Route One is a Delaware limited partnership that has been in business since 2010. Although
Route One may manage additional client accounts in the future, currently it serves exclusively as
the investment adviser to three investment funds that have substantially the same investment
strategy: Route One Fund I, L.P. and Route One Fund II, L.P., each a Delaware limited
partnership, and Route One Offshore Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited
partnership. These funds are referred to in this brochure as the “Route One Funds.”
Route One Fund I, L.P. is a U.S. fund available only to “qualified purchasers” so that it can be
excluded from the definition of an “investment company” (a so-called mutual fund) under
section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ICA”). Route One
Fund I, L.P. may admit more than 100 investors under that exclusion.
Route One Offshore Master Fund, L.P. is a “master fund” whose primary limited partner is
Route One Offshore Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company. Route One Offshore
Fund, Ltd. is available for investment by non-U.S. investors and U.S. tax-exempt investors that
are “qualified purchasers” so that it also can be excluded from the definition of an “investment
company” under section 3(c)(7) of the ICA.
Route One Fund II, L.P. is a U.S. fund that is excluded from the definition of an “investment
company” under section 3(c)(1) of the ICA, which, among other things, limits the number of
investors in that fund to 100.
Although the Route One Funds have substantially the same investment strategy, their
performance is expected to differ over time due principally to tax related differences in trading,
the different timing of subscriptions to and redemptions or withdrawals from each fund, and
various legal or regulatory
restrictions that may apply to one or more of the funds.
Route One is primarily owned by William F. Duhamel, Jr. and Jason E. Moment, and certain
entities established for the benefit of them and their families. Its portfolio managers are William
F. Duhamel, Jr., & Jason E. Moment. A Route One affiliate, ROIC, LLC, is a Delaware limited
liability company that serves as Route One’s general partner. ROIC LLC’s managers are
William F. Duhamel, Jr., Jason E. Moment, Ashish H. Pant and Richard H. Voon (together, the
“Principals”).
As of December 31, 2023, Route One had total discretionary assets under management of
approximately $3,568,768,574. This number differs from Route One’s “regulatory assets under
management” shown on Part 1A of the Form ADV because it reflects the net value of the assets
under management. “Regulatory assets under management” is a gross assets measurement
approach adopted by the SEC that does not allow deduction for liabilities associated with
borrowing securities to effect a short sale. Route One did not adopt this convention for purposes
of this Item 4 because it believes that its approach better reflects the amount of assets that it
actually manages. Route One only manages assets on a discretionary basis.
Route One invests principally, but not solely, in equity, equity-related and credit securities and
commodities that are traded publicly and privately in U.S. and non-U.S. markets on behalf of its
clients, but it is authorized to enter into any type of investment transaction that it deems
appropriate, pursuant to the terms of the client’s partnership or other account agreement. The
investors in the Route One Funds have no opportunity to select or evaluate any fund investments
or strategies. Route One selects all fund investments and strategies.