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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

Sona Asset Management (US) LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)New York, New YorkCRD 291738SEC 801-112410websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 8, 2018 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 7, 2018
RAUM
$33B
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
39
31 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
5
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$33B as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 27, 2019$1.7B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 30, 2020
Mar 27, 2019$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 27, 20190 then
Employees (5.A)39 as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 27, 20194 then
Private funds5 as of Jul 9, 2026
Mar 30, 20201 then
RAUM +48% over the last fiscal year+58% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 9, 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
$1.7BderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
8.9%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
+48%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 assets, performance-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
yesreportedItem 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)
  • 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$30B91%
  • Sovereign wealth funds$3.0B8.9%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
20reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$0 for 0 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.91 institutional_share=0.09 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
      2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Sona Credit Master Fund LimitedHedge Fund$10B67Mar 30, 2020
      Sona Credit Opportunities Master Fund LimitedHedge Fund$45.2M10Feb 23, 2023
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Brian John Aylward · Ceo/Ciocontrol
        since 01/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Paul John Berkery · Cco/Coocontrol
        since 01/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Justin Tamaye · Chief Risk Officercontrol
        since 01/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • Brian John Aylward · Owner
        since 12/2016 · owns 75% or more of Sona Asset Management Cayman Limited
      Entity owners
      • Sona Asset Management Limited · Owner/Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Sona Asset Management Cayman Limited · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Sona Asset Management Limited
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Sona Asset Management (Uk) Llp
        investment adviserbanknRAUM $1.7B
      • Sona Asset Management Cayman Limited
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Sona Asset Management Limited
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Sona Capital Solutions II (Gp) S.A R.L.
        bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Sona Credit Fund Gp Limited
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Sona Credit Opportunities Fund Gp Limited
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Advisers that list Sona Asset Management (US) LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • employee count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        employees (Item 5.A) moved from 26.0 to 39.0 (+50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +3.0% (461 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $20B and over (461) · 97% percentile
      • private fund count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        private funds (Schedule D 7.B.1) moved from 2.0 to 5.0 (+150.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +5.0% (318 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $20B and over (318) · 99% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • RAUM · $23B to $33B
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Accounts · 9 to 20
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 18 to 31
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 1.0
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 15
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $21B to $0
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 26 to 39
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 2 to 5
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $23B to $33B
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $21B to $30B
        Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 31, 2025 to May 14, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 10 to 18
        Jan 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $11B to $21B
        Jan 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 14 to 26
        Jan 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $13B to $23B
        Jan 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $11B to $21B
        Jan 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $13B to $23B
        Jan 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Accounts · 8 to 9
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 7 to 10
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $6.5B to $11B
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 10 to 14
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $8.5B to $13B
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $8.4B to $11B
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $8.5B to $13B
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 4 to 8
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 7
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 7
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $3.0B to $6.5B
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Employees · 8 to 10
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $5.3B to $8.5B
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $5.3B to $8.4B
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • RAUM · $5.3B to $8.5B
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Related bank · false to true
        Feb 23, 2023 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Private funds · 1 to 2
        Mar 30, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 2 to 4
        Nov 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Assets in custody · $1.0B to $3.0B
        Nov 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Employees · 4 to 8
        Nov 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.8B to $5.3B
        Nov 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      Signals
      8 dated events
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc reported RAUM $33.5B, up 48% from $22.6B (2026-01-28 to 2026-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc reported RAUM $22.6B, up 76% from $12.8B (2025-01-21 to 2025-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc reported RAUM $12.8B, up 51% from $8.5B (2023-03-29 to 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc reported RAUM $8.5B, up 61% from $5.3B (2023-02-23 to 2023-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc reported RAUM $5.3B, up 85% from $2.8B (2021-11-02 to 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc reported RAUM $2.8B, up 61% from $1.8B (2020-09-25 to 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc reported RAUM $1.7B, up 43% from $1.2B (2018-01-08 to 2019-03-27)
        Mar 27, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      • Sona Asset Management (Us) Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jan 8, 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
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/sona-asset-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      sona-am.com/loginreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      (646) 779-6300reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 9, 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