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J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd

Geneva, SwitzerlandSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 292433

Filed as J. SAFRA SARASIN ASSET MANAGEMENT (NORTH AMERICA) LTD

J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Geneva, Switzerland, registered since 2018, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$931,943,670
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Other
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other.

Where is J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd located?

J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd's principal office is in Geneva, Switzerland, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?

J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 292433.

How much does J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd manage?

J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd reports $931,943,670 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (56% discretionary).

How have J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd: Regulatory assets under management: $268,056,116 in the October 2021 data and $931,943,670 in the October 2026 data, up 248%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (136); corporations or other businesses not listed above (45); high net worth individuals (43).

Which custodians does J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd use?

J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd. (affiliated with the firm) as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd 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/292433

Does J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "We consider that a minimum Discretionary Mandate or Advisory Mandate value of USD 3,000,000 allows for most efficient management and sufficient diversification."

What changed in J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 5. Registered or notice-filed in SD, TX, WA.

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
  • Other

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

Account minimum: $3,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
We consider that a minimum Discretionary Mandate or Advisory Mandate value of USD 3,000,000 allows for most efficient management and sufficient diversification.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$931,943,670

$931,943,670 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $523,957,918.Non-discretionary: $407,985,752.

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 136 Assets $186,403,602 (20%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 43 Assets $685,303,897 (74%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $2,451,478 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 45 Assets $57,784,693 (6%)

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 individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd. · affiliated

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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Zurich
States registered or notice-filed
12 states or jurisdictions
CACTFLGAMAMDNVNYSDTXVAWA

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

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$268M 2021 $398M 2022 $336M 2023 $651M 2024 $914M 2025 $932M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$931,943,6707March 25, 2026
October 2025$913,790,9539April 30, 2025
October 2024$651,032,3744March 26, 2024
October 2023$335,941,6854March 30, 2023
October 2022$398,000,0004March 15, 2022
October 2021$268,056,1163March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $268,056,116 in the October 2021 data and $931,943,670 in the October 2026 data, up 248%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 7 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 5.
    • Registered or notice-filed in SD, TX, WA.

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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AdvisorCensus. J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd (CRD 292433): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/j-safra-sarasin-asset-management-north-america-ltd-geneva-292433