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True North Advisors, LLC

Dallas, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 116048

Filed as TRUE NORTH ADVISORS, LLC

True North Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2006, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$5,422,653,468
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is True North Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), True North Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

What does True North Advisors, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is True North Advisors, LLC located?

True North Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is True North Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

True North Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 116048.

How much does True North Advisors, LLC manage?

True North Advisors, LLC reports $5,422,653,468 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026 (93% discretionary).

How have True North Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for True North Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,338,099,413 in the October 2021 data and $5,422,653,468 in the October 2026 data, up 132%. Total employees: 37 in October 2021 and 89 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does True North Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (594); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (428); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (34).

Which custodians does True North Advisors, LLC use?

True North Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab and Fidelity as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does True North Advisors, LLC 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/116048

What changed in True North Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Fort Worth, TX.

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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • 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 2A

Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
For its investment management services, True North charges a fee ranging from 0.25% to 1.50% of assets under management.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026. 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
$5,422,653,468

$5,422,653,468 as of October 2026, filing dated July 16, 2026.

Discretionary: $5,020,432,016.Non-discretionary: $402,221,452.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 428 Assets $135,992,749 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 594 Assets $3,790,841,146 (70%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 34 Assets $1,084,458,088 (20%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 7 Assets $38,207,944 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 5 Assets $373,153,541 (7%)

A 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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • 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
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 89. Performing investment advisory functions: 31.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
4 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Austin, TXDanville, CAFort Worth, TXKerrville, TX
States registered or notice-filed
17 states or jurisdictions
AZCACOCTFLGAILKSLAMONHNJNYTNTXVAWA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$2.34B 2021 $2.87B 2022 $3.01B 2023 $3.34B 2024 $4.48B 2025 $5.42B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$5,422,653,46889July 16, 2026
October 2025$4,478,245,15865March 31, 2025
October 2024$3,341,152,59252September 26, 2024
October 2023$3,006,399,71942October 3, 2023
October 2022$2,871,743,85437March 29, 2022
October 2021$2,338,099,41337August 19, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,338,099,413 in the October 2021 data and $5,422,653,468 in the October 2026 data, up 132%.

Total employees: 37 in October 2021 and 89 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
  1. August 2026
    • Changed its office addresses in Fort Worth, TX.
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 28 to 31.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $4,478,245,158 to $5,422,653,468 (+21%).
  3. February 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in NJ, TN.
  4. January 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in CT, NY, WA.

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.I
open.spotify.com/show/3EhHbVcglw8byCA4atwCqtpodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decision-points/id1709613581truenorthadvisors.comwesternalternativestrategies.comwesternalts.com

Source: 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. True North Advisors, LLC (CRD 116048): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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