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SEC-registered adviser

Merganser Capital Management, LLC

Other adviserBoston, MassachusettsCRD 169258SEC 801-78733websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 21, 2013 · 24 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 18, 2013
RAUM
$18B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.1%
$24.3M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
32
11 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
reported on Schedule D
History
24 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$18B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 2014$7.1B then
HNW client RAUM$24.3M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$48.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 20140 then
Employees (5.A)32 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 201427 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 20144 then
RAUM +3.6% over the last fiscal year+8.9% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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
$141MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
31%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
+3.6%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 assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$534M, 4 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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Corporations and businesses$11B62%
  • State and municipal entities$2.6B15%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.3B13%
  • Investment companies$612M3.6%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$534M3.1%
  • Insurance companies$445M2.6%
  • High-net-worth individuals$24.3M0.1%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
11reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
125reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $259M managedreported
Custody of client assets
$534M for 4 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.06 institutional_share=0.31 related_bd=false related_bank=true 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
      7 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Merganser Short Term Bond Fund LLCOther Private Fund$436M39Mar 14, 2012
      Merganser Floating Rate Bond Fund LLCOther Private Fund$98.6M6Mar 27, 2014
      Merganser Core Bond Fund IIOther Private Fund$56.4M4Mar 27, 2017
      Merganser Short Income Fund, LLCOther Private Fund$40.0M2Mar 27, 2020
      Merganser Core Plus Bond Fund LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$22.5M24Mar 14, 2012
      Merganser Intermediate Term Bond Fund II LLCOther Private Fund$6.2M2Mar 23, 2015
      Merganser Core Bond Fund LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$4.0M1Mar 6, 2013
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Charles Jeffrey Addis · Chief Operating Officer, Principalcontrol
        since 10/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Joseph Michael Cloutier · Chief Marketing Officer, Managing Principal, Directorcontrol
        since 10/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • Gerald Marc Puglia · Directorcontrol
        since 10/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Jude Paul Salem · Directorcontrol
        since 12/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • M Andrew Smock · Chief Investment Officer, Principal, Director (Chairman)control
        since 07/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • Ann Kimberly Voss · Chief Compliance Officer, Principalcontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • James Thomas Gahan · Special Investment Trusteecontrol
        since 12/2019 · owns F of Gahan 2019 Descendants' Trust
      • Milton Jonathan Nelson · Shareholdercontrol
        since 11/2006 · owns 75% or more of Fund Management Inc.
      • R Dolores Gahan · Investment Trustee
        since 12/2019 · owns F of Gahan 2019 Descendants' Trust
      • Joseph Michael Gahan · Independent Trustee
        since 12/2019 · owns F of Gahan 2019 Descendants' Trust
      Entity owners
      • Merganser Management Holdings LLC · Member
        direct · owns 10% to 25%
      • Providence Equity Capital Markets Merganser LLC · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Fund Management Inc. · Non-Managing Member
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.
      • Gahan 2019 Descendants' Trust · Member
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Providence Equity Capital Markets Merganser LLC
      • Providence Equity Global Group L.L.C. · Non-Managing Member
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.
      • Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. · Member
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Providence Equity Capital Markets Merganser LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Providence Equity Advisors Mauritius Limited
        investment advisern
      • Providence Equity Llp
        investment adviserbankn
      • Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.
        investment adviserbankyRAUM $24B
      Advisers that list Merganser Capital Management, LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 126 to 125
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 10 to 11
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 82 to 83
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $647M to $534M
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 30 to 32
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $17B to $18B
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $22.7M to $24.3M
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $2.1B to $2.3B
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $647M to $534M
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $17B to $18B
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $232M to $259M
        Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Accounts · 127 to 126
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 11 to 10
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 95 to 82
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Pension plan clients · 8 to 11
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 4
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $636M to $647M
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Employees · 32 to 30
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Private funds · 5 to 4
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $16B to $17B
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $22.0M to $22.7M
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $1.8B to $2.1B
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $636M to $647M
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • RAUM · $16B to $17B
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $221M to $232M
        Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Accounts · 123 to 127
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 93 to 95
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $579M to $636M
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Employees · 33 to 32
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $14B to $16B
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $36.9M to $22.0M
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8B
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $579M to $636M
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $14B to $16B
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $226M to $221M
        Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Accounts · 115 to 123
        Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Corporate clients · 80 to 93
        Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Pension plan clients · 10 to 8
        Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $537M to $579M
        Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
      Signals
      10 dated events
      • Jude Paul Salem (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Merganser Capital Management, Llc
        Dec 18, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • K Jennifer Wynn (Portfolio Manager, Chief Diversity And Esg Officer, Principal, Director) no longer on Schedule A of Merganser Capital Management, Llc (listed 2023-01-03, absent 2023-03-27)
        Mar 27, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Ann Kimberly Voss (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Merganser Capital Management, Llc
        Jan 3, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Joseph Michael Cloutier (Chief Marketing Officer, Managing Principal) appeared on Schedule A of Merganser Capital Management, Llc
        Jan 5, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Clarke John Clavin (Executive Vice President, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Director) no longer on Schedule A of Merganser Capital Management, Llc (listed 2020-10-15, absent 2021-03-23)
        Mar 23, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • K Jennifer Wynn (Portfolio Manager Chief Diversity And Esg Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Merganser Capital Management, Llc
        Mar 23, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Merganser Capital Management, Llc reported RAUM $12.1B, up 31% from $9.3B (2020-01-08 to 2020-03-27)
        Mar 27, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      • Jude Paul Salem (Director, Chairman) no longer on Schedule A of Merganser Capital Management, Llc (listed 2019-03-25, absent 2019-06-18)
        Jun 18, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Murphy Acquisition Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
        Oct 21, 2013 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
      • Murphy Acquisition Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Oct 21, 2013 · 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
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/merganser-capital-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      merganser.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      617-494-1000reportedpublic 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
      Other adviserderiveda 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