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Sona Asset Management (US) LLC
Filed as SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC
Sona Asset Management (US) LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2018, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Sona Asset Management (US) LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sona Asset Management (US) LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
How much does Sona Asset Management (US) LLC charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 9, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1.5% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Sona Asset Management (US) LLC located?
Sona Asset Management (US) LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Sona Asset Management (US) LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Sona Asset Management (US) LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 291738.
How much does Sona Asset Management (US) LLC manage?
Sona Asset Management (US) LLC reports $33,488,793,242 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Sona Asset Management (US) LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Sona Asset Management (US) LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,843,704,182 in the October 2021 data and $33,488,793,242 in the October 2026 data, up 1078%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 39 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Sona Asset Management (US) LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (15); sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions (2); other (2).
Which custodians does Sona Asset Management (US) LLC use?
Sona Asset Management (US) LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, London Branch, Goldman Sachs International and J.P. Morgan Securities PLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Sona Asset Management (US) 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/291738
Does Sona Asset Management (US) LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 9, 2026 says: "Generally, the minimum initial investment in the Sona Funds is $ 1 million. However, Sona Asset Management may, in its sole discretion, accept smaller initial investments from time to time."
What changed in Sona Asset Management (US) LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: 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
- Other
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 2AAsset-based fee: 1.5% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
The Firm is paid an investment management fee (the “ Management Fee”) ranging from 1.5% - 2.0% per annum of the net asset value of the applicable Sona Funds.
Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
Generally, the minimum initial investment in the Sona Funds is $ 1 million. However, Sona Asset Management may, in its sole discretion, accept smaller initial investments from time to time.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 9, 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$33,488,793,242 as of October 2026, filing dated July 9, 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)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2018 (8 years)
- Employees
- Total: 39. Performing investment advisory functions: 31.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $33,488,793,242 | 39 | July 9, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $22,621,612,724 | 26 | May 14, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $12,839,554,538 | 14 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $8,491,760,095 | 10 | March 29, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $5,262,660,710 | 8 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $2,843,704,182 | 4 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $2,843,704,182 in the October 2021 data and $33,488,793,242 in the October 2026 data, up 1078%.
Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 39 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- August 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 18 to 31.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $22,621,612,724 to $33,488,793,242 (+48%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- February 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- 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. Sona Asset Management (US) LLC (CRD 291738): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sona-asset-management-us-llc-new-york-ny-291738