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  "crd_number": 155317,
  "slug": "the-bollard-group-llc-boston-ma-155317",
  "primary_business_name": "THE BOLLARD GROUP LLC",
  "legal_name": "THE BOLLARD GROUP LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Boston",
  "state": "MA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14460",
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    "cbsa_code": "14460",
    "common_name": "Boston",
    "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH",
    "path": "/advisors/ma/boston"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2011-10-14",
  "years_registered": 14,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-07-15",
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  "raum_band": "over_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 29,
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
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    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
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    "MA",
    "NH",
    "NY",
    "TX",
    "VT"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://bollard.com",
    "https://spincap.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/155317",
  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-bollard-group-llc-boston-ma-155317",
  "display_name": "The Bollard Group LLC",
  "summary": "The Bollard Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2011, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 15, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. The Bollard Group LLC (CRD 155317): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is The Bollard Group LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Bollard Group LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is The Bollard Group LLC located?",
      "a": "The Bollard Group LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is The Bollard Group LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "The Bollard Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 155317."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does The Bollard Group LLC manage?",
      "a": "The Bollard Group LLC reports $6,724,565,893 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 15, 2026 (97% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have The Bollard Group LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for The Bollard Group LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $6,100,746,952 in the October 2021 data and $6,724,565,893 in the October 2026 data, up 10%. Total employees: 33 in October 2021 and 29 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does The Bollard Group LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (14); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does The Bollard Group LLC use?",
      "a": "The Bollard Group LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does The Bollard Group 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/155317"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does The Bollard Group LLC state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: \"The Bollard Group generally requires that each client maintains a minimum aggregate portfolio account size of $25 million. Exceptions to the minimum aggregate portfolio may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in The Bollard Group LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 12."
    }
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2021-07-12"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5453735112.0,
      "total_employees": 28,
      "filing_date": "2022-06-29"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5215718144.0,
      "total_employees": 28,
      "filing_date": "2023-06-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-07-18"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-07-10"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2026-07-15"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 12."
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    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
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    "account_minimum": "$25,000,000",
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    "figures": [
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        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
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        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The Bollard Group generally requires that each client maintains a minimum aggregate portfolio account size of $25 million. Exceptions to the minimum aggregate portfolio may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group."
        ]
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      {
        "label": "Minimum annual fee",
        "statements": [
          "Minimum annual fee: $75,000"
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        "quotes": [
          "Our minimum annual fee for assets under management is $75,000. Exceptions to the minimum annual fee may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group."
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    "quotes": [
      "The Bollard Group generally requires that each client maintains a minimum aggregate portfolio account size of $25 million. Exceptions to the minimum aggregate portfolio may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group.",
      "Our minimum annual fee for assets under management is $75,000. Exceptions to the minimum annual fee may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "J.P. Morgan Securities LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "National Financial Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC",
      "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/the-bollard-group-llc-boston-ma-155317.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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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/155317",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}