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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

Unison

Independent wealth managerProvidence, Rhode IslandCRD 155470SEC 801-106874websiteIAPD
Legal name Unison Advisors LLC
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 29, 2015 · 13 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 4, 2015
RAUM
$2.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$1.9B individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$2.0B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
1
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.0B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 2016$1.0B then
HNW client RAUM$1.9B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 14, 2018$1.3B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 20161 then
Employees (5.A)1 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 20161 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+7.5% 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
  • UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
RAUM per advisor
$2.0BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
95derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$33.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$6.6MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-3.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.9B95%
  • Other investment advisers$70.4M3.5%
  • Charitable organizations$18.3M0.9%
  • Individuals$12.4M0.6%
Individual clients
38reported
HNW clients
57reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
305reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.03 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Nir KaissarChartered Financial AnalystProvidence, RiJul 3, 201321 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Nir Kaissar · Managing Member, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 05/2005 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Nir Kaissar
      y
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • unusually large average HNW clientStatic outlier · filing Mar 30, 2026
      HNW RAUM per HNW client of $33,683,719 against a peer median of $3,646,459 (1309 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 14.9 robust deviations)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,309) · 98% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 296 to 305
      Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW clients · 51 to 57
      Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual clients · 47 to 38
      Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0B
      Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $1.7B to $1.9B
      Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $14.3M to $12.4M
      Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0B
      Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Accounts · 289 to 296
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • HNW clients · 61 to 51
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • Individual clients · 40 to 47
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • HQ city · WASHINGTON to PROVIDENCE
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • HQ state · DC to RI
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.9B to $1.8B
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $1.8B to $1.7B
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $9.5M to $14.3M
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.9B to $1.8B
      Mar 13, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
    • Accounts · 282 to 289
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • HNW clients · 56 to 61
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Individual clients · 49 to 40
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.9B
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8B
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $13.8M to $9.5M
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • RAUM · $1.6B to $1.9B
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Accounts · 279 to 282
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • HNW clients · 58 to 56
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Individual clients · 53 to 49
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $1.4B to $1.6B
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $14.7M to $13.8M
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
      Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Accounts · 276 to 279
      Mar 15, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • HNW clients · 62 to 58
      Mar 15, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Individual clients · 45 to 53
      Mar 15, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.5B
      Mar 15, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $1.6B to $1.4B
      Mar 15, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $10.8M to $14.7M
      Mar 15, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • RAUM · $1.6B to $1.5B
      Mar 15, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Accounts · 294 to 276
      Jun 16, 2020 to Mar 15, 2021
    • HNW clients · 32 to 62
      Jun 16, 2020 to Mar 15, 2021
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • Unison reported RAUM $1.6B, up 45% from $1.1B (2020-06-16 to 2021-03-15)
      Mar 15, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    • Unison filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Oct 29, 2015 · First SEC registration · 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
    Website
    UNISONADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    646-290-7697reportedpublic 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
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $2.0Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026