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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

Long Short Advisors, LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Palm Beach Gardens, FloridaCRD 153632SEC 801-71538websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 23, 2010
RAUM
$154M
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
4
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$154M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$44.0M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -24% over the last fiscal year+5.9% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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
$154MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-24%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 investment companiesreportedItem 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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$154M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false 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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Edward Matthew West · Managing Member / Chief Executive Officercontrol
    since 03/2010 · owns 75% or more
  • Melissa Kelly Christopher · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 12/2018 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Long Short Advisors, LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Palm Beach Gardens, Fl · principal000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Employees · 5 to 4
    Jun 11, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Jun 11, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $204M to $154M
    Jun 11, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • RAUM · $204M to $154M
    Jun 11, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Mar 27, 2025 to Jun 11, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 1
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Employees · 4 to 5
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 0
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $186M to $204M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • RAUM · $186M to $204M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
    Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $161M to $186M
    Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $161M to $186M
    Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $130M to $161M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
  • RAUM · $130M to $161M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • Employees · 3 to 4
    Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0
    Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $142M to $130M
    Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • RAUM · $142M to $130M
    Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
    Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • HQ city · unset to PALM BEACH GARDENS
    Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • HQ state · unset to FL
    Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $110M to $142M
    Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • RAUM · $110M to $142M
    Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $92.2M to $110M
    Jan 8, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
  • RAUM · $92.2M to $110M
    Jan 8, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Jan 8, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
  • Advisory employees · 1 to 2
    Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 8, 2021
  • HQ city · PHILADELPHIA to unset
    Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 8, 2021
  • HQ state · PA to unset
    Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 8, 2021
  • State-registered IARs · 0 to 2
    Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 8, 2021
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 1
    Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
  • Employees · 5 to 3
    Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0
    Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 0
    Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
Signals
7 dated events
  • Gregory Patrick Gerhartz left Long Short Advisors, Llc for Blueprint Investment Partners Llc (registered 2024-02-01)
    Oct 23, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dane Francis Czaplicki left Long Short Advisors, Llc for Nexwealth Llc (registered 2021-12-10)
    Mar 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kelly Melissa Christopher (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Long Short Advisors, Llc
    Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Francis Dane Czaplicki (Director Of Research) no longer on Schedule A of Long Short Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-03-29, absent 2020-03-30)
    Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Kelly Melissa Bubeck (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Long Short Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-03-29, absent 2020-03-30)
    Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Kelly Melissa Bubeck (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Long Short Advisors, Llc
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Joseph Christopher Topolewski (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Long Short Advisors, Llc (listed 2018-11-15, absent 2019-03-29)
    Mar 29, 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/long-short-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
longshortadvisors.com/lsofxreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
215-399-9409reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 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