{ "crd_number": 120632, "slug": "ascensus-investment-advisors-llc-needham-ma-120632", "primary_business_name": "ASCENSUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC", "legal_name": "ASCENSUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Needham", "state": "MA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "14460", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "14460", "common_name": "Boston", "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH", "path": "/advisors/ma/boston" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2002-09-27", "years_registered": 24, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-08-17", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 12973029698.0, "raum_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 12973029698.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 48, "advisory_employees": 2, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "state_municipal": { "raum": 12973029698.0, "count": 27 } }, "compensation_types": [ "other", "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "AR", "DC", "DE", "IL", "IN", "MA", "NM", "NV", "NY", "RI" ], "websites": [], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/120632", "city_as_filed": "NEEDHAM", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ascensus-investment-advisors-llc-needham-ma-120632", "display_name": "Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC", "summary": "Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Needham, MA, registered since 2002, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC (CRD 120632): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC located?", "a": "Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Needham, MA, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2002. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 120632." }, { "q": "How much does Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC manage?", "a": "Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC reports $12,973,029,698 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026 (0% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $98,227,086,923 in the October 2021 data and $12,973,029,698 in the October 2026 data, down 87%. Total employees: 42 in October 2021 and 48 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (27)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC use?", "a": "Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Ascensus Investment 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/120632" }, { "q": "What changed in Ascensus Investment Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 98227086923.0, "total_employees": 42, "filing_date": "2021-08-26" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 9417451024.0, "total_employees": 44, "filing_date": "2022-05-05" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 8481660990.0, "total_employees": 46, "filing_date": "2023-09-19" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 9878077323.0, "total_employees": 47, "filing_date": "2024-06-05" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 11649896048.0, "total_employees": 47, "filing_date": "2025-03-24" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 12973029698.0, "total_employees": 48, "filing_date": "2026-08-17" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-08-01", "period_label": "August 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-02-01", "period_label": "February 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $11,649,896,048 to $12,973,029,698 (+11%)." ] }, { "period": "2026-01-01", "period_label": "January 2026", "notes": [ "No longer registered or notice-filed in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC", "name_as_filed": "BNY MELLON CAPITAL MARKETS, 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/ascensus-investment-advisors-llc-needham-ma-120632.md", "clients": [ { "type": "state_municipal", "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)", "count": 27, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 12973029698.0 } ], "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/120632", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }