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First Sentier Investors (US) LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2015, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026.
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From the filingHow is First Sentier Investors (US) LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Sentier Investors (US) 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.
Where is First Sentier Investors (US) LLC located?
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is First Sentier Investors (US) LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 170739.
How much does First Sentier Investors (US) LLC manage?
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC reports $968,597,075 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have First Sentier Investors (US) LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for First Sentier Investors (US) LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $954,337,697 in the October 2021 data and $968,597,075 in the October 2026 data, up 1%. Total employees: 39 in October 2021 and 44 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 (US) LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (9); investment companies (2).
Does First Sentier Investors (US) LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 5 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(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/170739
What changed in First Sentier Investors (US) LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. 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$968,597,075 as of October 2026, filing dated May 27, 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- FIRST SENTIER GROUP
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2015 (11 years)
- Employees
- Total: 44. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 115 Reports 5 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(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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $968,597,075 | 44 | May 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $922,126,597 | 52 | July 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $116,385,936 | 49 | June 21, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $105,206,033 | 44 | April 10, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,173,829,302 | 38 | June 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $954,337,697 | 39 | March 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $954,337,697 in the October 2021 data and $968,597,075 in the October 2026 data, up 1%.
Total employees: 39 in October 2021 and 44 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- May 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 20 to 17.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- February 2026
- 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.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 (US) LLC (CRD 170739): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-sentier-investors-us-llc-new-york-ny-170739