Private fund adviser · SAN Francisco, CA
Forge Global Advisors LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 284722 · SEC 801-116933
At a glance
Forge Global Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in SAN Francisco, California, with $2.5 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed April 6, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 1,484th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 3,210th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 415-881-1612As filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.5B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #1,484 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #3,210 of 17,210
- Rank in California
- #364 of 1,873
- Clients
- 122
- Accounts
- 122
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 18
- Advisory staff
- 5
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Grant A GeorgePrincipal, Managing Director
- Shilpi McGrathChief Compliance Officer
- Vincent C. GubitosiCo-President, Asset and Wealth Management
- Mark E. DenataleCo-President, Asset and Wealth Management
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
Forge Global Advisors 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
Forge Global Advisors LLC is a hybrid RIA: 7 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names affiliated broker-dealers: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab SG PTE. LTD., Charles Schwab, Hong Kong, Limited, Charles Schwab, U.k., Limited and Forge Securities LLC.
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ↗CRD 5393
- Charles Schwab SG PTE. LTD.
- Charles Schwab, Hong Kong, Limited
- Charles Schwab, U.k., Limited
- Forge Securities LLC ↗CRD 134596
Its Form ADV brochure (filed April 2026) names Forge Securities as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
FGA has supervised persons who are dual personnel with the affiliated broker-dealer, FSEC, that can accept compensation for the sale of securities when acting as a registered representative of FSEC.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 122 | $2.5B | 100% |
Private funds
Forge Global Advisors LLC reports 122 private funds with $2.4B in gross assets: private equity funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Forge Global Advisors LLC answers yes to 21 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 pooled investment vehicles
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
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Background
Questions
How much does Forge Global Advisors LLC manage?
Forge Global Advisors LLC reports $2.5 billion in regulatory assets under management across 122 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed April 6, 2026.
What kind of firm is Forge Global Advisors LLC?
Forge Global Advisors 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 Forge Global Advisors LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($2.5 billion, 122 clients).
Does Forge Global Advisors LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 122 private funds with $2.4 billion in gross assets, including private equity funds.
Does Forge Global Advisors LLC have any disciplinary history?
Forge Global Advisors LLC answers yes to 21 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 Forge Global Advisors 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 (2026-04-06), 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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