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  "crd_number": 289000,
  "slug": "obsidian-cio-llc-new-york-ny-289000",
  "primary_business_name": "OBSIDIAN CIO LLC",
  "legal_name": "OBSIDIAN CIO LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
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    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2017-07-21",
  "years_registered": 9,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-06-09",
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  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 6,
  "advisory_employees": 4,
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "states_registered": [
    "NJ",
    "NY"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/obsidiancio",
    "https://obsidiancio.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/289000",
  "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/obsidian-cio-llc-new-york-ny-289000",
  "display_name": "Obsidian CIO LLC",
  "summary": "Obsidian CIO LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2017, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Obsidian CIO LLC (CRD 289000): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Educational seminars/workshops"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Obsidian CIO LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Obsidian CIO LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Obsidian CIO LLC located?",
      "a": "Obsidian CIO LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Obsidian CIO LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Obsidian CIO LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 289000."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Obsidian CIO LLC manage?",
      "a": "Obsidian CIO LLC reports $1,284,027,815 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Obsidian CIO LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Obsidian CIO LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $347,531,303 in the October 2021 data and $1,284,027,815 in the October 2026 data, up 269%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Obsidian CIO LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (7)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Obsidian CIO LLC use?",
      "a": "Obsidian CIO LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Obsidian CIO LLC 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/289000"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Obsidian CIO LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from Obsidian CIO, LLC to Obsidian CIO LLC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 347531303.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 510494600.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 515836252.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 739171878.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 964522357.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1284027815.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2026-06-09"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-07-01",
      "period_label": "July 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Changed its legal name from Obsidian CIO, LLC to Obsidian CIO LLC.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Changed its legal name from Fountainhead AM, LLC to Obsidian CIO, LLC.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $964,522,357 to $1,284,027,815 (+33%).",
        "No longer lists an office in New York, NY."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "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/obsidian-cio-llc-new-york-ny-289000.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": 7,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 1284027815.0
    }
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  "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/289000",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}