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  "crd_number": 299887,
  "slug": "watchtower-advisors-lp-old-greenwich-ct-299887",
  "primary_business_name": "WATCHTOWER ADVISORS, LP",
  "legal_name": "WATCHTOWER ADVISORS, LP",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Old Greenwich",
  "state": "CT",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14860",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "14860",
    "common_name": "Bridgeport",
    "msa_name": "Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT",
    "path": "/advisors/ct/bridgeport"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2019-02-11",
  "years_registered": 7,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-04-24",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 289471073.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 5,
  "advisory_employees": 3,
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
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    "performance_based"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
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  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/watchtower-advisors-l-p",
    "https://wadvisorslp.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/299887",
  "city_as_filed": "OLD GREENWICH",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watchtower-advisors-lp-old-greenwich-ct-299887",
  "display_name": "Watchtower Advisors, LP",
  "summary": "Watchtower Advisors, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Old Greenwich, CT, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 24, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Watchtower Advisors, LP (CRD 299887): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Watchtower Advisors, LP compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Watchtower Advisors, LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does Watchtower Advisors, LP's brochure say about its fees?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Watchtower Advisors, LP located?",
      "a": "Watchtower Advisors, LP's principal office is in Old Greenwich, CT, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Watchtower Advisors, LP registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Watchtower Advisors, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 299887."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Watchtower Advisors, LP manage?",
      "a": "Watchtower Advisors, LP reports $289,471,073 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 24, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Watchtower Advisors, LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Watchtower Advisors, LP: Regulatory assets under management: $136,936,167 in the October 2021 data and $289,471,073 in the October 2026 data, up 111%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Watchtower Advisors, LP serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Watchtower Advisors, LP 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/299887"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Watchtower Advisors, LP's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 136936167.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-10"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 259846641.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-22"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 267678421.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-21"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 231351889.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2024-07-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 302577632.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 289471073.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2026-04-24"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": "1% of assets a year",
    "stated_range": null,
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    "account_minimum": null,
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "As of October 1, 2025, each Feeder Fund pays Watchtower a quarterly investment management fee (“Management Fee”) of 1.00% per annum of the net asset value of each series of shares or capital account of the applicable Feeder Fund"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "As of October 1, 2025, each Feeder Fund pays Watchtower a quarterly investment management fee (“Management Fee”) of 1.00% per annum of the net asset value of each series of shares or capital account of the applicable Feeder Fund"
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watchtower-advisors-lp-old-greenwich-ct-299887.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 2,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/299887",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}