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Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC

Elmhurst, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 145026

Filed as SAWYER FALDUTO ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC · Legal name Sfam, LLC

Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Elmhurst, IL, registered since 2007, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2007
$896,524,840
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026 states: Flat fee: up to $1,000 a month (certain pension fund clients). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC located?

Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Elmhurst, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 145026.

How much does Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC manage?

Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC reports $896,524,840 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $4,240,647,545 in the October 2021 data and $896,524,840 in the October 2026 data, down 79%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (239); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (203); high net worth individuals (50).

Which custodians does Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC use?

Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, 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.

Does Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, 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/145026

What changed in Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $731,537,763 to $896,524,840 (+23%).

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

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
The Registrant generally does not require an annual minimum fee. The Registrant, in its sole discretion, may reduce its investment management fee and/or reduce or waive its minimum fee based upon certain criteria

Flat fee: up to $1,000 a month (certain pension fund clients)

The brochure's wording
The Registrant may charge a flat retainer fee for certain pension fund clients. Such fee is generally negotiable but will not exceed $1,000 per month.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 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
$896,524,840

$896,524,840 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $896,524,840.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 203 Assets $62,947,493 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 50 Assets $123,749,615 (14%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $12,164,041 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 7 Assets $6,217,008 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 239 Assets $682,623,713 (76%)
Other
Clients 15 Assets $8,822,970 (1%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Sfam, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2007 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
4 states or jurisdictions
FLILMITX

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
$4.24B 2021 $4.11B 2022 $786M 2023 $952M 2024 $732M 2025 $897M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$896,524,8406March 27, 2026
October 2025$731,537,7636March 27, 2025
October 2024$952,164,1046March 29, 2024
October 2023$786,473,8087March 30, 2023
October 2022$4,111,015,9947April 4, 2022
October 2021$4,240,647,5457March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $4,240,647,545 in the October 2021 data and $896,524,840 in the October 2026 data, down 79%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $731,537,763 to $896,524,840 (+23%).

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
sawyerfalduto.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. Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC (CRD 145026): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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