investment in the funds.
Davis Advisors is not a public company, so exact salary or bonus details are not disclosed as they would be for S&P 500 CEOs.
Compensation is heavily aligned with fund performance and firm ownership, not simply a salary, which is typical among privately held asset managers.
In summary, Chris Davis’s primary financial compensation comes from his 30% ownership in Davis Advisors, valued near $100 million, and from performance-based incentives and his own investments in the Davis funds. Explicit fixed salary amounts are not publicly available, but are much less significant than his equity stake.
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