Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
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Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb is a New York–based investment management firm best known for managing the Sequoia Fund and for its long-term, value-oriented investing approach.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb canonical | 2 |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11486625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Context triple: [William J. Ruane, associatedWith, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb]
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B.
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D.
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Target entity description: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb is a New York–based investment management firm best known for managing the Sequoia Fund and for its long-term, value-oriented investing approach.
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A.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
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B.
Ford, Powell & Carson
Ford, Powell & Carson is a San Antonio–based architectural firm known for designing prominent modernist landmarks, including the Tower of the Americas.
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C.
Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Cox
Cleary, Gottlieb, Friendly & Cox was a prominent New York law firm known for employing future renowned federal judge Henry J. Friendly early in his legal career.
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D.
Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet
Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet was an American country music songwriting and recording trio active in the 1980s, known for crafting hits for themselves and other artists in Nashville.
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E.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing New York City's iconic Empire State Building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asset management company
ⓘ
investment management firm ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasClientType |
individual investors
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institutional investors ⓘ |
| hasInvestmentApproach |
buy-and-hold strategy
ⓘ
concentrated portfolios ⓘ fundamental research ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| industry |
financial services
ⓘ
investment management ⓘ |
| investmentHorizon | long term ⓘ |
| investmentStyle | value investing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-term investing approach
ⓘ
managing the Sequoia Fund ⓘ value-oriented investing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationCity | New York City ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locationState | New York ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sequoia Fund ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
asset management
ⓘ
capital markets ⓘ |
| product |
investment advisory services
ⓘ
mutual funds ⓘ portfolio management ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Description of subject: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb is a New York–based investment management firm best known for managing the Sequoia Fund and for its long-term, value-oriented investing approach.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb
linked to: Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb