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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Cougar Global Investments

Other adviserToronto, CRD 109439SEC 801-55379websiteIAPD
Legal name Cougar Global Investments Limited
Latest filing Dec 15, 2025
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2012 · 36 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 9, 1998
RAUM
$1.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
36 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.5B as of Dec 15, 2025
Mar 26, 2012$175M then
HNW client RAUM$35.3M as of Jan 4, 2021
Dec 22, 2017$42.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Dec 15, 2025
Jan 7, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Dec 15, 2025
Jan 7, 201311 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +7.9% over the last fiscal year+1.0% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 15, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$175,093derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+4.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$113,355100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
8,630reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $1.5B managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Scott Matthew Johnson · Directorcontrol
        since 10/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • Edward Rick IV · Directorcontrol
        since 06/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • Daniel Damian Sousa · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Raymond James International Holdings Canada · Shareholder
        direct · owns 75% or more · public reporting company
      • Raymond James Financial Inc · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Raymond James International Holdings · public reporting company
      • Raymond James International Holdings · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Raymond James International Holdings Canada · public reporting company
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Cougar Global Investments as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 8,717 to 8,630
        Dec 13, 2024 to Dec 15, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Dec 13, 2024 to Dec 15, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Dec 13, 2024 to Dec 15, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5B
        Dec 13, 2024 to Dec 15, 2025
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5B
        Dec 13, 2024 to Dec 15, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $1.4B to $1.5B
        Dec 13, 2024 to Dec 15, 2025
      • Accounts · 9,110 to 8,717
        Dec 8, 2023 to Dec 13, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $99,289 to $113,355
        Dec 8, 2023 to Dec 13, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5B
        Dec 8, 2023 to Dec 13, 2024
      • RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5B
        Dec 8, 2023 to Dec 13, 2024
      • Accounts · 9,053 to 9,110
        Dec 2, 2022 to Dec 8, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $142,801 to $99,289
        Dec 2, 2022 to Dec 8, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · 55602.0 to unset
        Dec 2, 2022 to Dec 8, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.4B
        Dec 2, 2022 to Dec 8, 2023
      • RAUM · $1.4B to $1.4B
        Dec 2, 2022 to Dec 8, 2023
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $1.4B to $1.4B
        Dec 2, 2022 to Dec 8, 2023
      • Accounts · 8,848 to 9,053
        Aug 29, 2022 to Dec 2, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $163,577 to $142,801
        Aug 29, 2022 to Dec 2, 2022
      • Individual RAUM · $61,784 to $55,602
        Aug 29, 2022 to Dec 2, 2022
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.4B
        Aug 29, 2022 to Dec 2, 2022
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.4B
        Aug 29, 2022 to Dec 2, 2022
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $1.5B to $1.4B
        Aug 29, 2022 to Dec 2, 2022
      • Accounts · 8,376 to 8,848
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Advisory activities · 3 to 1
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Charity clients · 2 to 0
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Corporate clients · 11 to 0
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • HNW clients · 29 to 0
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Individual clients · 82.0 to unset
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Employees · 9 to 3
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $124M to $163,577
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • HNW RAUM · 35341821.0 to unset
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Individual RAUM · $12.3M to $61,784
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.5B
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · 0.0 to unset
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $1.2B to $1.5B
        Jul 12, 2021 to Dec 3, 2021
      • Charity clients · 4 to 2
        Sep 16, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021
      • Accounts · 8,489 to 8,376
        Sep 16, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        Sep 16, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021
      • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
        Sep 16, 2020 to Jan 4, 2021
      Signals
      8 dated events
      • Dixon Paul Allison (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Cougar Global Investments (listed 2023-12-08, absent 2024-12-13)
        Dec 13, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Daniel Damian Sousa (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Cougar Global Investments
        Aug 29, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Cooper James Abbott (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Cougar Global Investments (listed 2021-01-04, absent 2021-07-12)
        Jul 12, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Edward Rick Iv (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Cougar Global Investments
        Jul 12, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Scott Matthew Johnson (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Cougar Global Investments
        Apr 9, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Wolfe Courtland James (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Cougar Global Investments (listed 2019-04-26, absent 2019-12-20)
        Dec 20, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Cougar Global Investments reported RAUM $1.2B, up 663% from $160.5M (2018-01-19 to 2018-12-21)
        Dec 21, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      • Cougar Global Investments reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
        Jan 7, 2013 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      CA.LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/COUGAR-GLOBAL-INVESTMENTS-LPreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      rjinvestmentmanagement.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      416-368-5255reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Dec 15, 2025
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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      Sep 14, 2026