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SEC-registered adviser

Alphasimplex Group, LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Boston, MassachusettsCRD 128356SEC 801-62448websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 53 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 23, 2003
RAUM
$3.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
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
33
17 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
53 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$3.1B as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$3.5B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 28, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)33 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 28, 201332 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 30, 20122 then
RAUM -29% over the last fiscal year-19% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 2026; 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
$193MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.8%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
-29%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 assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companies, otherreportedItem 5.G
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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$1.5B50%
  • Investment companies$1.4B45%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$149M4.8%
  • Corporations and businesses$243,9240.0%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
16reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.95 institutional_share=0.05 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=1.0derived
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
      Private funds
      4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Adaptive Trend Fund, L.P.Hedge Fund$939M10Mar 30, 2017
      Alphasimplex Quantitative Global Macro Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$116M10Mar 30, 2012
      Permal Alpha Simplex Ltd.no longer reportedHedge Fund$16.5M3Mar 30, 2012
      Alphasimplex Ats Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$13.5M14Feb 26, 2014
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Robert George Aylward · Chief Executive Officer Of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.control
        since 04/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Michiel Arnout Eikeboom · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 03/2005 · owns less than 5%
      • Chamberlain Jennifer Gooch · Head Of Business Finance And Operationscontrol
        since 05/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • Ryan Brent Mathus · Chief Commercial Officercontrol
        since 10/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Cynthia Andra Purkalitis · Executive Vice President And Chief Legal Officer Of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.control
        since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Borger Ellerton Duncan Wilkinson · Presidentcontrol
        since 10/2007 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Virtus Partners, Inc. · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. · Sole Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Virtus Partners, Inc. · public reporting company
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Alphasimplex Group, LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • RAUM down 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 26, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $4,340,233,892 to $3,085,939,176 (-29.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-25 and 2026-03-26; the peer median change was +11.0% (1368 comparable advisers, 3.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (1,368) · 3.4% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory employees · 18 to 17
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Employees · 41 to 33
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.3B to $3.1B
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $130M to $149M
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.8B to $1.5B
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • RAUM · $4.3B to $3.1B
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Jun 11, 2025 to Jul 15, 2025
      • Accounts · 13 to 16
        Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 19 to 18
        Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
      • Employees · 44 to 41
        Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.5B to $4.3B
        Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $151M to $130M
        Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.4B to $1.8B
        Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
      • RAUM · $4.5B to $4.3B
        Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
      • Accounts · 15 to 13
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 18 to 19
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 0 to 1
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Employees · 41 to 44
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $5.8B to $4.5B
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $169M to $151M
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.5B to $1.4B
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • RAUM · $5.8B to $4.5B
        Dec 6, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 20 to 18
        Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
      • Employees · 44 to 41
        Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.0B to $5.8B
        Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $168M to $169M
        Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.2B to $1.5B
        Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
      • RAUM · $4.0B to $5.8B
        Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
      • Accounts · 16 to 15
        Jul 14, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.7B to $4.0B
        Jul 14, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Pension RAUM · $167M to $168M
        Jul 14, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $979M to $1.2B
        Jul 14, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • RAUM · $3.7B to $4.0B
        Jul 14, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 23 to 20
        Jan 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 5
        Jan 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Employees · 49 to 44
        Jan 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.1B to $3.7B
        Jan 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 167228836.0
        Jan 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.1B to $979M
        Jan 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
      • RAUM · $4.1B to $3.7B
        Jan 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
      Signals
      18 dated events
      • Alphasimplex Group, Llc reported RAUM $3.1B, down 29% from $4.3B (2025-12-15 to 2026-03-26)
        Mar 26, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Ryan Brent Mathus (Chief Commercial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc
        Oct 31, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Robert George Aylward (Chief Executive Officer Of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.) appeared on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc
        Dec 6, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Cynthia Andra Purkalitis (Executive Vice President And Chief Legal Officer Of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.) appeared on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc
        Dec 6, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Robert George Aylward (Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2023-04-11, absent 2023-05-03)
        May 3, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Theodore James Orfanos (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2023-03-22, absent 2023-04-11)
        Apr 11, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Lawrence David Giunta (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2023-03-22, absent 2023-04-11)
        Apr 11, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Daniel-Joseph Alexander Healy (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2023-03-22, absent 2023-04-11)
        Apr 11, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Ryan Brent Mathus (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2023-03-22, absent 2023-04-11)
        Apr 11, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Robert George Aylward (Chief Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc
        Apr 11, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Norman Eric Ward (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2023-03-22, absent 2023-04-11)
        Apr 11, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Alphasimplex Group, Llc reported RAUM $5.8B, up 45% from $4.0B (2022-11-03 to 2023-03-22)
        Mar 22, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • Ryan Brent Mathus (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc
        Jun 21, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Theodore James Orfanos (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc
        Jan 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Mills Beverly Bearden (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2020-08-03, absent 2021-01-08)
        Jan 8, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Chamberlain Jennifer Gooch (Director, Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc
        May 31, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Alphasimplex Group, Llc reported RAUM $4.6B, down 25% from $6.1B (2019-02-28 to 2019-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      • Anthony Kendall Walker (Director, Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Alphasimplex Group, Llc (listed 2018-08-22, absent 2019-02-28)
        Feb 28, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      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
      LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/ALPHASIMPLEXreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      ALPHASIMPLEX.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      617-475-7100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 2026
      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
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026