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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

The Berry Group

Former SEC-registered adviserWorcester, MassachusettsCRD 301876SEC 801-116864IAPD
Legal name The Berry Group, LLC
Latest filing Dec 7, 2020
First filing on the tape May 29, 2019 · 9 filings
RAUM
$553M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
90%
of RAUM
Private clients
94%
$521M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
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
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
9 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$553M as of Dec 7, 2020
Oct 25, 2019$565M then
HNW client RAUM$426M as of Dec 7, 2020
Oct 25, 2019$467M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Dec 7, 2020
May 29, 20193 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Dec 7, 2020
May 29, 20194 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 7, 2020; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$184MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
123derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$518,727derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
90%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 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, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$61.1M, 9 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$426M77%
  • Individuals$95.1M17%
  • Charitable organizations$24.2M4.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$7.4M1.3%
Individual clients
217reported
HNW clients
153reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
9reported
Accounts
1,066reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$61.1M for 9 clientsreported
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
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Teams outTeams in
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • G Sarah Berry · Managing Partner & Co-Foundercontrol
    since 05/2019 · owns 75% or more
  • David Michael Machnowski · Managing Partner & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 05/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Assets in custody · $21.9M to $61.1M
    Mar 27, 2020 to May 29, 2020
  • Accounts · 1,283 to 1,066
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Corporate clients · 6.0 to unset
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • HNW clients · 195 to 153
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Individual clients · 209 to 217
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Pension plan clients · 5 to 0
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Assets in custody · $57.8M to $21.9M
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Discretionary RAUM · $472M to $499M
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • HNW RAUM · $467M to $426M
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Individual RAUM · $58.4M to $95.1M
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $92.7M to $54.2M
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Pension RAUM · $6.8M to $0
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • RAUM · $565M to $553M
    Jan 28, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
  • Wrap assets (manager) · unset to 0.0
    Oct 28, 2019 to Nov 26, 2019
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · unset to 0.0
    Oct 28, 2019 to Nov 26, 2019
  • Employees · 204 to 4
    Oct 25, 2019 to Oct 28, 2019
  • Accounts · unset to 1283.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Charity clients · unset to 9.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Corporate clients · unset to 6.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • HNW clients · unset to 195.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Individual clients · unset to 209.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Assets in custody · unset to 57758264.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Employees · 4 to 204
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 472184098.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • HNW RAUM · unset to 466580789.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 58419093.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 92661712.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 6815942.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
  • RAUM · unset to 564845810.0
    May 29, 2019 to Oct 25, 2019
Signals
1 dated events
  • The Berry Group filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    May 29, 2019 · 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.
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
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026