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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

Global Frontier Investments, LLC

Institutional managerCharleston, South CarolinaCRD 160105SEC 801-119118IAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 23, 2020 · 11 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 23, 2020
RAUM
$682M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
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
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
3
reported on Schedule D
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$682M as of Mar 31, 2026
Apr 1, 2021$232M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 31, 2026
Apr 1, 20212 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 31, 2026
Apr 1, 20212 then
Private funds3 as of Mar 31, 2026
Apr 1, 20213 then
RAUM +32% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 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
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
$170MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
85%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
+32%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-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$100M, 2 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Charitable organizations$578M85%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$104M15%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
4reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$100M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.15 institutional_share=0.85 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
      4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Global Frontier Quantum Opportunity Fund, LPVenture Capital Fund$56.2M18Jun 23, 2020
      Global Frontier Partners, LPHedge Fund$30.2M13Jun 23, 2020
      Global Frontier Technology Opportunity Fund, LPHedge Fund$8.3M70Apr 1, 2021
      Davis Capital Global Frontier Opportunities LLCHedge Fund$5.0M1Nov 4, 2024
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Grant William Dollens · Manager, Portfolio Managercontrol
        since 03/2011 · owns 50% to 75%
      • Edward William Greener · Cfo,Ccocontrol
        since 11/2011 · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • , 1 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 5 to 4
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 3
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $101M to $100M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 4 to 3
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $512M to $679M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.1M to $3.5M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $105M to $104M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $516M to $682M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Accounts · 4 to 5
        Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $190M to $101M
        Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $398M to $512M
        Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.0M to $4.1M
        Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $99.9M to $105M
        Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $403M to $516M
        Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 3 to 4
        Mar 29, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
      • Private funds · 3 to 4
        Mar 29, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $398M to $398M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $5.0M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $94.7M to $99.9M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
      • RAUM · $398M to $403M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $432M to $398M
        Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $190M to $94.7M
        Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · $432M to $398M
        Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
        Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $94.9M to $190M
        Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Custody of client assets · false to true
        Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $365M to $432M
        Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $94.9M to $190M
        Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • RAUM · $365M to $432M
        Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $55.0M to $94.9M
        Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 14, 2022
      • State-registered IARs · 2 to 0
        Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 14, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $232M to $365M
        Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 14, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $96.3M to $94.9M
        Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 14, 2022
      • RAUM · $232M to $365M
        Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 14, 2022
      • Accounts · 3 to 4
        Jun 23, 2020 to Apr 1, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 3
        Jun 23, 2020 to Apr 1, 2021
      • HQ city · SAUSALITO to CHARLESTON
        Jun 23, 2020 to Apr 1, 2021
      • HQ state · CA to SC
        Jun 23, 2020 to Apr 1, 2021
      • Private funds · 2 to 3
        Jun 23, 2020 to Apr 1, 2021
      Signals
      5 dated events
      • Global Frontier Investments, Llc reported RAUM $682.0M, up 32% from $516.4M (2025-03-31 to 2026-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Global Frontier Investments, Llc reported RAUM $516.4M, up 28% from $403.4M (2024-11-04 to 2025-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • Global Frontier Investments, Llc reported RAUM $364.9M, up 57% from $232.5M (2021-04-01 to 2022-03-14)
        Mar 14, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Global Frontier Investments, Llc reported RAUM $232.5M, up 95% from $119.4M (2020-06-23 to 2021-04-01)
        Apr 1, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • Global Frontier Investments, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jun 23, 2020 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Principal office phone
      415 402-0285reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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