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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 1b 10b

BOSTON ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 140059

BOSTON, MA

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Data as of Mar 29, 2019 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 30
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 29, 2019
10 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $2.2BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2019-03-29); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $2.1B
Private client RAUM: $713MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 32%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 40
Advisory employees: 17
Offices: 1Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,343
Individual clients: 0
High net worth clients: 438
Custody, client assets: $1.8B
SEC number: 801-66535
CRD: 140059
Filings on the tape: 10
First filed: Mar 30, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 29, 2019
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Delaware

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
BIRDSONG CAPITAL, LLC	Member	D	yes	04/2006	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 29, 2019
Kirwan, Timothy, Francis	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	11/2018	Dec 20, 2018	Mar 29, 2019
SHEA, RICHARD, D	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Na	yes	04/2006	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 29, 2019
VOGELZANG, MICHAEL, JAMES	Owner	E	yes	04/2006	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 29, 2019
VOGELZANG, MICHAEL, JAMES	PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	C	yes	04/2006	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 29, 2019
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS	Member	B	no	05/2011	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 29, 2019
KRUPKA, LLC	Member	B	no	04/2006	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 29, 2019
KRUPKA, MICHAEL, ALAN	Owner	E	no	04/2006	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 29, 2019

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$2.2B	$2.1B	40	17	1	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 29, 2018	$5.1B	$4.9B	45	17	1	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 31, 2017	$4.8B	$4.6B	45	17	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 31, 2016	$4.8B	$4.6B	38	16	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 31, 2015	$2.8B	$2.6B	38	16	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 31, 2014	$2.6B	$2.3B	35	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 28, 2013	$2.3B	$2.1B	35	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$2.0B	$1.8B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2018	$2.2B	$5.1B	-56.0%	$4.8B	-22.4%	40	45	1	1

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLC	5	Oct 30, 2019	Nov 7, 2019	BOSTON, MA	Firm absorbed	Other	100.0%
Captrust	9	Oct 4, 2019	Nov 27, 2019	BOSTON, MA	Firm absorbed	Other	60.0%

Relationships

Controls (4)

← VOGELZANG, MICHAEL, JAMESOwnerOWNER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← SHEA, RICHARD, DOwnerCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← Kirwan, Timothy, FrancisOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Dec 20, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← BIRDSONG CAPITAL, LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (3)

← KRUPKA, MICHAEL, ALANOwnerOWNER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← KRUPKA, LLCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (2)

→ CAPTRUSTRegistered adviser9 advisors, firm absorbed
Oct 4, 2019 to Nov 27, 2019factForm ADV
→ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviser5 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Oct 30, 2019 to Nov 7, 2019factForm ADV

Registered with (19)

← DOUGLAS ANDREW RILEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2006 to Oct 30, 2019factForm ADV
← DAVID ANDREW HANNAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 30, 2009 to Oct 30, 2019factForm ADV
← JAMES WALTER GAULAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2006 to Oct 30, 2019factForm ADV
← ERIC RAYMOND EATONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 15, 2016 to Oct 30, 2019factForm ADV
← EDWARD MICHAEL MULRANEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 17, 2011 to Oct 30, 2019factForm ADV
← MICHAEL JAMES VOGELZANGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2006 to Oct 8, 2019factForm ADV
← Lawrence Charles John ManningAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2006 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← LAUREN CLAIRE LAMBERTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 7, 2016 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← Keith FaulknerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2006 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← Kristen Everett StewartAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2017 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← John Henry PetersonAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2007 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← Teresa Marie SamperiAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 8, 2016 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← Michael Patrick CollinsAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 29, 2016 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← Austin Mitchell LitvakAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 22, 2017 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← Jamie Taloumis HobkirkAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 31, 2018 to Oct 4, 2019factForm ADV
← MICHAEL JOSEPH DORSEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2012 to Aug 14, 2017factForm ADV
← John Angelo PagliucaAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 29, 2010 to Dec 21, 2012factForm ADV
← PATRICIA ANNE BOWLINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2006 to Mar 29, 2010factForm ADV
← SHAKEEL [NMN] DEWJIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2006 to May 27, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 20, 2018
Regulatory AUM changed
Boston Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $2.4B, down 52% from $5.1B (2018-03-29 to 2018-12-20)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$-2.7B

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:7a0c39fa-8eb1-286a-83a3-ee78e6751ce2
First observed: Mar 30, 2012
Last observed: Mar 29, 2019 91 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

BOSTON ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 140059

BOSTON, MA

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Data as of Mar 29, 2019 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BIRDSONG CAPITAL, LLC

Member

yes

04/2006

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 29, 2019

Kirwan, Timothy, Francis

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

11/2018

Dec 20, 2018

Mar 29, 2019

SHEA, RICHARD, D

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

yes

04/2006

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 29, 2019

VOGELZANG, MICHAEL, JAMES

Owner

yes

04/2006

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 29, 2019

VOGELZANG, MICHAEL, JAMES

PRESIDENT & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

yes

04/2006

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 29, 2019

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Member

05/2011

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 29, 2019

KRUPKA, LLC

Member

04/2006

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 29, 2019

KRUPKA, MICHAEL, ALAN

Owner

04/2006

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 29, 2019

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$2.2B

$2.1B

n/a

2017

Mar 29, 2018

$5.1B

$4.9B

n/a

2016

Mar 31, 2017

$4.8B

$4.6B

n/a

2015

Mar 31, 2016

$4.8B

$4.6B

n/a

2014

Mar 31, 2015

$2.8B

$2.6B

n/a

2013

Mar 31, 2014

$2.6B

$2.3B

n/a

2012

Mar 28, 2013

$2.3B

$2.1B

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$2.0B

$1.8B

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2018

$2.2B

$5.1B

-56.0%

$4.8B

-22.4%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLC

Oct 30, 2019

Nov 7, 2019

BOSTON, MA

Firm absorbed

Other

100.0%

Captrust

Oct 4, 2019

Nov 27, 2019

BOSTON, MA

Firm absorbed

Other

60.0%