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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Sdm Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserSan Francisco, CaliforniaCRD 170014SEC 801-79598IAPD
Latest filing Aug 22, 2014
First filing on the tape Apr 4, 2014 · 5 filings
RAUM
n/a
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
n/a
of RAUM
Private clients
n/a
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$0 as of Apr 18, 2014
Apr 4, 2014$0 then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Aug 22, 2014
Apr 4, 20142 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Aug 22, 2014
Apr 4, 20144 then
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 22, 2014; 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
unknownderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
unknownderivedof RAUM
Institutional
unknownderivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 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 feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
n/areported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
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
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Andrew Richard Hillsbery · Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 11/2013 · owns 10% to 25%
  • David Stephen Mayer · Managing Membercontrol
    since 11/2013 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Sd Mayer & Associates, Llp
    insurancen
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
San Francisco, Ca · principal200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Aug 1, 2014 to Aug 22, 2014
  • Accounts · 0.0 to unset
    Apr 18, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014
  • Advisory activities · 5 to 3
    Apr 18, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014
  • Discretionary RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Apr 18, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Apr 18, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014
  • RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Apr 18, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014
Signals
1 dated events
  • Sdm Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Apr 4, 2014 · 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
Website
SDMAYER.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 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
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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Sep 14, 2026