{
  "crd_number": 281938,
  "slug": "dgs-capital-management-jersey-city-nj-281938",
  "primary_business_name": "DGS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT",
  "legal_name": "DGS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Jersey City",
  "state": "NJ",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "35620",
    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2019-05-06",
  "years_registered": 7,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-30",
  "carried_forward": false,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 12,
  "advisory_employees": 7,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "raum": 1880891.0,
      "count": 4,
      "fewer_than_5": true
    },
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 113196091.0,
      "count": 246
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    "pension_profit_sharing": {
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      "count": 2,
      "fewer_than_5": true
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
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      "count": 148
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  "compensation_types": [
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "FL",
    "IL",
    "MA",
    "ME",
    "NC",
    "NH",
    "NJ",
    "NY",
    "OH",
    "TX",
    "VA",
    "WA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://dgs.capital"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/281938",
  "city_as_filed": "JERSEY CITY",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dgs-capital-management-jersey-city-nj-281938",
  "display_name": "DGS Capital Management",
  "summary": "DGS Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Jersey City, NJ, registered since 2019, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. DGS Capital Management (CRD 281938): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is DGS Capital Management compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), DGS Capital Management 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 DGS Capital Management located?",
      "a": "DGS Capital Management's principal office is in Jersey City, NJ, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is DGS Capital Management registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "DGS Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 281938."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does DGS Capital Management manage?",
      "a": "DGS Capital Management reports $1,054,081,877 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have DGS Capital Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for DGS Capital Management: Regulatory assets under management: $129,274,104 in the October 2021 data and $1,054,081,877 in the October 2026 data, up 715%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does DGS Capital Management serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (246); high net worth individuals (148); charitable organizations (4)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does DGS Capital Management use?",
      "a": "DGS Capital Management'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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does DGS Capital Management 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/281938"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in DGS Capital Management's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $535,534,611 to $1,054,081,877 (+97%). Registered or notice-filed in CA, FL, IL, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA, WA."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 129274104.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2021-04-02"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 250692139.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2022-04-01"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 260105272.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2023-04-06"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 446675066.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 535534611.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1054081877.0,
      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-30"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 7.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $535,534,611 to $1,054,081,877 (+97%).",
        "Registered or notice-filed in CA, FL, IL, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA, WA."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in CA, CT, FL, MA, NC, NJ, NY, OH, TX, VA, WA."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "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/dgs-capital-management-jersey-city-nj-281938.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 246,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 113196091.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 148,
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      "raum": 935892114.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 2,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 3112781.0
    },
    {
      "type": "charitable",
      "label": "Charitable organizations",
      "count": 4,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 1880891.0
    }
  ],
  "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/281938",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}