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Applied Academics is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2026, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Applied Academics compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Applied Academics reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
What does Applied Academics' brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 0.2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Applied Academics located?
Applied Academics' principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Applied Academics registered with the SEC or a state?
Applied Academics is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: 120-Day Approval. CRD 340114.
How much does Applied Academics manage?
Applied Academics reports $0 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026.
Does Applied Academics report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/340114
Does Applied Academics state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026 says: "There is no account minimum for any of AA’s services."
What changed in Applied Academics' recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Newly registered with the SEC.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Performance-based fees
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAsset-based fee: up to 0.2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
The asset-based fee for selection of other advisers is an annual fee up to 0.20%. The balance in the client’s account on the last day of the prior billing period is used to determine the market value of the assets upon which the advisory fee is based.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
There is no account minimum for any of AA’s services.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$0 as of October 2026, filing dated May 15, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Applied Academics LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: 120-Day Approval.
- Registered since
- 2026 (0 years)
- Employees
- Total: 19. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- July 2026
- Newly registered with the SEC.
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Applied Academics (CRD 340114): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/applied-academics-new-york-ny-340114