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  "crd_number": 172273,
  "slug": "smartleaf-asset-management-llc-boston-ma-172273",
  "primary_business_name": "SMARTLEAF ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC",
  "legal_name": "SMARTLEAF ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC",
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  "city": "Boston",
  "state": "MA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14460",
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    "cbsa_code": "14460",
    "common_name": "Boston",
    "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH",
    "path": "/advisors/ma/boston"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2015-02-17",
  "years_registered": 11,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-18",
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  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 18,
  "advisory_employees": 4,
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  "states_registered": [
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    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://instagram.com/smartleafam",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/smartleaf-asset-management",
    "https://smartleafam.com",
    "https://twitter.com/SmartleafAM"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/172273",
  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smartleaf-asset-management-llc-boston-ma-172273",
  "display_name": "Smartleaf Asset Management LLC",
  "summary": "Smartleaf Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2015, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC (CRD 172273): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Smartleaf Asset Management LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Smartleaf Asset Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Smartleaf Asset Management LLC charge?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.05% to 0.35% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Smartleaf Asset Management LLC located?",
      "a": "Smartleaf Asset Management LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Smartleaf Asset Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Smartleaf Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 172273."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Smartleaf Asset Management LLC manage?",
      "a": "Smartleaf Asset Management LLC reports $6,851,674,504 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Smartleaf Asset Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Smartleaf Asset Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $128,935,570 in the October 2021 data and $6,851,674,504 in the October 2026 data, up 5214%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 18 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Smartleaf Asset Management LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (25); other (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Smartleaf Asset Management LLC use?",
      "a": "Smartleaf Asset Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Smartleaf Asset Management 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/172273"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Smartleaf Asset Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,675,213,152 to $6,851,674,504 (+86%)."
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 128935570.0,
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      "filing_date": "2021-07-07"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 158597826.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2310894334.0,
      "total_employees": 13,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2691262439.0,
      "total_employees": 13,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3675213152.0,
      "total_employees": 15,
      "filing_date": "2025-06-26"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 18,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-18"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $3,675,213,152 to $6,851,674,504 (+86%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
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    "stated_range": "0.05% to 0.35% a year",
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    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 0.05% to 0.35% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "Fees for Smartleaf Asset Management’s services will range from .05% to .35% of the assets under SAM’s management with a minimum fee of $60 per account per year."
        ]
      }
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    "quotes": [
      "Fees for Smartleaf Asset Management’s services will range from .05% to .35% of the assets under SAM’s management with a minimum fee of $60 per account per year."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smartleaf-asset-management-llc-boston-ma-172273.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": 25,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    {
      "type": "other",
      "label": "Other",
      "count": 1,
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/172273",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}