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GAM USA Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1989, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 4, 2026.
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From the filingHow is GAM USA Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), GAM USA Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is GAM USA Inc. located?
GAM USA Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is GAM USA Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
GAM USA Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1989. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110458.
How much does GAM USA Inc. manage?
GAM USA Inc. reports $1,474,378,061 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 4, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have GAM USA Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for GAM USA Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,893,608,946 in the October 2021 data and $1,474,378,061 in the October 2026 data, down 22%. Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does GAM USA Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (5); insurance companies (3); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2).
Which custodians does GAM USA Inc. use?
GAM USA Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of America, BNY Mellon and The Northern Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does GAM USA Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/110458
What changed in GAM USA Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 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 July 2, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,474,378,061 as of October 2026, filing dated August 4, 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)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1989 (36 years)
- Employees
- Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the September 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 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
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 | $1,474,378,061 | 14 | August 4, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,148,242,839 | 11 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $983,500,120 | 9 | May 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,264,157,320 | 13 | May 2, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,010,043,854 | 18 | April 13, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,893,608,946 | 19 | July 26, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,893,608,946 in the October 2021 data and $1,474,378,061 in the October 2026 data, down 22%.
Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 14 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- September 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 10.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,148,242,839 to $1,547,157,091 (+35%).
- January 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."
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AdvisorCensus. GAM USA Inc. (CRD 110458): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gam-usa-inc-new-york-ny-110458