sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message relational investors llc type private industry financial services founded 1996 founder ralph v. whitworth co founder david h. batchelder co founder headquarters san diego california products asset managements activist investor total assets 6 billion website www.rillc.com relational investors is an activist investment fund based in san diego california . founded in 1996 by ralph v. whitworth the fund has 6 billion in assets under management . the firm primarily invests in value stocks of companies with market capitalization of over 5 billion while charging a 1 % management fee and a 20 % incentive fee on returns above the s & p 500 . the fund tends to invest in specific target companies with the intent of exerting influence on management while getting its own board members elected . typically the fund looks for businesses with strong fundamentals and cash flows but are trading below their intrinsic value due to improper management . investment strategy edit typically relational initiates a small stake in a target company of around 100 million . then a request of audience is made to management and directors with a list of proposals to boost shareholder value . if the target company is receptive relational will build its position to 5 % to 10 % of the equity . if the company rejects relational s advances however the firm typically will act on the threat of mounting a proxy fight and going public with its proposals . the fund typically pushes for large buybacks and dividends to shareholders . external links edit relational investors official website business week company profile linkedin company profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title relational investors & oldid 706710632 categories financial services companies of the united stateshidden categories articles lacking sources from march 2010all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 february 2016 at 21 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view