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Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Albany, NY, registered since 2005, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC located?
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC's principal office is in Albany, NY, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 136481.
How much does Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC manage?
Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC reports $305,061,951 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $218,937,930 in the October 2021 data and $305,061,951 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (3).
Does Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC 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/136481
What changed in Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 2 (now no: 11.E(4)). Regulatory assets under management went from $348,657,664 to $305,061,951 (-13%). 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
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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$305,061,951 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 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)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2005 (21 years)
- Employees
- Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the April 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 | $305,061,951 | 12 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $348,657,664 | 12 | July 1, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $315,868,096 | 13 | August 7, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $255,431,074 | 11 | March 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $382,159,153 | 12 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $218,937,930 | 15 | April 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $218,937,930 in the October 2021 data and $305,061,951 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.
Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 12 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- April 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 2 (now no: 11.E(4)).
- Regulatory assets under management went from $348,657,664 to $305,061,951 (-13%).
- 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. Paradigm Funds Advisor LLC (CRD 136481): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/paradigm-funds-advisor-llc-albany-ny-136481