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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

J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd

Independent wealth managerGeneva, CRD 292433SEC 801-112502websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 25, 2018 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 27, 2018
RAUM
$932M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
56%
of RAUM
Private clients
94%
$872M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$932M as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 27, 2019$109M then
HNW client RAUM$685M as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 27, 2019$90.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 27, 20190 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 27, 20193 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +2.0% over the last fiscal year+41% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 25, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
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
$15.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$4.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
56%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.3%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
+2.0%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-13%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$932MreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$879M, 203 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$685M74%
  • Individuals$186M20%
  • Corporations and businesses$57.8M6.2%
  • Charitable organizations$2.5M0.3%
Individual clients
136reported
HNW clients
43reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
225reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$879M for 203 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.94 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=0.0 bank_owner=falsederived
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
      • Juerg Egli · Directorcontrol
        since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • Jean-Pierre Jacquemoud · Directorcontrol
        since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • Herbert Thomas Maxwell · Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 04/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • Costantino Menna · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 04/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Vivien Elie Sassoon · Chairman/Directorcontrol
        since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • Joseph David Safra · Shareholdercontrol
        since 07/2017 · owns 25% to 50% of Js International Holdings Ltd
      • Joseph Jacob Safra · Shareholdercontrol
        since 07/2017 · owns 25% to 50% of Js International Holdings Ltd
      • Vicky Safra · Shareholdercontrol
        since 07/2017 · owns 75% or more of Js International Holdings Ltd
      Entity owners
      • J. Safra Sarasin Holding Ag · Shareholder
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • J. Safra Holdings International (Luxembourg) S.A. · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of J. Safra Sarasin Holding Ag
      • J. Safra Holdings Luxembourg Sarl · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of J. Safra Holdings International (Luxembourg) S.A.
      • Js International Holdings Ltd · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of J. Safra Holdings Luxembourg Sarl
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ag
        broker-dealerinvestment adviserbankLP sponsorcustodiann
      • Safra Securities LLC
        broker-dealern
      Advisers that list J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd 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
      • unusually large average HNW clientStatic outlier · filing Mar 25, 2026
        HNW RAUM per HNW client of $15,937,300 against a peer median of $3,134,900 (1404 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 8.4 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,404) · 99% percentile
      • discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 25, 2026
        discretionary share of RAUM moved from 37.0% to 56.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-30 and 2026-03-25
        peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 206 to 225
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 8 to 5
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Corporate clients · unset to 45.0
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • HNW clients · 32 to 43
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Individual clients · 173 to 136
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $866M to $879M
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Employees · 9 to 7
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $338M to $524M
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $747M to $685M
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $164M to $186M
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $576M to $408M
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • RAUM · $914M to $932M
        Aug 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
      • Accounts · 199 to 206
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 8
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • HNW clients · unset to 32.0
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Individual clients · 198 to 173
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $618M to $866M
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Employees · 3 to 9
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $337M to $338M
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $429M to $747M
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $494M to $164M
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $586M to $576M
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • RAUM · $923M to $914M
        Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
      • Accounts · 130 to 199
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • HNW clients · 43.0 to unset
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • Individual clients · 76 to 198
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • Employees · 4 to 3
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $281M to $337M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $587M to $429M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $63.8M to $494M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $370M to $586M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • RAUM · $651M to $923M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024
      • Accounts · 121 to 130
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • HNW clients · 38 to 43
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Individual clients · 78 to 76
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $257M to $618M
        Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      Signals
      6 dated events
      • J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd reported RAUM $922.8M, up 42% from $651.0M (2024-03-26 to 2024-12-23)
        Dec 23, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd reported RAUM $651.0M, up 94% from $335.9M (2023-03-30 to 2024-03-26)
        Mar 26, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • Costantino Menna (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd
        Mar 30, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd reported RAUM $398.0M, up 48% from $268.1M (2021-03-30 to 2022-03-15)
        Mar 15, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Yacoub Joseph Safra (Shareholder) no longer on Schedule A of J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd (listed 2020-10-02, absent 2021-03-03)
        Mar 3, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management (North America) Ltd filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jan 25, 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
      Website
      JSAFRASARASIN.COM/NORTHAMERICAreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      +41583176400reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 25, 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
      Independent wealth managerderiveda 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