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Seaf is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Washington, DC, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Seaf compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Seaf reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Seaf located?
Seaf's principal office is in Washington, DC, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Seaf registered with the SEC or a state?
Seaf is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161539.
How much does Seaf manage?
Seaf reports $187,071,506 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Seaf's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Seaf: Regulatory assets under management: $116,244,406 in the October 2021 data and $187,071,506 in the October 2026 data, up 61%. Total employees: 151 in October 2021 and 51 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Seaf serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10).
Does Seaf report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction). 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/161539
What changed in Seaf's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Management Ltd (Relying Adviser). No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Partners Ltd (Relying Adviser). Changed its office addresses in Dakar. 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
- Performance-based 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$187,071,506 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
- Also doing business as
- SEAF ADVISORY SERVICES BV, SEAF ALGERIA SPA (INACTIVE RELYING ADVISER), SEAF CARIBBEAN MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER), SEAF MANAGEMENT COLOMBIA SAS (RELYING ADVISER), SEAF MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER), SEAF SENEGAL SA (RELYING ADVISER), SEAF SPAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS, SL (INACTIVE RELYING ADVISER), SEAF VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC (RELYING ADVISER), SEAF VENTURES MANAGEMENT LTD (RELYING ADVISER)
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 51. Performing investment advisory functions: 40.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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8 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
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 | $187,071,506 | 51 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $200,102,273 | 51 | May 22, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $111,821,664 | 55 | April 18, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $119,955,962 | 48 | June 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $117,401,134 | 102 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $116,244,406 | 151 | September 3, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $116,244,406 in the October 2021 data and $187,071,506 in the October 2026 data, up 61%.
Total employees: 151 in October 2021 and 51 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
- No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Management Ltd (Relying Adviser).
- No longer lists the business name Seaf Caucasus Partners Ltd (Relying Adviser).
- Changed its office addresses in Dakar.
- 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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Seaf (CRD 161539): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seaf-washington-dc-161539