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Absolute Strategy Research Services
Filed as ABSOLUTE STRATEGY RESEARCH SERVICES · Legal name Absolute Strategy Research Services, Inc
Absolute Strategy Research Services is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2012, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Absolute Strategy Research Services compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Absolute Strategy Research Services reports these compensation arrangements: subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical); fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is Absolute Strategy Research Services located?
Absolute Strategy Research Services' principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Absolute Strategy Research Services registered with the SEC or a state?
Absolute Strategy Research Services is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164668.
How have Absolute Strategy Research Services' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Absolute Strategy Research Services: Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Absolute Strategy Research Services serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (49).
Does Absolute Strategy Research Services report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/164668
Does Absolute Strategy Research Services state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "ASRS’s business model does not require any minimum account size."
What changed in Absolute Strategy Research Services' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 12.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Other
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
ASRS’s business model does not require any minimum account size.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.FNot reported.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Absolute Strategy Research Services, Inc
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (13 years)
- Employees
- Total: 24. Performing investment advisory functions: 12.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Not reported | 24 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | Not reported | 21 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | Not reported | 35 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | Not reported | 35 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | Not reported | 30 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 30 | July 28, 2021 |
Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 12.
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Absolute Strategy Research Services (CRD 164668): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/absolute-strategy-research-services-london-164668