{ "crd_number": 283411, "slug": "dsf-advisors-llc-boston-ma-283411", "primary_business_name": "DSF ADVISORS, LLC", "legal_name": "DSF ADVISORS, LLC", "dbas": [ "THE DSF GROUP" ], "city": "Boston", "state": "MA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "14460", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "14460", "common_name": "Boston", "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH", "path": "/advisors/ma/boston" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2016-06-17", "years_registered": 10, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-30", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 1072848362.0, "raum_discretionary": 1072848362.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 21, "advisory_employees": 19, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 1072848362.0, "count": 8 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "MA" ], "websites": [ "https://linkedin.com/company/the-dsf-group/mycompany", "https://thedsfgroup.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283411", "city_as_filed": "BOSTON", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dsf-advisors-llc-boston-ma-283411", "display_name": "DSF Advisors, LLC", "summary": "DSF Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2016, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. DSF Advisors, LLC (CRD 283411): 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" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is DSF Advisors, LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), DSF Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees." }, { "q": "Where is DSF Advisors, LLC located?", "a": "DSF Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is DSF Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "DSF Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 283411." }, { "q": "How much does DSF Advisors, LLC manage?", "a": "DSF Advisors, LLC reports $1,072,848,362 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have DSF Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for DSF Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $661,386,668 in the October 2021 data and $1,072,848,362 in the October 2026 data, up 62%. Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 21 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does DSF Advisors, LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (8)." }, { "q": "Does DSF Advisors, 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/283411" }, { "q": "What changed in DSF Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,232,686,668 to $1,072,848,362 (-13%)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 661386668.0, "total_employees": 20, "filing_date": "2021-04-15" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 695836668.0, "total_employees": 20, "filing_date": "2022-06-13" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 695836668.0, "total_employees": 20, "filing_date": "2023-03-22" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1197686668.0, "total_employees": 21, "filing_date": "2024-03-27" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1232686668.0, "total_employees": 21, "filing_date": "2025-03-21" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1072848362.0, "total_employees": 21, "filing_date": "2026-03-30" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,232,686,668 to $1,072,848,362 (-13%)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dsf-advisors-llc-boston-ma-283411.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 8, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 1072848362.0 } ], "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/283411", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }