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  "slug": "disciplined-alpha-llc-boston-ma-167254",
  "primary_business_name": "DISCIPLINED ALPHA LLC",
  "legal_name": "DISCIPLINED ALPHA LLC",
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    "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "states_registered": [
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  "websites": [
    "https://disciplinedalpha.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/disciplined-alpha-llc/about"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/167254",
  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/disciplined-alpha-llc-boston-ma-167254",
  "display_name": "Disciplined Alpha LLC",
  "summary": "Disciplined Alpha LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2013, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Disciplined Alpha LLC (CRD 167254): 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"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
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    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Disciplined Alpha LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Disciplined Alpha LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Disciplined Alpha LLC located?",
      "a": "Disciplined Alpha LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Disciplined Alpha LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Disciplined Alpha LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 167254."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Disciplined Alpha LLC manage?",
      "a": "Disciplined Alpha LLC reports $36,939,229 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Disciplined Alpha LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Disciplined Alpha LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $96,286,535 in the October 2021 data and $36,939,229 in the October 2026 data, down 62%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Disciplined Alpha LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2); investment companies (1); other (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Disciplined Alpha LLC use?",
      "a": "Disciplined Alpha 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Disciplined Alpha 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/167254"
    }
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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  "custodians": [
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      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
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  "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/disciplined-alpha-llc-boston-ma-167254.md",
  "clients": [
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  "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/167254",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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