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  "crd_number": 154572,
  "slug": "southernsun-asset-management-llc-memphis-tn-154572",
  "primary_business_name": "SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC",
  "legal_name": "SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Memphis",
  "state": "TN",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "32820",
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    "cbsa_code": "32820",
    "common_name": "Memphis",
    "msa_name": "Memphis, TN-MS-AR",
    "path": "/advisors/tn/memphis"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2010-09-23",
  "years_registered": 16,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-07-29",
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  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 15,
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
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    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": true,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "AL",
    "FL",
    "MN",
    "NJ",
    "NY",
    "PA",
    "TN",
    "TX",
    "VA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/SOUTHERNSUN-ASSET-MANAGEMENT",
    "https://southernsunam.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/154572",
  "city_as_filed": "MEMPHIS",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/southernsun-asset-management-llc-memphis-tn-154572",
  "display_name": "Southernsun Asset Management LLC",
  "summary": "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.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Southernsun Asset Management LLC (CRD 154572): 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 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"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Southernsun Asset Management LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Southernsun Asset Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Southernsun Asset Management LLC located?",
      "a": "Southernsun Asset Management LLC's principal office is in Memphis, TN, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Southernsun Asset Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Southernsun Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 154572."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Southernsun Asset Management LLC manage?",
      "a": "Southernsun Asset Management LLC reports $749,369,235 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 29, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Southernsun Asset Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Southernsun Asset Management LLC serve?",
      "a": "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)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Southernsun Asset Management LLC use?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Southernsun 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/154572"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Southernsun Asset Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 904174174.0,
      "total_employees": 16,
      "filing_date": "2021-06-30"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 17,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-25"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 899078484.0,
      "total_employees": 17,
      "filing_date": "2023-06-12"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 906408027.0,
      "total_employees": 17,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-27"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 834873382.0,
      "total_employees": 17,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-26"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 749369235.0,
      "total_employees": 15,
      "filing_date": "2026-07-29"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-08-01",
      "period_label": "August 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "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)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "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."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.",
      "name_as_filed": "JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "State Street Corporation",
      "name_as_filed": "STATE STREET CORPORATION",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation",
      "name_as_filed": "THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION",
      "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/southernsun-asset-management-llc-memphis-tn-154572.md",
  "clients": [
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    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
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    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
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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,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/154572",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}