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Southernsun Asset Management LLC

Memphis, TNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 154572

Filed as SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

Southernsun Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Memphis, TN, registered since 2010, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 29, 2026.

16 years
registered since 2010
$749,369,235
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Southernsun Asset Management LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Southernsun Asset Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Southernsun Asset Management LLC located?

Southernsun Asset Management LLC's principal office is in Memphis, TN, according to its Form ADV.

Is Southernsun Asset Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Southernsun Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 154572.

How much does Southernsun Asset Management LLC manage?

Southernsun Asset Management LLC reports $749,369,235 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 29, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Southernsun Asset Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Southernsun Asset Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $904,174,174 in the October 2021 data and $749,369,235 in the October 2026 data, down 17%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Southernsun Asset Management LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (54); high net worth individuals (13); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (5).

Which custodians does Southernsun Asset Management LLC use?

Southernsun Asset Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., State Street Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Southernsun 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/154572

What changed in Southernsun Asset Management 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

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$749,369,235

$749,369,235 as of October 2026, filing dated July 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $749,369,235.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 54 Assets $17,774,309 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 13 Assets $32,265,071 (4%)
Investment companies
Clients 4 Assets $392,866,195 (52%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 3 Assets $30,416,411 (4%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $161,047,154 (21%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 5 Assets $108,146,916 (14%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $6,853,179 (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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • 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
2010 (16 years)
Employees
Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 15.
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
9 states or jurisdictions
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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
$904M 2021 $1.02B 2022 $899M 2023 $906M 2024 $835M 2025 $749M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$749,369,23515July 29, 2026
October 2025$834,873,38217March 26, 2025
October 2024$906,408,02717March 27, 2024
October 2023$899,078,48417June 12, 2023
October 2022$1,016,134,74617March 25, 2022
October 2021$904,174,17416June 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $904,174,174 in the October 2021 data and $749,369,235 in the October 2026 data, down 17%.

Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 15 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. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 17 to 15.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $834,873,382 to $749,369,235 (-10%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, UT, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.

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
southernsunam.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. Southernsun Asset Management LLC (CRD 154572): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/southernsun-asset-management-llc-memphis-tn-154572