{ "crd_number": 110625, "slug": "ns-partners-ltd-london-110625", "primary_business_name": "NS PARTNERS LTD", "legal_name": "NS PARTNERS LTD", "dbas": [], "city": "London", "state": null, "country": "United Kingdom", "cbsa_code": null, "metro": null, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "1986-01-24", "years_registered": 40, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-06-26", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 5864239622.0, "raum_discretionary": 5864239622.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 21, "advisory_employees": 17, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "investment_companies": { "raum": 136393713.0, "count": 1 }, "other_investment_advisers": { "raum": 5079682880.0, "count": 9 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 419831716.0, "count": 1 }, "corporations_other_businesses": { "raum": 228331313.0, "count": 9 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_investment_companies", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://linkedin.com/company/nspartners", "https://ns-partners.cclgroup.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110625", "city_as_filed": "LONDON", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ns-partners-ltd-london-110625", "display_name": "NS Partners Ltd", "summary": "NS Partners Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 1986, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. NS Partners Ltd (CRD 110625): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "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", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is NS Partners Ltd compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), NS Partners Ltd 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." }, { "q": "Where is NS Partners Ltd located?", "a": "NS Partners Ltd's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is NS Partners Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "NS Partners Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1986. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110625." }, { "q": "How much does NS Partners Ltd manage?", "a": "NS Partners Ltd reports $5,864,239,622 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have NS Partners Ltd's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for NS Partners Ltd: Regulatory assets under management: $3,576,204,772 in the October 2021 data and $5,864,239,622 in the October 2026 data, up 64%. Total employees: 18 in October 2021 and 21 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does NS Partners Ltd serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (9); corporations or other businesses not listed above (9); investment companies (1)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does NS Partners Ltd use?", "a": "NS Partners Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists RBC Investor Services Trust and State Street Bank and Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does NS Partners Ltd report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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/110625" }, { "q": "What changed in NS Partners Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3576204772.0, "total_employees": 18, "filing_date": "2021-03-31" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5410414952.0, "total_employees": 21, "filing_date": "2022-07-04" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4766718692.0, "total_employees": 21, "filing_date": "2023-03-30" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5355500189.0, "total_employees": 22, "filing_date": "2024-03-28" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5547628115.0, "total_employees": 22, "filing_date": "2025-07-14" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5864239622.0, "total_employees": 21, "filing_date": "2026-06-26" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-07-01", "period_label": "July 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "RBC Investor Services Trust", "name_as_filed": "RBC INVESTOR SERVICES TRUST", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "State Street Bank and Trust Company", "name_as_filed": "STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "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.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ns-partners-ltd-london-110625.md", "clients": [ { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 136393713.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 419831716.0 }, { "type": "other_investment_advisers", "label": "Other investment advisers", "count": 9, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 5079682880.0 }, { "type": "corporations_other_businesses", "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above", "count": 9, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 228331313.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110625", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }