0001172661-20-002340.txt : 20201116 0001172661-20-002340.hdr.sgml : 20201116 20201116170234 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001172661-20-002340 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20201116 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20201116 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20201116 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUND ADVISORS, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001469877 IRS NUMBER: 264245035 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-16918 FILM NUMBER: 201318158 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 CRESCENT COURT STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 972-628-4100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 CRESCENT COURT STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Pyxis Capital, L.P. /DE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120406 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Highland Funds Asset Management, L.P. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090806 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false true false 0001469877 XXXXXXXX 09-30-2020 09-30-2020 false HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUND ADVISORS, L.P.

300 Crescent Court Suite 700 Dallas TX 75201

13F COMBINATION REPORT 028-16918 0001086763 028-05785 FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS N Frank Waterhouse 972-628-4100 /s/ Frank Waterhouse Dallas TX 11-16-2020 2 173 442021 1 0001167365 028-10659 HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2 0001617621 028-16920 NexPoint Advisors, L.P. 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