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Tradeway is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Austin, TX, registered since 2016, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Tradeway compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Tradeway reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical); fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Tradeway located?
Tradeway's principal office is in Austin, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is Tradeway registered with the SEC or a state?
Tradeway is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 281879.
How much does Tradeway manage?
Tradeway reports $89,228,820 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Tradeway's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Tradeway: Regulatory assets under management: $40,467,039 in the October 2022 data and $89,228,820 in the October 2026 data, up 120%. Total employees: 26 in October 2021 and 36 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Tradeway serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (601); high net worth individuals (10).
Which custodians does Tradeway use?
Tradeway's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Interactive Brokers as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Tradeway 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/281879
What changed in Tradeway's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 13.
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
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)
- Fixed fees (other than subscription 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$89,228,820 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Designer Technologies, Inc.
- Also doing business as
- DTI NEUVENTURE, NVOWS, TRADEWAY
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2016 (10 years)
- Employees
- Total: 36. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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48 states or jurisdictions
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 | $89,228,820 | 36 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $91,179,549 | 40 | May 1, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $68,426,036 | 43 | August 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $53,401,369 | 40 | September 21, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $40,467,039 | 26 | June 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 26 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $40,467,039 in the October 2022 data and $89,228,820 in the October 2026 data, up 120%.
Total employees: 26 in October 2021 and 36 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 13.
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Tradeway (CRD 281879): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tradeway-austin-tx-281879