{ "crd_number": 109335, "slug": "arlington-partners-llc-birmingham-al-109335", "primary_business_name": "ARLINGTON PARTNERS LLC", "legal_name": "ARLINGTON PARTNERS LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Birmingham", "state": "AL", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "13820", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "13820", "common_name": "Birmingham", "msa_name": "Birmingham, AL", "path": "/advisors/al/birmingham" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2000-02-08", "years_registered": 26, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-26", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 2311652119.0, "raum_discretionary": 2311652119.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 14, "advisory_employees": 11, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "investment_companies": { "raum": 605248456.0, "count": 1 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 1706403663.0, "count": 15 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_investment_companies", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles", "selection_of_other_advisers" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "AL", "DE", "TN", "TX" ], "websites": [ "https://arlington.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/109335", "city_as_filed": "BIRMINGHAM", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/arlington-partners-llc-birmingham-al-109335", "display_name": "Arlington Partners LLC", "summary": "Arlington Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Birmingham, AL, registered since 2000, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Arlington Partners LLC (CRD 109335): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)", "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Arlington Partners LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Arlington Partners LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees." }, { "q": "Where is Arlington Partners LLC located?", "a": "Arlington Partners LLC's principal office is in Birmingham, AL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Arlington Partners LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Arlington Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109335." }, { "q": "How much does Arlington Partners LLC manage?", "a": "Arlington Partners LLC reports $2,311,652,119 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Arlington Partners LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Arlington Partners LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $5,314,485,039 in the October 2021 data and $2,311,652,119 in the October 2026 data, down 57%. Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Arlington Partners LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (15); investment companies (1)." }, { "q": "Does Arlington Partners 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/109335" }, { "q": "What changed in Arlington Partners LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 11. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,653,815,454 to $2,311,652,119 (+40%). Registered or notice-filed in TX." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5314485039.0, "total_employees": 30, "filing_date": "2021-03-31" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 6427792177.0, "total_employees": 39, "filing_date": "2022-09-13" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 6097070330.0, "total_employees": 39, "filing_date": "2023-03-16" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1340641610.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2024-07-25" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1653815454.0, "total_employees": 14, "filing_date": "2025-03-28" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2311652119.0, "total_employees": 14, "filing_date": "2026-03-26" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 11.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,653,815,454 to $2,311,652,119 (+40%).", "Registered or notice-filed in TX." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/arlington-partners-llc-birmingham-al-109335.md", "clients": [ { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 605248456.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 15, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 1706403663.0 } ], "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/109335", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }