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Adams Funds Advisers
Filed as ADAMS FUNDS ADVISERS · Legal name Adams Funds Advisers, LLC
Adams Funds Advisers is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Baltimore, MD, registered since 2015, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Adams Funds Advisers compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Adams Funds Advisers reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Adams Funds Advisers located?
Adams Funds Advisers' principal office is in Baltimore, MD, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Adams Funds Advisers registered with the SEC or a state?
Adams Funds Advisers is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 226613.
How have Adams Funds Advisers' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Adams Funds Advisers: Total employees: 21 in October 2021 and 20 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
Does Adams Funds Advisers 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/226613
Does Adams Funds Advisers state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "AFA does not have established account minimums."
What changed in Adams Funds Advisers' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 10.
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- A percentage of assets under your management
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
AFA does not have established account minimums.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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.DNot reported.
A 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- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Adams Funds Advisers, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2015 (11 years)
- Employees
- Total: 20. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
- 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
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2 states or jurisdictions
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 | 20 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | Not reported | 20 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | Not reported | 20 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | Not reported | 21 | March 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | Not reported | 20 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 21 | March 31, 2021 |
Total employees: 21 in October 2021 and 20 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 11 to 10.
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.INot reported.
Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Adams Funds Advisers (CRD 226613): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/adams-funds-advisers-baltimore-md-226613