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AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.

Austin, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 131544

Filed as AQS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Austin, TX, registered since 2004, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 3, 2026.

22 years
registered since 2004
$4,066,280,421
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. located?

AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.'s principal office is in Austin, TX, according to its Form ADV.

Is AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. registered with the SEC or a state?

AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 131544.

How much does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. manage?

AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. reports $4,066,280,421 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 3, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.: Regulatory assets under management: $2,934,635,200 in the October 2021 data and $4,066,280,421 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: insurance companies (11).

Which custodians does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. use?

AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Key Bank NA and Northwest Bank as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. 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/131544

What changed in AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,449,528,674 to $4,066,280,421 (+18%).

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

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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated March 3, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$4,066,280,421

$4,066,280,421 as of October 2026, filing dated March 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $4,066,280,421.Non-discretionary: $0.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 11 Assets $4,066,280,421 (100%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

A 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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2004 (22 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Key Bank NANorthwest Bank

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.

States registered or notice-filed
8 states or jurisdictions
CAILLANJOHPATXUT

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$2.93B 2021 $3.71B 2022 $3.25B 2023 $3.42B 2024 $3.45B 2025 $4.07B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$4,066,280,4214March 3, 2026
October 2025$3,449,528,6744March 10, 2025
October 2024$3,418,464,8344February 29, 2024
October 2023$3,253,948,3734February 17, 2023
October 2022$3,713,884,3325March 14, 2022
October 2021$2,934,635,2005March 8, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,934,635,200 in the October 2021 data and $4,066,280,421 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,449,528,674 to $4,066,280,421 (+18%).

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.I
aqsllc.com

Source: 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. AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. (CRD 131544): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aqs-asset-management-l-l-c-austin-tx-131544