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Swiss Usadvisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Zurich, Switzerland, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Swiss Usadvisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Swiss Usadvisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Swiss Usadvisors located?
Swiss Usadvisors' principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland, according to its Form ADV.
Is Swiss Usadvisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Swiss Usadvisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158706.
How much does Swiss Usadvisors manage?
Swiss Usadvisors reports $250,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Swiss Usadvisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Swiss Usadvisors: Regulatory assets under management: $250,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $250,000,000 in the October 2026 data, unchanged. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Swiss Usadvisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (100).
Does Swiss Usadvisors report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/158706
Does Swiss Usadvisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 23, 2025 says: "Generally, Swiss USAdvisors prefers its client relationships to have a minimum of $1 million of assets under management. Swiss USAdvisors may accept accounts below the minimum requirements"
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
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 brochure for them.
Account minimum: $1,000,000
The brochure's wording
Generally, Swiss USAdvisors prefers its client relationships to have a minimum of $1 million of assets under management. Swiss USAdvisors may accept accounts below the minimum requirements
Minimum annual fee: $15,000
The brochure's wording
There is a minimum annual fee of USD 15,000.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 23, 2025. 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$250,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated February 25, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Swiss Usadvisors Ltd.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- 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 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | $250,000,000 | 4 | February 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $250,000,000 | 4 | May 23, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $250,000,000 | 4 | April 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $250,000,000 | 4 | May 15, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $250,000,000 | 4 | May 10, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $250,000,000 | 4 | May 3, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $250,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $250,000,000 in the October 2026 data, unchanged.
Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Swiss Usadvisors (CRD 158706): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/swiss-usadvisors-zurich-158706