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  "crd_number": 313109,
  "slug": "alternative-fund-advisors-llc-boston-ma-313109",
  "primary_business_name": "ALTERNATIVE FUND ADVISORS, LLC",
  "legal_name": "ALTERNATIVE FUND ADVISORS, LLC",
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  "city": "Boston",
  "state": "MA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14460",
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    "cbsa_code": "14460",
    "common_name": "Boston",
    "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH",
    "path": "/advisors/ma/boston"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2021-04-09",
  "years_registered": 5,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-25",
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 6,
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  "websites": [
    "https://alternativefundadvisors.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/alternative-fund-advisors"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/313109",
  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/alternative-fund-advisors-llc-boston-ma-313109",
  "display_name": "Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC",
  "summary": "Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC (CRD 313109): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Alternative Fund 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 Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC located?",
      "a": "Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 313109."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC reports $245,614,130 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2021 data and $245,614,130 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Alternative Fund Advisors, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Alternative Fund 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/313109"
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2021-03-10"
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      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-29"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-03-29"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 245614130.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-25"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [],
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  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/alternative-fund-advisors-llc-boston-ma-313109.md",
  "clients": [
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      "type": "investment_companies",
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  "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/313109",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}