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SEC-registered adviser

A•••• D••••••••• E••••• F•••• I•••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Baltimore, MarylandCRD 281263SEC 801-106561websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 14, 2015 · 13 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 24, 2015
RAUM
$3.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
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
20
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$3.0B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 22, 2016$1.5B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 22, 20160 then
Employees (5.A)20 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 22, 201621 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 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
$3.0BderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%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
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
otherreportedItem 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)
  • 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
  • Investment companies$3.0B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
n/areported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 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
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • D•••• K••••••• J•••• · Director; Non-Executive Chair
        since 01/2008 · owns less than 5%
      • E••••••••• F•••••••• A••• · Director
        since 02/2006 · owns less than 5%
      • H•••••• J••••• P•••••• · Chief Executive Officer
        since 04/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • H•••• B••••• S•••••• · Cfo
        since 03/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • J•••••• M•••• C•••••••• · Director
        since 12/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • K••••• J••••• F•••• · General Counsel And Cco
        since 07/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • K••••••••• L•••••••• C••••••• · Director
        since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • N•••••• J•••• M• · Director
        since 12/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • S•••••••• M•••• E••••• · Director
        since 02/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • S•••••••• D••••••• C••••• · President
        since 04/2023 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list A•••• D••••••••• E••••• F•••• I••• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Palm Beach Gardens, FL4 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory employees · 11 to 10
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $3.0B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • RAUM · $2.7B to $3.0B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $2.7B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $2.6B to $2.7B
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 21 to 20
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.1B to $2.6B
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • RAUM · $2.1B to $2.6B
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 10 to 11
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Employees · 20 to 21
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $2.1B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • RAUM · $2.7B to $2.1B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Employees · 21 to 20
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $2.7B
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • RAUM · $2.2B to $2.7B
        Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $2.2B
        Mar 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • RAUM · $2.0B to $2.2B
        Mar 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $2.0B
        Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
      • RAUM · $1.6B to $2.0B
        Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
      • Employees · 22 to 21
        Mar 29, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $1.6B
        Mar 29, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
      • RAUM · $1.8B to $1.6B
        Mar 29, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
        Mar 28, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
      • Employees · 21 to 22
        Mar 28, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
      • Other offices · unset to 1.0
        Mar 28, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.8B
        Mar 28, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.8B
        Mar 28, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5B
        Mar 22, 2016 to Mar 28, 2017
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5B
        Mar 22, 2016 to Mar 28, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5B
        Aug 14, 2015 to Mar 22, 2016
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5B
        Aug 14, 2015 to Mar 22, 2016
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • A•••• D••••••••• E••••• F•••• I••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Aug 14, 2015 · 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/adams-fundsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      H•••••••••reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      410-752-5900reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 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
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026