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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

Ancora Alternatives LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Cleveland, OhioCRD 311902SEC 801-120302websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 11, 2021 · 14 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 11, 2021
RAUM
$1.1B
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
54
31 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
17
reported on Schedule D
History
14 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 24, 2022$1.2B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 24, 2022$5.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)16 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 24, 202217 then
Employees (5.A)54 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 24, 202257 then
Private funds17 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 24, 20227 then
RAUM +8.0% over the last fiscal year-3.6% a year over threeIARs 16 to 16offices 2 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • PE backed · a Schedule A entity owner at 25 percent or more whose exact legal name is a PE fund vehicle or a classified PE sponsor on the DFX private equity graph
RAUM per advisor
$70.7MderivedRAUM 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
$113MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.0%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 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 individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.1B, 10 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$1.1B94%
  • Corporations and businesses$72.6M6.4%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
10reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.1B for 10 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.94 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=27.0derived
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
      27 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Ancora Merlin Institutional, LPHedge Fund$348M170Mar 22, 2012
      Ancora Cataylst Institutional, LPHedge Fund$258M222Jan 15, 2015
      Ancora Cataylst Spv I LPno longer reportedHedge Fund$199M2,161Mar 20, 2019
      Ancora Cataylst Spv I Spc Ltdno longer reportedHedge Fund$131M94Jan 11, 2021
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series ZHedge Fund$67.1M1Mar 28, 2024
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series VHedge Fund$64.7M289Mar 30, 2023
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series UHedge Fund$63.7M95Mar 30, 2023
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series XHedge Fund$55.0M251Mar 30, 2023
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series WHedge Fund$54.7M97Mar 30, 2023
      Ancora Catalyst Spv I, LP - Series Jno longer reportedHedge Fund$50.7M248Mar 31, 2021
      Ancora Catalyst Spv I Spc Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio Eno longer reportedHedge Fund$48.3M36Mar 31, 2021
      Ancora Bellator Fund, LPHedge Fund$47.8M113Mar 28, 2024
      Ancora Commodity Institutional LPHedge Fund$44.6M80Mar 30, 2020
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series SHedge Fund$30.2M151Apr 28, 2022
      Ancora Merlin LPHedge Fund$28.3M74Mar 20, 2019
      Ancora Impact Fund Spc Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio HHedge Fund$26.3M29Apr 28, 2022
      Ancora Cataylst, LPHedge Fund$22.3M80Mar 20, 2019
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series NHedge Fund$20.6M278Mar 31, 2021
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series YHedge Fund$16.9M1Mar 28, 2024
      Ancora Commodity Fund LPHedge Fund$12.4M26Mar 28, 2024
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series QHedge Fund$11.7M94Apr 28, 2022
      Ancora Catalyst Spv I, LP - Series Ino longer reportedHedge Fund$10.5M85Mar 31, 2021
      Ancora Impact Fund Spc Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio JHedge Fund$5.5M10Mar 30, 2023
      Ancora Impact Fund Spc Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio IHedge Fund$5.3M17Mar 30, 2023
      Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series MHedge Fund$4.0M100Mar 31, 2021
      Ancora Impact Fund Spc Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio GHedge Fund$2.6M17Apr 28, 2022
      Ancora Impact Fund Spc Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio FHedge Fund$742,48225Mar 31, 2021
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • David Frederick Disanto · Chief Executive Officer, Chairmancontrol
        since 11/2006 · owns less than 5%
      • P Jason Geers · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 06/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • Keating Lauren Turkisher · Chief Operations Officercontrol
        since 12/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • Alan Bradley Zucker · Chief Administrative Officercontrol
        since 01/2003 · owns less than 5%
      • Ashley Benton-Cooper · Compliance Officer
        since 12/2023 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Ancora Holdings Group, LLC · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Cd&R Ferdinand Co-Investor, L.P. · Partner
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
      • Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P. · Partner
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP
      • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund Xii, L.P. · Partner
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
      • Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC · Shareholder, Class A Common Stock
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
      • Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC
      • Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc. · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC
      • Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc.
      • Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP · Shareholder, Class B Common Stock
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
      • Focus Financial Partners Inc. · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners, LLC
      • Focus Financial Partners, LLC · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Operating, LLC
      • Focus Operating, LLC · Member (Manager)
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ancora Holdings Group, LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Ancora Alternatives LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Bloomfield Hills, MI2 employees
      • Naples, FL1 employees
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • unusual affiliate densityStatic outlier · filing Mar 31, 2026
        distinct affiliate types checked on Item 7.A of 7.0 against a peer median of 2.0 (797 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 6.7 robust deviations)
        peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (797) · 100% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 17 to 10
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 13 to 9
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $1.1B to $1.1B
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · to 0
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Other offices · 2 to 1
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 23 to 17
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $951M to $1.1B
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Accounts · 28 to 17
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 35 to 31
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • BD registered reps · 31 to 27
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 3.0 to unset
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • HNW clients · 1.0 to unset
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 22 to 13
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Employees · 59 to 54
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 18 to 16
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 18 to 16
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Private funds · 22 to 23
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.0B
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $411,044 to $0
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.1B to $951M
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.0B
        Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 19 to 18
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 36 to 35
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 33 to 31
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 4 to 3
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 21 to 22
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 60 to 59
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 19 to 18
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Private funds · 18 to 22
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.3B
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $3.2M to $411,044
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.3B
        Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 22 to 28
        Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • BD registered reps · 30 to 33
        Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      Signals
      3 dated events
      • Ancora Alternatives Llc reported 17 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 2 (2021-10-29 to 2022-03-24)
        Mar 24, 2022 · Advisor headcount change · derived
      • Ancora Alternatives Llc reported RAUM $1.2B, up 78% from $669.9M (2021-10-29 to 2022-03-24)
        Mar 24, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Ancora Alternatives Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jan 11, 2021 · 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/ancora-holdingsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/2064318reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      focusfinancialpartners.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      216-825-4000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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