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Aqua Capital Advisors
Filed as AQUA CAPITAL ADVISORS · Legal name Aqua Capital Advisors LLC
Aqua Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 20, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Aqua Capital Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Aqua Capital Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Aqua Capital Advisors located?
Aqua Capital Advisors' principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Aqua Capital Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Aqua Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 151887.
How much does Aqua Capital Advisors manage?
Aqua Capital Advisors reports $143,769,398 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Aqua Capital Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2024?
In the Form ADV data for Aqua Capital Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $120,112,977 in the October 2024 data and $143,769,398 in the October 2026 data, up 20%. Total employees: 3 in October 2024 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Aqua Capital Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (24); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (20).
Which custodians does Aqua Capital Advisors use?
Aqua Capital Advisors' 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 Aqua Capital Advisors 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/151887
Does Aqua Capital Advisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 20, 2026 says: "Aqua does not require a minimum dollar value of assets as a condition to manage a client’s portfolio."
What changed in Aqua Capital Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
Aqua does not require a minimum dollar value of assets as a condition to manage a client’s portfolio.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 20, 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$143,769,398 as of October 2026, filing dated April 20, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Aqua Capital Advisors LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2024 (2 years)
- Employees
- Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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2 states or jurisdictions
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
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $143,769,398 | 4 | April 20, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $122,449,039 | 3 | March 20, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $120,112,977 | 3 | August 21, 2024 |
Regulatory assets under management: $120,112,977 in the October 2024 data and $143,769,398 in the October 2026 data, up 20%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2024 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- May 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $122,449,039 to $143,769,398 (+17%).
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Aqua Capital Advisors (CRD 151887): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aqua-capital-advisors-los-angeles-ca-151887