{ "crd_number": 120573, "slug": "adams-asset-advisors-llc-dallas-tx-120573", "primary_business_name": "ADAMS ASSET ADVISORS LLC", "legal_name": "ADAMS ASSET ADVISORS LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Dallas", "state": "TX", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "19100", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "19100", "common_name": "Dallas", "msa_name": "Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX", "path": "/advisors/tx/dallas" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2003-02-07", "years_registered": 23, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-01-07", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 839428961.0, "raum_discretionary": 821825691.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 17603270.0, "raum_band": "500m_1b", "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion", "total_employees": 4, "advisory_employees": 1, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "high_net_worth_individuals": { "raum": 839428961.0, "count": 118 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_individuals" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "OK", "TX" ], "websites": [], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/120573", "city_as_filed": "DALLAS", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/adams-asset-advisors-llc-dallas-tx-120573", "display_name": "Adams Asset Advisors LLC", "summary": "Adams Asset Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2003, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 7, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Adams Asset Advisors LLC (CRD 120573): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Adams Asset Advisors LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Adams Asset Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Adams Asset Advisors LLC located?", "a": "Adams Asset Advisors LLC's principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Adams Asset Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Adams Asset Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 120573." }, { "q": "How much does Adams Asset Advisors LLC manage?", "a": "Adams Asset Advisors LLC reports $839,428,961 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 7, 2026 (98% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Adams Asset Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Adams Asset Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $530,956,000 in the October 2021 data and $839,428,961 in the October 2026 data, up 58%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Adams Asset Advisors LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (118)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Adams Asset Advisors LLC use?", "a": "Adams Asset Advisors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Adams Asset Advisors LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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/120573" } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 530956000.0, "total_employees": 4, "filing_date": "2021-01-06" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 673226000.0, "total_employees": 4, "filing_date": "2022-01-10" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 826561347.0, "total_employees": 4, "filing_date": "2023-01-09" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 892091267.0, "total_employees": 4, "filing_date": "2024-06-12" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 912150809.0, "total_employees": 4, "filing_date": "2025-04-08" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 839428961.0, "total_employees": 4, "filing_date": "2026-01-07" } ], "recent_changes": [], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC", "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/adams-asset-advisors-llc-dallas-tx-120573.md", "clients": [ { "type": "high_net_worth_individuals", "label": "High net worth individuals", "count": 118, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 839428961.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/120573", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }