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Ballast Asset Management
Filed as BALLAST ASSET MANAGEMENT · Legal name Ballast Asset Management, LP
Ballast Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Ballast Asset Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ballast Asset Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Ballast Asset Management located?
Ballast Asset Management's principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is Ballast Asset Management registered with the SEC or a state?
Ballast Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 311116.
How much does Ballast Asset Management manage?
Ballast Asset Management reports $220,658,717 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Ballast Asset Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Ballast Asset Management: Regulatory assets under management: $11,278,564 in the October 2021 data and $220,658,717 in the October 2026 data, up 1856%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Ballast Asset Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1).
Which custodians does Ballast Asset Management use?
Ballast Asset Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists The Bank of New York Mellon as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Ballast Asset Management 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/311116
Does Ballast Asset Management state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 9, 2026 says: "The Firm mai ntains sole discretion when establishing a specific account minimum with respect to any particular account , but generally, a $1,000,000 minimum is required in order to open an SMA account. The minimum can be waived at the discretion of the Adviser."
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
The Firm mai ntains sole discretion when establishing a specific account minimum with respect to any particular account , but generally, a $1,000,000 minimum is required in order to open an SMA account. The minimum can be waived at the discretion of the Adviser.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 9, 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.F$220,658,717 as of October 2026, filing dated July 9, 2026.
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.DA 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 individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Ballast Asset Management, LP
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2020 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $220,658,717 | 5 | July 9, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $206,340,260 | 5 | February 12, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $168,469,249 | 5 | March 22, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $66,876,193 | 5 | September 29, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $49,178,721 | 3 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $11,278,564 | 7 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $11,278,564 in the October 2021 data and $220,658,717 in the October 2026 data, up 1856%.
Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 5 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Ballast Asset Management (CRD 311116): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ballast-asset-management-dallas-tx-311116