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Universal Financial Services Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Guaynabo, PR, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 11, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Universal Financial Services Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Universal Financial Services Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Universal Financial Services Inc. located?
Universal Financial Services Inc.'s principal office is in Guaynabo, PR, according to its Form ADV.
Is Universal Financial Services Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Universal Financial Services Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 131558.
How much does Universal Financial Services Inc. manage?
Universal Financial Services Inc. reports $324,554,949 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Universal Financial Services Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Universal Financial Services Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $531,891,242 in the October 2021 data and $324,554,949 in the October 2026 data, down 39%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Universal Financial Services Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1).
Does Universal Financial Services Inc. 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/131558
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$324,554,949 as of October 2026, filing dated February 11, 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)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2021 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- 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 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 | $324,554,949 | 3 | February 11, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $338,788,469 | 3 | March 6, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $374,368,239 | 3 | February 14, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $396,058,105 | 3 | February 9, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $516,996,369 | 9 | September 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $531,891,242 | 8 | August 25, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $531,891,242 in the October 2021 data and $324,554,949 in the October 2026 data, down 39%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 3 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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. Universal Financial Services Inc. (CRD 131558): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/universal-financial-services-inc-guaynabo-pr-131558