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Potomac Advisors, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Potomac Advisors, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Potomac Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Is Potomac Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Potomac Advisors, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 131070.
How much does Potomac Advisors, Inc. manage?
Potomac Advisors, Inc. reports $19,360,702 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Potomac Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Potomac Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $63,574,129 in the October 2021 data and $19,360,702 in the October 2026 data, down 70%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Potomac Advisors, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (44); investment companies (1); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (1).
Does Potomac Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/131070
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- 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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$19,360,702 as of October 2026, filing dated March 19, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Market timing services
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2024 (2 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $19,360,702 | 3 | March 19, 2026 |
| October 2023 | $16,974,804 | 3 | August 2, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $66,794,370 | 3 | March 28, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $63,574,129 | 3 | April 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $63,574,129 in the October 2021 data and $19,360,702 in the October 2026 data, down 70%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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. Potomac Advisors, Inc. (CRD 131070): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/potomac-advisors-inc-131070