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Swiss American Advisors Ltd.
Filed as SWISS AMERICAN ADVISORS LTD.
Swiss American Advisors Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Zuerich, Switzerland, registered since 2010, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Swiss American Advisors Ltd. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Swiss American Advisors Ltd. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Swiss American Advisors Ltd. located?
Swiss American Advisors Ltd.'s principal office is in Zuerich, Switzerland, according to its Form ADV.
Is Swiss American Advisors Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?
Swiss American Advisors Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 152531.
How much does Swiss American Advisors Ltd. manage?
Swiss American Advisors Ltd. reports $0 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026.
How have Swiss American Advisors Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Swiss American Advisors Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $59,691,674 in the October 2021 data and $0 in the October 2026 data, down 100%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
Does Swiss American Advisors Ltd. 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/152531
What changed in Swiss American Advisors Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 0 yes answers, previously 1 (now no: 11.A(2)). 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated June 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$0 as of October 2026, filing dated June 30, 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.DNot reported.
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
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2010 (16 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $0 | 3 | June 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $53,210,614 | 1 | April 16, 2024 |
| October 2024 | $53,210,614 | 1 | April 16, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $54,346,673 | 1 | May 26, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $60,201,729 | 1 | April 21, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $59,691,674 | 1 | May 18, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $59,691,674 in the October 2021 data and $0 in the October 2026 data, down 100%.
Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 3 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- July 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 0 yes answers, previously 1 (now no: 11.A(2)).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- Regulatory assets under management went from $53,210,614 to $0 (-100%).
- Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed.
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.INot reported.
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. Swiss American Advisors Ltd. (CRD 152531): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/swiss-american-advisors-ltd-zuerich-152531