# Aperture Advisors LLC

> Aperture Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026.

- CRD: 327627
- Filed as: APERTURE ADVISORS LLC
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser (status as filed: 120-Day Approval)
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: August 25, 2026
- SEC record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/327627
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aperture-advisors-llc-327627

## Quick answers

**How is Aperture Advisors LLC compensated?**
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Aperture Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

**Is Aperture Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?**
Aperture Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: 120-Day Approval. CRD 327627.

**How much does Aperture Advisors LLC manage?**
Aperture Advisors LLC reports $16,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

**How have Aperture Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2023?**
In the Form ADV data for Aperture Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $16,000,000 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 2 in October 2023 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

**What types of clients does Aperture Advisors LLC serve?**
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (5).

**Which custodians does Aperture Advisors LLC use?**
Aperture Advisors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

**Does Aperture Advisors LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?**
Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation), 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction), and 11.G (pending regulatory proceeding). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/327627

**Does Aperture Advisors LLC state an account minimum?**
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 16, 2026 says: "There is an account minimum of $500,000, which may be waived by AAL in its discretion."

**What changed in Aperture Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?**
In the September 2026 filing data: No longer lists an office in New York, NY. No longer lists an office in West Palm Beach, FL.

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

### Fees and minimums (Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 16, 2026)

- Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

> There is an account minimum of $500,000, which may be waived by AAL in its discretion.

As stated in the firm's brochure. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable.

### Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $16,000,000
- Discretionary: $16,000,000
- Non-discretionary: $0

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| High net worth individuals | 5 | $16,000,000 |

### Advisory services (Item 5.G)
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

### Firm details
- Registered since: 2023 (3 years)
- Employees: 2 total, 2 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: No
- States registered or notice-filed: FL, NY
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Item 11 questions answered yes
- 11.E(2): Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
- 11.E(4): Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
- 11.G: Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a regulatory proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.C, 11.D, or 11.E?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. The detail of each yes answer is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/327627

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the August 2026 filing
- New York, NY
- West Palm Beach, FL

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- apertureadvisors.io
- LinkedIn @aperture-advisors

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | $0 | 2 | September 19, 2023 |
| October 2024 | $0 | 2 | July 18, 2024 |
| October 2025 | $0 | 2 | December 9, 2024 |
| October 2026 | $16,000,000 | 2 | August 25, 2026 |

Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $16,000,000 in the October 2026 data.
Total employees: 2 in October 2023 and 2 in October 2026.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### September 2026
- No longer lists an office in New York, NY.
- No longer lists an office in West Palm Beach, FL.

### July 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 2 (now yes: 11.G).

### April 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now no: 11.E(1)).
- Regulatory assets under management went from $0 to $16,000,000.

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Aperture Advisors LLC (CRD 327627): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.