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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

Popular Securities, LLC

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessHato Rey, PRCRD 8096SEC 801-57928websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2012 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 29, 2000
RAUM
$2.6B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
82%
of RAUM
Private clients
26%
$685M individuals and HNW
Advisors
58
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$45.2M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
91
45 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
8
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.6B as of Mar 31, 2026
May 29, 2012$376M then
HNW client RAUM$458M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 26, 2018$243M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)45 as of Mar 31, 2026
May 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)91 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 26, 2013125 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 27, 2024
Mar 26, 20181 then
RAUM +16% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 39 to 45offices 7 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$45.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
24derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$947,056derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
82%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
17%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.4derived9 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+16%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+15%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+17%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$1.0BreportedItem 5.I
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
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Corporations and businesses$1.5B57%
  • High-net-worth individuals$458M17%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$436M17%
  • Individuals$227M8.7%
  • Charitable organizations$4.0M0.2%
Individual clients
1,000reported
HNW clients
376reported
Pension plan clients
486reported
Charitable clients
3reported
Accounts
2,767reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $183M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.26 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.17 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=66.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
58 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Alexey Badillo CorderoPonce, Pr Sep 17, 200724 y1
Lucenith Cuevas FigueroaManati, PrOct 16, 200732 y0
Juan Alberto Colon PereaSan Juan, PrAug 9, 201137 y0
Jose Emilio Medina FerminSan Juan, PrAug 9, 201130 y0
Raquel Gonzalez ChavezSan Juan, PrAug 9, 201134 y0
Tania Perez PineiroSan Juan, PrAug 16, 201117 y1
Victoria Eugenia Reyes SolarteSan Juan, PrSep 6, 201119 y1
Edman Alicea RodriguezSan Juan, PrSep 6, 201132 y1
Jose Ramon Martinez EstevesSan Juan, PrJun 4, 201338 y0
Julio Santiago CruzSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201321 y0
Yolanda M Rosich ClementeSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201326 y0
Jose L. Menendez-QuinonesSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201317 y0
Edgar Millan Miro GarciaSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201329 y0
Oscar Rafael Mesorana ColonSt. Thomas, Vi Jun 10, 201325 y0
Elsie M Torres OlmoMayaguez, Pr Jun 10, 201326 y0
Amarilis Santiago-TorresSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201326 y0
Abimael Rosario AlemanSan Juan, Pr Jun 10, 201324 y0
Fernando Luis Monllor ArzolaPonce, PrJun 10, 201334 y0
Enrique Milan RodriguezSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201318 y0
Hector Shariff Mendez SantiagoSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201325 y0
Warren J Ramirez PerezMayaguez, PrJun 10, 201326 y0
Ramon A Cobian VegaSan Juan, PrJun 10, 201329 y0
Miguel R Correa CesteroGuaynabo, Pr Jun 10, 201329 y0
Clara Yanira Perez O'NeillSanturce, Pr Jun 13, 201324 y0
Christian Richard Rickenbach LoubrielSt. Thomas, Vi Jun 13, 201327 y0
Vanessa Lourdes Perez FernandezSan Juan, PrJun 17, 201333 y0
Jorge A Roig VelezSanturce, PrSep 4, 201346 y0
Olga Yaritza Cintron RosarioSan Juan, PrOct 21, 201313 y0
Desiree Maldonado IrizarrySan Juan, Pr May 4, 201522 y0
Jaime Arnaldo Rodriguez PaganBayamon, Pr Sep 7, 201615 y0
Beatriz L Diaz Del LlanoSan Juan, PrMay 11, 201720 y0
Michael Adolfo Fernandez VazquezSan Juan, PrMar 7, 201810 y0
Mariam Rachel Rodriguez VazquezSan Juan, PrJul 2, 201811 y0
Carlos Guillermo Lopez PierluisiSan Juan, Pr Feb 4, 201911 y0
Felix Anibal Lopez SantiagoSan Juan, PrMay 9, 201912 y0
Zaida Milagros Montalvo DiazSan Juan, Pr Sep 18, 201919 y0
Rafael Alberto Pereira BisonoSan Juan, PrFeb 3, 202013 y0
Cesar Augusto Angarita AscanioSan Juan, PrMar 23, 202022 y0
Yolanda Varela AyalaSan Juan, PrFeb 24, 202126 y0
John Carlos Roman SantiagoSan Juan, PrJun 22, 202112 y0
All 58 advisors at Popular Securities, LLC
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Popular Mezzanine Fund, LLCPrivate Equity Fund$200M2Mar 26, 2018
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Marla Marie Acosta-Ashby · Chief Operating Officer And Elected Managercontrol
    since 02/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Ignacio Alvarez Zatarain · Elected Managercontrol
    since 09/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • Luis Enrique Cestero Casanova · Elected Managercontrol
    since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Rosa Angela Colon Ortiz · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Beatriz L Diaz Del Llano · Principal Financial Officercontrol
    since 08/2006 · owns less than 5%
  • Javier David Ferrer · Elected Managercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Francisco Roberto Garcia Inclan · Co-Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
  • Jaime Antonio Toro Lavergne · President And Elected Managercontrol
    since 02/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Jose Joaquin Torres Ramos · Principal Operations Officercontrol
    since 10/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • Carlos Jose Vazquez Camunas · Elected Managercontrol
    since 07/1997 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Popular, Inc. · Holding Company
    direct · owns 75% or more · public reporting company
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Banco Popular De Puerto Rico
    investment adviserLP sponsorcustodiann
  • Popular Asset Management
    investment adviserLP sponsornRAUM $3.7B
  • Popular Insurance
    real estaten
Advisers that list Popular Securities, LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
San Juan, Pr5340
Mayaguez, Pr600
Santurce, Pr510
Guaynabo, Pr310
Ponce, Pr200
St Thomas, Vi200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • San Juan, PR5 employees
  • Mayaguez, PR2 employees
  • St. Thomas, VI2 employees
  • Santurce, PR2 employees
  • Manati, PR1 employees
  • San Juan, PR1 employees
  • Ponce, PR1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 2,624 to 2,767
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 41 to 45
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 67 to 66
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 484 to 538
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 115 to 376
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 1,060 to 1,000
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 458 to 486
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 95 to 91
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 39 to 45
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 7 to 8
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $2.1B
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $266M to $458M
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $331M to $227M
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $656M to $476M
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $388M to $436M
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $2.3B to $2.6B
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $148M to $183M
    Jul 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
    Apr 11, 2025 to Jul 8, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,530 to 2,624
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 91 to 67
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 443 to 484
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • HNW clients · 103 to 115
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Individual clients · 1,047 to 1,060
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 430 to 458
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 1.0 to unset
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Assets in custody · 200000000.0 to unset
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Custody of client assets · true to false
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Private funds · 1 to unset
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.6B
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $234M to $266M
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $316M to $331M
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $613M to $656M
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $342M to $388M
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $200M to $0
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • RAUM · $2.2B to $2.3B
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $118M to $148M
    Apr 30, 2024 to Apr 11, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,567 to 2,530
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 39 to 41
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 88 to 91
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 426 to 443
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
Signals
17 dated events
  • Joel Martinez Navarro left Popular Securities, Llc for Oriental Financial Services Llc (registered 2025-05-21)
    Apr 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Francisco Roberto Garcia Inclan (Co-Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc
    Mar 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Luis Enrique Cestero Casanova (Elected Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc
    Mar 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Juan O Guerrero Preston (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc (listed 2023-06-05, absent 2024-03-27)
    Mar 27, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Raily J Diaz-Rodriguez left Popular Securities, Llc for Insigneo Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2024-08-14)
    Feb 9, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Christian Del Toro left Popular Securities, Llc for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2024-03-26)
    Oct 23, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Richard L Carrion (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc (listed 2022-03-15, absent 2022-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Javier David Ferrer (Elected Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc
    Mar 29, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • Popular Securities, Llc reported RAUM $1.7B, down 25% from $2.3B (2020-06-26 to 2021-03-30)
    Mar 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Popular Securities, Llc reported RAUM $2.3B, up 114% from $1.1B (2020-02-04 to 2020-03-30)
    Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Beatriz L Diaz Del Llano (Principal Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Ignacio Alvarez Zatarain (Elected Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Kenneth William Mcgrath (Senior Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc (listed 2019-01-31, absent 2019-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • Gregory Kaufman (President & Ceo) no longer on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc (listed 2019-01-31, absent 2019-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • Beatriz L Diaz (Cfo) no longer on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc (listed 2019-01-31, absent 2019-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • Maria T Herrera Rodriguez (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Popular Securities, Llc (listed 2019-01-31, absent 2019-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • Popular Securities, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Mar 7, 2014 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Website
POPULAR.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
787-758-7400reportedpublic 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$45.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026
Across the graphs

Popular Securities, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.

Real Estate Funds1

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