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  "primary_business_name": "DRYDEN CAPITAL, LLC",
  "legal_name": "DRYDEN CAPITAL, LLC",
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  "city": "New York",
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  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
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  "registration_date": "2021-12-15",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-08-27",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/172648",
  "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dryden-capital-llc-new-york-ny-172648",
  "display_name": "Dryden Capital, LLC",
  "summary": "Dryden Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2021, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 27, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Dryden Capital, LLC (CRD 172648): 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": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Dryden Capital, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Dryden Capital, 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 Dryden Capital, LLC located?",
      "a": "Dryden Capital, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Dryden Capital, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Dryden Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 172648."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Dryden Capital, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Dryden Capital, LLC reports $76,638,894 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 27, 2026 (45% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Dryden Capital, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Dryden Capital, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $147,828,217 in the October 2022 data and $76,638,894 in the October 2026 data, down 48%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 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 Dryden Capital, 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); corporations or other businesses not listed above (2)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Dryden Capital, LLC use?",
      "a": "Dryden Capital, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists ABN Amro Clearing USA LLC, The Northern Trust Company and WCI, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Dryden Capital, 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/172648"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Dryden Capital, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1."
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1."
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    }
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  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "ABN Amro Clearing USA LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "ABN AMRO CLEARING USA LLC",
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    },
    {
      "name": "The Northern Trust Company",
      "name_as_filed": "THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY",
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    {
      "name": "WCI, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "WCI, INC.",
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    }
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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/dryden-capital-llc-new-york-ny-172648.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "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/172648",
    "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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