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  "primary_business_name": "AQS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.",
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    "https://aqsllc.com",
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    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/4848890",
    "https://twitter.com/AQSLLC"
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/131544",
  "city_as_filed": "AUSTIN",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aqs-asset-management-l-l-c-austin-tx-131544",
  "display_name": "AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. (CRD 131544): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
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    "A percentage of assets under your management"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. compensated?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. located?",
      "a": "AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.'s principal office is in Austin, TX, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 131544."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. manage?",
      "a": "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)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: insurance companies (11)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. use?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does AQS Asset Management, L.L.C. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in AQS Asset Management, L.L.C.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,449,528,674 to $4,066,280,421 (+18%)."
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        "Regulatory assets under management went from $3,449,528,674 to $4,066,280,421 (+18%)."
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      "name": "Key Bank NA",
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  "custodians_note": "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.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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