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First Sentier Investors
Filed as FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS · Legal name First Sentier Investors (Australia) Infrastructure Managers Pty
First Sentier Investors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Barangaroo Nsw, Australia, registered since 2016, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026.
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From the filingHow is First Sentier Investors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Sentier Investors 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.
Where is First Sentier Investors located?
First Sentier Investors' principal office is in Barangaroo Nsw, Australia, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is First Sentier Investors registered with the SEC or a state?
First Sentier Investors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 283670.
How much does First Sentier Investors manage?
First Sentier Investors reports $3,638,138,695 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have First Sentier Investors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for First Sentier Investors: Regulatory assets under management: $1,306,415,254 in the October 2021 data and $3,638,138,695 in the October 2026 data, up 178%. Total employees: 36 in October 2021 and 35 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does First Sentier Investors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).
Does First Sentier Investors 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/283670
What changed in First Sentier Investors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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
- Performance-based fees
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,638,138,695 as of October 2026, filing dated September 21, 2026.
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.DA 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- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- First Sentier Investors (Australia) Infrastructure Managers Pty
- Also doing business as
- IGNEO INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2016 (10 years)
- Employees
- Total: 35. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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2 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $3,638,138,695 | 35 | September 21, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $3,169,016,467 | 33 | July 7, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,054,308,443 | 36 | August 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,906,928,592 | 38 | August 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,423,020,062 | 43 | May 5, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,306,415,254 | 36 | July 8, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,306,415,254 in the October 2021 data and $3,638,138,695 in the October 2026 data, up 178%.
Total employees: 36 in October 2021 and 35 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- October 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- July 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $3,169,016,467 to $3,638,138,695 (+15%).
- February 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. First Sentier Investors (CRD 283670): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-sentier-investors-barangaroo-nsw-283670