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BDFS Capital LLC

Rehoboth Beach, DESEC-registered investment adviserCRD 287680

Filed as BDFS CAPITAL LLC

BDFS Capital LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Rehoboth Beach, DE, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 10, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$411,329,570
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is BDFS Capital LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BDFS Capital LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

Where is BDFS Capital LLC located?

BDFS Capital LLC's principal office is in Rehoboth Beach, DE, according to its Form ADV.

Is BDFS Capital LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

BDFS Capital LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 287680.

How much does BDFS Capital LLC manage?

BDFS Capital LLC reports $411,329,570 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 10, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have BDFS Capital LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for BDFS Capital LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $117,205,552 in the October 2021 data and $411,329,570 in the October 2026 data, up 251%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does BDFS Capital LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (681); high net worth individuals (75); corporations or other businesses not listed above (4).

Which custodians does BDFS Capital LLC use?

BDFS Capital LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does BDFS Capital LLC 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/287680

What changed in BDFS Capital LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 7.

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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Other

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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated January 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$411,329,570

$411,329,570 as of October 2026, filing dated July 10, 2026.

Discretionary: $408,297,049.Non-discretionary: $3,032,521.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 681 Assets $193,339,657 (47%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 75 Assets $212,213,432 (52%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $950,906 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 4 Assets $4,825,575 (1%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
9 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$117M 2021 $237M 2022 $231M 2023 $288M 2024 $325M 2025 $411M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$411,329,5707July 10, 2026
October 2025$325,153,3569April 4, 2025
October 2024$287,773,9356February 8, 2024
October 2023$230,644,3426September 5, 2023
October 2022$237,410,4056February 21, 2022
October 2021$117,205,5526June 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $117,205,552 in the October 2021 data and $411,329,570 in the October 2026 data, up 251%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 7 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
  1. August 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 7.
  2. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $325,153,356 to $411,329,570 (+27%).

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.I
blackdiamondfs.com

Source: 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. BDFS Capital LLC (CRD 287680): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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