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Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cincinnati, OH, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 8, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC located?
Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Cincinnati, OH, according to its Form ADV.
Is Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 298049.
How much does Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC manage?
Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC reports $169,804,763 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 8, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $188,688,549 in the October 2022 data and $169,804,763 in the October 2026 data, down 10%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (4).
Does Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 11.G (pending regulatory proceeding). 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/298049
What changed in Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 3. 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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$169,804,763 as of October 2026, filing dated April 8, 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2018 (7 years)
- Employees
- Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 115 Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 11.G Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a regulatory proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.C, 11.D, or 11.E?
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 | $169,804,763 | 7 | April 8, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $163,377,887 | 10 | March 6, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $140,418,312 | 10 | March 25, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $158,209,000 | 5 | April 4, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $188,688,549 | 4 | September 1, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 6 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $188,688,549 in the October 2022 data and $169,804,763 in the October 2026 data, down 10%.
Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 7 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- March 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 3.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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. Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC (CRD 298049): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tactical-fund-advisors-llc-cincinnati-oh-298049