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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

Commons Capital, LLC

Independent wealth managerNeedham, MassachusettsCRD 165738SEC 801-113208website IAPD

Latest filing Aug 31, 2026

First filing on the tape Apr 11, 2018 · 20 filings

SEC status approved since May 7, 2018

RAUM

$307M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

92%

of RAUM

Private clients

100%

$307M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$61.5M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

6 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

20 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$307M as of Aug 31, 2026

Mar 11, 2019$95.4M then

HNW client RAUM$292M as of Aug 31, 2026

Mar 11, 2019$80.4M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Aug 31, 2026

Mar 11, 20193 then

Employees (5.A)6 as of Aug 31, 2026

Mar 11, 20193 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +25% over the last fiscal year+26% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Aug 31, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets

RAUM per advisor: $61.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 45derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $1.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $422,258derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 92%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +25%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: -2.2%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program: $307MreportedItem 5.I
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)
receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

High-net-worth individuals$292M95%
Individuals$15.3M5.0%

Individual clients: 66reported
HNW clients: 160reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: n/areported
Accounts: 728reported
Financial planning clients: 11-25reported
Wrap fee programs: $0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets: noreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis: private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Rose Mary Thompson	Needham, Ma	Dec 14, 2012	24 y	2
Jonathan David Straus	Needham, Ma	Dec 14, 2012	26 y	3
Malik A Smith	Needham, Ma	Aug 21, 2019	15 y	3
Robert Michael Manschot	New York, Ny	Jul 21, 2021	29 y	0
Nicholas Lee Dutter	Needham, Ma	Feb 19, 2026	13 y	1

Advisor movement

2 left, 1 joined in 12 months

net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 40% of current headcount2 left over 36 months

Left, latest

Kimball Bullard Halsey to Radius Capital Advisors
Apr 6, 2026 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
Helen Gayle Jamieson to Radius Capital Advisors
Apr 6, 2026 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
Michael P. Gross to Rising Tides Financial, LLC
Dec 21, 2015 · RIA to a state-registered adviser

Joined, latest

Nicholas Lee Dutter from Truist Advisory Services, Inc.
Feb 19, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Helen Gayle Jamieson from Radius Capital Management, LLC
Jan 13, 2025 · Other
Kimball Bullard Halsey from Radius Capital Management, LLC
Dec 24, 2024 · Other
Malik A Smith from Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Aug 21, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Rose Mary Thompson from B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.
Dec 14, 2012 · Other
Jonathan David Straus from B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.
Dec 14, 2012 · Other

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

2 left for Radius Capital Advisors
Apr 6, 2026 · Concord, Ma

2 joined from Radius Capital Management, LLC
Feb 11, 2025 · Cambridge, Ma

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

David Jonathan Straus · Founding Principal, Portfolio Manager And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 10/2012 · owns 75% or more

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

No related person reported.

Advisers that list Commons Capital, LLC as a related person

38751 n

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined	Left	Teams out	Forming
Needham, Ma · principal	5	1	1	1
Westford, Ma	0	0	1

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

New York, NY1 employees

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Other offices · 3 to 1
Apr 16, 2026 to Aug 31, 2026
Accounts · 648 to 728
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
BD registered reps · 2 to 1
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
HNW clients · 140 to 160
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Individual clients · 91 to 66
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Financial planning clients · 0 to 11-25
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Other offices · 1 to 3
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $213M to $282M
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
HNW RAUM · $236M to $292M
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Individual RAUM · $10.4M to $15.3M
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Non-discretionary RAUM · $33.3M to $25.4M
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
RAUM · $246M to $307M
Mar 18, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
Feb 20, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025
Accounts · 487 to 648
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Advisory employees · 4 to 6
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
HNW clients · 44 to 140
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Individual clients · 130 to 91
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Employees · 4 to 6
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
State-registered IARs · 4 to 6
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $161M to $213M
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
HNW RAUM · $141M to $236M
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Individual RAUM · $32.0M to $10.4M
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.4M to $33.3M
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
RAUM · $173M to $246M
Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 20, 2025
Accounts · 485 to 487
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
Advisory activities · 3 to 2
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
HNW clients · 54 to 44
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
Individual clients · 113 to 130
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $151M to $161M
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
HNW RAUM · $142M to $141M
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
Individual RAUM · $12.7M to $32.0M
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.1M to $12.4M
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
RAUM · $155M to $173M
Mar 14, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
Accounts · 432 to 485
Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
Advisory activities · 2 to 3
Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
HNW clients · 46 to 54
Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023

Signals

5 dated events

Helen Gayle Jamieson left Commons Capital, Llc for Radius Capital Advisors (registered 2026-04-30)
Apr 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Kimball Bullard Halsey left Commons Capital, Llc for Radius Capital Advisors (registered 2026-04-30)
Apr 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
2 advisors left Commons Capital, LLC (Needham, MA) for Radius Capital Advisors on the same day
Apr 6, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
2 advisors left Radius Capital Management, LLC (Cambridge, MA) for Commons Capital, LLC on the same day
Feb 11, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
Commons Capital Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Apr 11, 2018 · 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

Business phone: 617-431-7200reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/commonscapitalreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website: commonsllc.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone: (617) 431-7200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 31, 2026
Contact form: commonsllc.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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: $61.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026