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  "crd_number": 158706,
  "slug": "swiss-usadvisors-zurich-158706",
  "primary_business_name": "SWISS USADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "SWISS USADVISORS LTD.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Zurich",
  "state": null,
  "country": "Switzerland",
  "cbsa_code": null,
  "metro": null,
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2012-01-06",
  "years_registered": 14,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-02-25",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 250000000.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 4,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "raum": 250000000.0,
      "count": 100
    }
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "performance_based"
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  "advisory_activities": [
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 1,
  "states_registered": [],
  "websites": [
    "https://swiss-usadvisors.ch"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/158706",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.E(4)",
      "question": "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?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "ZURICH",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/swiss-usadvisors-zurich-158706",
  "display_name": "Swiss Usadvisors",
  "summary": "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.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Swiss Usadvisors (CRD 158706): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Swiss Usadvisors compensated?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Swiss Usadvisors located?",
      "a": "Swiss Usadvisors' principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Swiss Usadvisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Swiss Usadvisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158706."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Swiss Usadvisors manage?",
      "a": "Swiss Usadvisors reports $250,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Swiss Usadvisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Swiss Usadvisors serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (100)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Swiss Usadvisors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Swiss Usadvisors state an account minimum?",
      "a": "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\""
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 250000000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2021-05-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 250000000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2022-05-10"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 250000000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2023-05-15"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 250000000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2024-04-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 250000000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2025-05-23"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 250000000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2026-02-25"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 23, 2025",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
    "tiers": [],
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    "minimum_annual_fee": "$15,000",
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    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: $1,000,000"
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        "quotes": [
          "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"
        ]
      },
      {
        "label": "Minimum annual fee",
        "statements": [
          "Minimum annual fee: $15,000"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "There is a minimum annual fee of USD 15,000."
        ]
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    "quotes": [
      "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",
      "There is a minimum annual fee of USD 15,000."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/swiss-usadvisors-zurich-158706.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 100,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 250000000.0
    }
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "indexable": true,
  "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/158706",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}