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First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited

London, United KingdomSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 171592

Filed as FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) FUNDS LIMITED

First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2014, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$11,867,570,451
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
6
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited located?

First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited registered with the SEC or a state?

First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 171592.

How much does First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited manage?

First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited reports $11,867,570,451 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $198,651,519 in the October 2021 data and $11,867,570,451 in the October 2026 data, up 5874%. Total employees: 362 in October 2021 and 314 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 (UK) Funds Limited serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (17).

Does First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), and 11.H(1)(c) (regulator's civil action dismissed under a settlement). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/171592

What changed in First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Limited's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Added the business name Fssa. Employees performing advisory functions went from 63 to 50. Regulatory assets under management went from $16,424,432,217 to $11,867,570,451 (-28%). 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

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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$11,867,570,451

$11,867,570,451 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $11,867,570,451.Non-discretionary: $0.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 17 Assets $11,867,570,451 (100%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

A 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
Also doing business as
FSSA, STEWART INVESTORS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 314. Performing investment advisory functions: 50.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Edinburgh Scotland
States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

6 Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Civil court matters Item 11.H

  • 11.H(1)(c) Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$199M 2021 $23B 2022 $18.2B 2023 $18.3B 2024 $16.4B 2025 $11.9B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$11,867,570,451314March 31, 2026
October 2025$16,424,432,217344July 29, 2025
October 2024$18,288,789,848368March 14, 2024
October 2023$18,188,752,909377July 17, 2023
October 2022$22,963,542,308378March 31, 2022
October 2021$198,651,519362March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $198,651,519 in the October 2021 data and $11,867,570,451 in the October 2026 data, up 5874%.

Total employees: 362 in October 2021 and 314 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
  1. April 2026
    • Added the business name Fssa.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 63 to 50.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $16,424,432,217 to $11,867,570,451 (-28%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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.I

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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