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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

Harvest Fund Advisors LLC

Other adviserWayne, PennsylvaniaCRD 154425SEC 801-71791websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 20, 2012 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 31, 2010
RAUM
$8.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
4.6%
$370M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
14
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
6
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$8.1B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 20, 2012$800M then
HNW client RAUM$370M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$511M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 20, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)14 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 9, 201313 then
Private funds6 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 20, 20124 then
RAUM +0.6% over the last fiscal year+9.4% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$8.1BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
170derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$40.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
66%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
14.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+0.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-8.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
yesreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • State and municipal entities$2.5B30%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$2.3B28%
  • Sovereign wealth funds$2.1B25%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$450M5.5%
  • High-net-worth individuals$370M4.6%
  • Charitable organizations$345M4.2%
  • Investment companies$120M1.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$30.0M0.4%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
170reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
202reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $308M managedreported
Custody of client assets
$0 for 0 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.05 fund_share=0.3 institutional_share=0.66 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
      Every departureEvery arrival
      Private funds
      9 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Harvest Mlp Income Fund LLCOther Private Fund$1.2B239Mar 20, 2012
      Harvest Mlp Income Fund II LLCOther Private Fund$310M56Mar 20, 2012
      Harvest Mlp Income Fund III LLCOther Private Fund$210M34Mar 9, 2013
      Blackstone Harvest Energy Opportunity Fund LLCOther Private Fund$20.0M3Mar 28, 2024
      Harvest Energy Fund LLCHedge Fund$20.0M9Mar 9, 2013
      805-8578814602no longer reportedHedge Fund$7.0M10Mar 20, 2012
      805-9167478691no longer reportedHedge Fund$5.0M5Mar 20, 2012
      Blackstone Harvest Megatrends Lo LLCOther Private Fund$1.0M2Mar 28, 2024
      Harvest Sf Mlp Partners LPOther Private Fund$500,0002Mar 1, 2017
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Mitchell Eric Conklin · Managing Partnercontrol
        since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Jared Anthony Merhige · Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 11/2005 · owns less than 5%
      • Augustine John Simkiss · Executive Officercontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Harvest Fund Holdco L.P. · Sole Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. · Sole Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Intermediary Holdco L.L.C.
      • Blackstone Group Holdings L.L.C. · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Blackstone Group Holdings L.P.
      • Blackstone Group Holdings L.P. · Limited Partner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P.
      • Blackstone Harvest Holdco L.L.C. · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Harvest Fund Holdco L.P.
      • Blackstone Holdings I L.P. · Sole Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Group Holdings L.L.C.
      • Blackstone Holdings I L.P. · Sole Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Advisory Services L.L.C.
      • Blackstone Holdings I L.P. · Limited Partner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Group Holdings L.P.
      • Blackstone Holdings I/II Gp LLC · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Blackstone Holdings I L.P.
      • Blackstone Inc. · Sole Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Holdings I/II Gp LLC · public reporting company
      • Blackstone Intermediary Holdco L.L.C. · Sole Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Harvest Holdco L.L.C.
      • Blackstone Advisory Services L.L.C. · General Partner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P.
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Harvest Fund Advisors LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • New York, NY
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • affiliate changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        insurance affiliate (Item 7.A.10): no on the filing of 2025-03-28, yes on the filing of 2026-03-30
        peers: other advisers, $5B to $20B (134)
      How anomalies are measured
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 218 to 202
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW clients · 185 to 170
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 15 to 14
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $8.1B to $8.1B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $380M to $370M
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $470M to $450M
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.3B to $2.3B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $8.1B to $8.1B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Related insurance company · false to true
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $327M to $308M
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Accounts · 244 to 218
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 7 to 9
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • HNW clients · 213 to 185
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Employees · 13 to 15
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $6.3B to $8.1B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $330M to $380M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $330M to $470M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.7B to $2.3B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $6.3B to $8.1B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $283M to $327M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 269 to 244
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 7
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW clients · 229 to 213
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 6
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 15 to 13
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Private funds · 5 to 6
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $6.2B to $6.3B
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $270M to $330M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $0 to $330M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.8B to $1.7B
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $6.2B to $6.3B
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $227M to $283M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 287 to 269
        Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • BD registered reps · 2 to 1
        Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • HNW clients · 240 to 229
        Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
        Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $7.5B to $6.2B
        Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      Signals
      4 dated events
      • Harvest Fund Advisors Llc reported RAUM $8.1B, up 29% from $6.3B (2024-03-28 to 2025-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • B David Thayer (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Harvest Fund Advisors Llc (listed 2022-11-01, absent 2023-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Augustine John Simkiss (Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Harvest Fund Advisors Llc
        Mar 31, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Harvest Fund Advisors Llc reported RAUM $6.4B, down 38% from $10.4B (2020-06-24 to 2021-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      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/blackstonegroupreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      apple.co/31Pe1Ggreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      610-293-7800reportedpublic 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
      Other adviserderiveda 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