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Santa FE Advisors LLC

Santa Fe, NMSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 170872

Filed as SANTA FE ADVISORS LLC

Santa FE Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Santa Fe, NM, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$116,141,100
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Santa FE Advisors LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Santa FE Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Santa FE Advisors LLC located?

Santa FE Advisors LLC's principal office is in Santa Fe, NM, according to its Form ADV.

Is Santa FE Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Santa FE Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 170872.

How much does Santa FE Advisors LLC manage?

Santa FE Advisors LLC reports $116,141,100 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (97% discretionary).

How have Santa FE Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Santa FE Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $160,830,000 in the October 2021 data and $116,141,100 in the October 2026 data, down 28%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Santa FE Advisors LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (52); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (7).

Which custodians does Santa FE Advisors LLC use?

Santa FE Advisors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists National Financial Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Santa FE Advisors LLC 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/170872

Does Santa FE Advisors LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "SFA generally requires a minimum of $1,000,000 of assets under management for each client relationship. Subject to management approval, the minimum assets under management requirement may be waived."

What changed in Santa FE Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4. Regulatory assets under management went from $177,474,000 to $116,141,100 (-35%).

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)

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
SFA generally requires a minimum of $1,000,000 of assets under management for each client relationship. Subject to management approval, the minimum assets under management requirement may be waived.

Minimum annual fee: $7,500

The brochure's wording
SFA assesses a minimum annual fee of $7,500 per relationship, irrespective of asset size. Subject to management approval, the minimum fee may be waived.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$116,141,100

$116,141,100 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $112,697,200.Non-discretionary: $3,443,900.

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 7 Assets $4,349,700 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 52 Assets $105,165,800 (91%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $6,625,600 (6%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • Financial planning services
  • 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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
CONMTX

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
$161M 2021 $183M 2022 $158M 2023 $171M 2024 $177M 2025 $116M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$116,141,1005March 27, 2026
October 2025$177,474,0005March 19, 2025
October 2024$170,827,0005March 21, 2024
October 2023$158,333,0005March 31, 2023
October 2022$182,517,0004March 29, 2022
October 2021$160,830,0005March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $160,830,000 in the October 2021 data and $116,141,100 in the October 2026 data, down 28%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 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 3 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $177,474,000 to $116,141,100 (-35%).
  2. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3.
  3. November 2025
    • 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.I
santafeadvisorsllc.com

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. Santa FE Advisors LLC (CRD 170872): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/santa-fe-advisors-llc-santa-fe-nm-170872