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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

Vss Fund Management LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)New York, New YorkCRD 156600SEC 801-73930websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 14, 2012 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 29, 2012
RAUM
$1.2B
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
31
28 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
13
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.2B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 26, 2013$1.4B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 26, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)31 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 26, 201327 then
Private funds13 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 26, 20139 then
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+3.3% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 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
$90.2MderivedRAUM 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
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%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-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$1.2B100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
13reported
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=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
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      17 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Vss Structured Capital Parallel IV, L.P.Other Private Fund$158M68Mar 31, 2021
      Vss Structured Capital Parallel III, L.P.Other Private Fund$153M47Nov 4, 2015
      Vss Structured Capital IV, L.P.Other Private Fund$130M50Mar 31, 2021
      Vss Structured Capital III, L.P.Other Private Fund$110M39Nov 4, 2015
      Vss IV Spv, L.P.Private Equity Fund$52.6M2Mar 29, 2017
      Vs&A Communications Partners III, L.P.no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$37.3M2Feb 14, 2012
      Vss Structured Capital - Annex Fund, L.P.Other Private Fund$9.2M12Mar 30, 2016
      Vss IV Spv Parallel, L.P.Private Equity Fund$6.3M10Mar 29, 2017
      Vss IV Spv Parallel II, L.P.Private Equity Fund$3.3M5Mar 29, 2017
      Vss Structured Capital II, L.P.Other Private Fund$2.4M8Feb 14, 2012
      Vs&A Communications Parallel Partners III, L.P.no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$2.1M2Feb 14, 2012
      Vss Mezzanine Partners, L.P.Other Private Fund$1.7M3Feb 14, 2012
      Vs&A Communications Partners II, L.P.no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$1.6M55Feb 14, 2012
      Vss Structured Capital Parallel II, L.P.Other Private Fund$359,7903Feb 14, 2012
      Vss Communications Parallel Partners IV, L.P.no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$36,45849Feb 14, 2012
      Vss Communications Partners IV, L.P.no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$34,26355Feb 14, 2012
      Vss Communications Parallel II Partners IV, L.P.no longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$6,4222Feb 14, 2012
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Nmn Andrew Goscinski · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 04/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • Trent Randolph Hickman · Co-Managing Partnercontrol
        since 11/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Nmn Jacqueline Jacobs · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 11/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Taylor Jeffrey Stevenson · Managing Partnercontrol
        since 05/1982 · owns less than 5%
      • Taylor Jeffrey Stevenson · Managing Partnercontrol
        since 11/2024 · owns F of Stevenson Family 2012 Trust
      Entity owners
      • Vss Capital Partners, LLC · Owner
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Stevenson Family 2012 Trust · Owner
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Vss Capital Partners, LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • custody status changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
        custody of client assets (Item 9.A): yes on the filing of 2025-03-28, no on the filing of 2026-03-27
        peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (1,506)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 11 to 13
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 25 to 28
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 11 to 13
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Assets in custody · 977720047.0 to unset
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Custody of client assets · true to false
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Employees · 28 to 31
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Private funds · 11 to 13
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $978M to $1.2B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $978M to $1.2B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • RAUM · $978M to $1.2B
        Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $961M to $978M
        Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $961M to $978M
        Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $961M to $978M
        Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $961M to $978M
        Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 20 to 25
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $1.1B to $961M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Employees · 23 to 28
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $961M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.1B to $961M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · $1.1B to $961M
        Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 18 to 20
        Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Employees · 22 to 23
        Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 16 to 18
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Assets in custody · $906M to $1.0B
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Employees · 19 to 22
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $906M to $1.0B
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $906M to $1.0B
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • RAUM · $906M to $1.0B
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Accounts · 9 to 11
        Dec 10, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 9 to 11
        Dec 10, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Assets in custody · $547M to $906M
        Dec 10, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Employees · 21 to 19
        Dec 10, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Private funds · 9 to 11
        Dec 10, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $547M to $906M
        Dec 10, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $547M to $906M
        Dec 10, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      Signals
      3 dated events
      • Trent Randolph Hickman (Co-Managing Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Vss Fund Management Llc
        Dec 20, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Vss Fund Management Llc reported RAUM $906.3M, up 66% from $547.2M (2020-12-10 to 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • Vss Fund Management Llc reported RAUM $516.3M, down 33% from $766.9M (2018-10-05 to 2019-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/vsscapitalpartners/mycompanyreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      VSS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      212-935-4990reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 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