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  "slug": "sf-advisers-llc-boston-ma-316518",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/316518",
  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sf-advisers-llc-boston-ma-316518",
  "display_name": "SF Advisers, LLC",
  "summary": "SF Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. SF Advisers, LLC (CRD 316518): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
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    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is SF Advisers, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), SF Advisers, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is SF Advisers, LLC located?",
      "a": "SF Advisers, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is SF Advisers, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "SF Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 316518."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does SF Advisers, LLC manage?",
      "a": "SF Advisers, LLC reports $172,516,345 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have SF Advisers, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for SF Advisers, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $154,282,461 in the October 2023 data and $172,516,345 in the October 2026 data, up 12%. Total employees: 21 in October 2023 and 34 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does SF Advisers, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (6)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does SF Advisers, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/316518"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in SF Advisers, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from SF Advisors, LLC to SF Advisers, LLC. Employees performing advisory functions went from 26 to 24. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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      "notes": [
        "Changed its legal name from SF Advisors, LLC to SF Advisers, LLC.",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 26 to 24.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/316518",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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