Private fund adviser · New York, NY
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 170739 · SEC 801-93167
At a glance
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in New York, New York, with $969 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed May 27, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 2,334th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 5,472nd of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 212-497-9980firstsentierinvestors.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $969M
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #2,334 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #5,472 of 17,210
- Rank in New York
- #1,167 of 2,591
- Clients
- 11
- Accounts
- 11
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 44
- Advisory staff
- 17
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Kevin A. McGuireHead of Legal
- Bachar BeainiManaging Director and Director
- Jeffrey E. SchmidtChief Compliance Officer
- Noel A. O'BrienDeputy Cfo/director
- Takeshige OtaDirector
- Jun OhataHead of US Governance/director
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC is a hybrid RIA: 9 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It reports a broker-dealer among its affiliates on Form ADV.
Form ADV Part 1 doesn’t name an unaffiliated broker-dealer. The firm’s Part 2A brochure (Item 10) and each adviser’s record on the SEC’s adviser search do.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 9 | $825M | 85% |
| Investment companies | 2 | $143M | 15% |
Private funds
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC reports 8 private funds with $242M in gross assets: private equity funds, other private funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC answers yes to 9 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗firstsentierinvestors.com ↗
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Questions
How much does First Sentier Investors (US) LLC manage?
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC reports $969 million in regulatory assets under management across 11 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed May 27, 2026.
What kind of firm is First Sentier Investors (US) LLC?
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets. It reports a bank or thrift among its related persons. A public reporting company controls it.
Who are First Sentier Investors (US) LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($825 million, 9 clients); investment companies ($143 million, 2 clients).
Does First Sentier Investors (US) LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 8 private funds with $242 million in gross assets, including private equity funds, other private funds.
Does First Sentier Investors (US) LLC have any disciplinary history?
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC answers yes to 9 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is First Sentier Investors (US) LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-05-27), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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