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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

Townsend Holdings LLC

Institutional managerCleveland, OhioCRD 160006SEC 801-72968websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 12, 2011 · 51 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 10, 2012
RAUM
$20B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
80%
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
110
73 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
37
reported on Schedule D
History
51 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$20B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$6.8B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2020$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 30, 2026
Apr 1, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)110 as of Mar 30, 2026
Apr 1, 201379 then
Private funds37 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 201219 then
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year-6.3% a year over three
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
  • OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$20BderivedRAUM 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
$293MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
80%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
82%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
110.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.2derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween 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, hourly, fixed fees, performance-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$2.7B, 16 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • 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)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$14B72%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$3.3B17%
  • State and municipal entities$2.0B10%
  • Other investment advisers$203M1.0%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
45reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
67reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.7B for 16 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.18 institutional_share=0.82 related_bd=false 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
      51 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      East Sea Main Fund, LPOther Private Fund$1.0B2Mar 30, 2023
      Townsend Global (Lux) Series Fcp-RaifOther Private Fund$652M5Mar 30, 2021
      Townsend Real Estate Alpha Fund III, L.P.Other Private Fund$599M185Feb 9, 2017
      Townsend Real Estate Fund, LPOther Private Fund$545M11Mar 30, 2015
      Jdpt Fund, L.P.Other Private Fund$541M2Mar 31, 2014
      East Sea Sidecar, LPOther Private Fund$518M2Mar 30, 2023
      Gpf Real Estate LPOther Private Fund$446M2Apr 1, 2013
      Lake Tahoe IV, L.P.Other Private Fund$442M2Mar 31, 2019
      West Lake II, L.P.Other Private Fund$399M1Mar 31, 2019
      Gre Partnership Iia Co-Investment L.P.Other Private Fund$363M2Mar 30, 2021
      Townsend Real Estate Fund - E, L.P.Other Private Fund$324M20Mar 31, 2019
      Great Lakes Ndt, LPOther Private Fund$298M3Mar 30, 2020
      Voltesso Fund S.C.Sp. Sicav-RaifOther Private Fund$293M6Mar 30, 2021
      Townsend Strategic Ventures, LPOther Private Fund$273M2Mar 30, 2021
      West Lake, L.P.Other Private Fund$251M1Mar 30, 2015
      Townsend Real Estate Alpha Fund II, LPOther Private Fund$243M231Mar 30, 2015
      Townsend Balanced Real Estate FundOther Private Fund$223M129Dec 12, 2011
      Great Plains Pension, LPOther Private Fund$216M1Mar 30, 2020
      Sullivan Way Private Real Estate Fund, LPOther Private Fund$204M2Mar 30, 2022
      Kkt, L.P.Other Private Fund$192M2Mar 30, 2022
      The Townsend Consortium Fund, L.P.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$166M4Dec 12, 2011
      Lake Tahoe III, L.P.Other Private Fund$163M2Mar 23, 2016
      Gre Partnership Iib L.P.Other Private Fund$129M2Mar 30, 2021
      Townsend Real Estate Alpha Fund I, L.P.Other Private Fund$124M137Dec 12, 2011
      Gre Partnership Iia L.P.Other Private Fund$89.6M2Mar 30, 2021
      Townsend Opportunity Zone Fund, LPOther Private Fund$84.3M3Mar 30, 2021
      Cayuga Lake Fund, L.P.Other Private Fund$78.0M2Dec 12, 2011
      Penn Square Global Real Estate Fund I, L.P.Other Private Fund$76.5M99Dec 12, 2011
      Deere & Company Welfare Benefit Fund, LPOther Private Fund$74.2M2Mar 30, 2022
      Lake Tahoe II, L.P.Other Private Fund$66.8M2Apr 1, 2013
      Penn Square Global Real Estate Fund II, L.P.Other Private Fund$65.4M64Dec 12, 2011
      Townsend Europe Logistics Venture II Korea Feeder, LPOther Private Fund$64.0M1Mar 30, 2020
      Sa Special Situations Partnership, L.P.Other Private Fund$60.7M2Mar 23, 2016
      Commonfund Strategic Solutions Real Estate Opportunity Fund 2014, L.P.Other Private Fund$50.4M49Mar 30, 2015
      Commonfund Strategic Solutions Real Estate Opportunity Fund 2011, L.P.Other Private Fund$38.9M37Dec 12, 2011
      Townsend Re Global Special Situations, L.P.Other Private Fund$38.8M1Mar 31, 2019
      Kvt, L.P.Other Private Fund$31.0M2Mar 30, 2018
      Lake Tahoe, L.P.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$27.0M2Dec 12, 2011
      Strategic Real Estate Fund-2001, L.P.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$17.9M115Dec 12, 2011
      Profimex Global Real Estate Fund I, L.P.Other Private Fund$17.4M49Mar 30, 2012
      All funds of Townsend Holdings LLC
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Demetrio Anthony Frammartino · Chairman And Ceocontrol
        since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Lee Ronald Weihrauch · Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 03/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • Brooke Aimee May · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 12/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • Michael Brian White · Chief Financial Officer
        since 01/2015 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Townsend Blocker Corp. · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Rvf Am Buyer Corp · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Townsend Blocker Corp.
      • Rvf Am, I LLC · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Rvf Am Buyer Corp
      • Trc Rvf Am, LLC · Owner
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Rvf Am, I LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Cerep III Secondary Manager, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Cfssg Real Estate Partners I, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Cfssg Real Estate Partners II, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • East Sea Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Gpe IV Korea Feeder General Partner, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Jdpt Manager, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Kkt Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Kvt Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Lake Erie Real Estate General Partner Limited
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Lake Tahoe II Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Lake Tahoe III Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Lake Tahoe IV Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Njm Fund Gp LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Penn Square Manager II, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Sa Special Situations General Partner, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Tg Voltesso Gp S.A.R.L.
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • The Key West Saxon Group, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • The Townsend Group LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Alpha Manager I, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Alpha Manager II, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Alpha Manager III, L.P.
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Capital Solutions Manager IV, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Great Lakes And Plains Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Group Asia Ltd.
        investment advisery
      • Townsend Group Europe Limited
        investment advisery
      • Townsend Opportunity Zone Fund Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Re Global Gp Limited
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Ref Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Townsend Strategic Ventures Gp, LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      • Ttg Core Plus Investments , LLC
        bankpooled vehicle sponsory
      Advisers that list Townsend Holdings LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • London, United Kingdom16 employees
      • Central, Hong Kong9 employees
      • San Francisco, CA8 employees
      ADV anomalies
      2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • unusually large average accountStatic outlier · filing Mar 30, 2026
        RAUM per account of $293,180,728 against a peer median of $33,688,642 (45 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 6.8 robust deviations)
        peers: institutional managers, $5B to $20B (45) · 100% percentile
      • large related person networkStatic outlier · filing Mar 30, 2026
        related persons on Schedule D 7.A of 34.0 against a peer median of 8.0 (33 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 4.4 robust deviations)
        peers: institutional managers, $5B to $20B (33) · 100% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 64 to 67
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 70 to 73
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · 24 to 45
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 36 to 16
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $8.2B to $2.7B
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 107 to 110
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $17B to $16B
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.8B to $3.9B
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $6.9B to $14B
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $8.8B to $3.3B
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $19B to $20B
        Jan 12, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Other offices · 3 to 4
        May 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
      • Accounts · 69 to 64
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 81 to 70
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Charity clients · 1 to 0
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Pension plan clients · 23 to 24
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 35 to 36
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $7.0B to $8.2B
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Employees · 120 to 107
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Private funds · 35 to 37
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $18B to $17B
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.5B to $2.8B
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $9.1B to $6.9B
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $7.6B to $8.8B
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • RAUM · $22B to $19B
        Aug 21, 2024 to May 1, 2025
      • Other offices · 5 to 3
        Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 21, 2024
      • Private funds · 39 to 35
        Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 21, 2024
      • Related broker-dealer · true to false
        Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 21, 2024
      • Accounts · 68 to 69
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 82 to 81
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 2 to 1
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · 20 to 23
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 39 to 35
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $8.5B to $7.0B
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 122 to 120
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $19B to $18B
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.3B to $4.5B
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $8.5B to $9.1B
        Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      Signals
      3 dated events
      • Demetrio Anthony Frammartino (President) appeared on Schedule A of Townsend Holdings Llc
        May 18, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Richard Terrance Ahern (Elected Manager, Chief Executive Officer & Member) no longer on Schedule A of Townsend Holdings Llc (listed 2022-03-30, absent 2022-05-18)
        May 18, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Townsend Holdings Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
        Dec 12, 2011 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
      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/the-townsend-group/posts/?feedView=allreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      TOWNSEND.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      216-781-9090reportedpublic 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
      Institutional managerderiveda 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