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SEC-registered adviser

A•••••• F••••••••• R•••••••• L••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Cambridge, MassachusettsCRD 167645SEC 801-121001websiteIAPD
Latest filing Apr 6, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2021 · 8 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 29, 2021
RAUM
$143M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$71.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
8 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$143M as of Apr 6, 2026
Mar 30, 2022$241M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Apr 6, 2026
Mar 30, 20222 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Apr 6, 2026
Mar 30, 20225 then
Private funds2 as of Apr 6, 2026
Mar 30, 20222 then
RAUM -4.7% over the last fiscal year-5.3% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 6, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$71.4MderivedRAUM 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
$20.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
19%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-4.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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$111M78%
  • Charitable organizations$27.7M19%
  • Corporations and businesses$4.0M2.8%
  • Other investment advisers$75,7320.1%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
3reported
Accounts
7reported
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=0.78 institutional_share=0.19 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
T••••••• H• W•••••••••Chartered Financial AnalystCambridge, MaFeb 2, 201613 y0
K•••• F•••••• C•••••Chartered Financial AnalystNew York, Ny Aug 30, 201713 y0
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
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      A•• C••••••••• V••••• L•Hedge Fund$95.9M37Mar 30, 2021
      A•• V•••• P•••••••• L•••Hedge Fund$13.8M7Mar 28, 2012
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • C•••••• K••••• F•••••• · Membercontrol
        since 05/2013 · owns 25% to 50%
      • W••••••••• T•••••••• H• · Manager, Membercontrol
        since 01/2013 · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • A•• C• G•• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • A•• V• G•• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Cambridge, Ma · principal200
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Apr 6, 2026
        institutional share of RAUM of 19% against a peer median of 0% (1568 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 6.5 robust deviations)
        peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,568) · 98% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 10 to 7
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Employees · 6 to 5
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $150M to $143M
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $73,539 to $75,732
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $104M to $111M
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • RAUM · $150M to $143M
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Accounts · 11 to 10
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Charity clients · unset to 3.0
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Corporate clients · unset to 3.0
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $161M to $150M
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.5M to $73,539
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $110M to $104M
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • RAUM · $163M to $150M
        May 31, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $163M to $161M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 30, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.7M to $2.5M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 30, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $105M to $110M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 30, 2024
      • RAUM · $168M to $163M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 30, 2024
      • Charity clients · 5.0 to unset
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Employees · 5 to 6
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $228M to $163M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $13.0M to $4.7M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $124M to $105M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • RAUM · $241M to $168M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Accounts · 7 to 11
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 2 to 4
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Charity clients · unset to 5.0
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Employees · 3 to 5
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $135M to $228M
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $13.0M
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $81.4M to $124M
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • RAUM · $135M to $241M
        Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      Signals
      5 dated events
      • G•••••••• D•••••• D••••••••• (Cco And Director Of Finance) no longer on Schedule A of A•••••• F••••••••• R•••••••• L•• (listed 2024-03-30, absent 2024-05-31)
        May 31, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • John David Breazzano (Manager And President) no longer on Schedule A of A•••••• F••••••••• R•••••••• L•• (listed 2021-03-30, absent 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • A•••••• F••••••••• R•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $240.9M, up 78% from $135.3M (2021-03-30 to 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • G•••••••• D•••••• D••••••••• (Cco And Director Of Finance) appeared on Schedule A of A•••••• F••••••••• R•••••••• L••
        Mar 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • A•••••• F••••••••• R•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Mar 30, 2021 · 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
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/applied-fundamental-research-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Website
      A••••••FR.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      617-360-7176reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 6, 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
      $71.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026