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  "crd_number": 335337,
  "slug": "aquamarine-financial-cayman-ltd-grand-cayman-335337",
  "primary_business_name": "AQUAMARINE FINANCIAL (CAYMAN) LTD",
  "legal_name": "AQUAMARINE FINANCIAL (CAYMAN) LTD",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Grand Cayman",
  "state": null,
  "country": "Cayman Islands",
  "cbsa_code": null,
  "metro": null,
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2026-08-19",
  "years_registered": 0,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-09-11",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 5761492014.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "over_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 5,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 3
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    "corporations_other_businesses": {
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      "count": 4,
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  "compensation_types": [
    "percentage_of_aum",
    "performance_based"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [],
  "websites": [
    "https://aquamarineam.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/335337",
  "city_as_filed": "GRAND CAYMAN",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aquamarine-financial-cayman-ltd-grand-cayman-335337",
  "display_name": "Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd",
  "summary": "Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, registered since 2026, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd (CRD 335337): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd charge?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 0.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd located?",
      "a": "Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd's principal office is in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 335337."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd manage?",
      "a": "Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd reports $5,761,492,014 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (4); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (3)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd use?",
      "a": "Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvetique SA as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd 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/335337"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026 says: \"As of the date of this brochure, Aquamarine does not have a set minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for starting or maintaining an account.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the October 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": null,
      "total_employees": null,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-05"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5761492014.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2026-09-11"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "period_label": "October 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-06-01",
      "period_label": "June 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": "0.25% to 0.5% a year",
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "planning_fees": [],
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 0.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "For discretionary investment management services to Managed Accounts, Aquamarine typically charges management fees generally ranging from 0.25% to 0.5%, which are typically based on the Managed Account’s net asset value of assets under management."
        ]
      },
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "As of the date of this brochure, Aquamarine does not have a set minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for starting or maintaining an account."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "values": {
      "tiers": [],
      "range_pct": [
        0.25,
        0.5
      ],
      "max_pct": null,
      "account_minimum": 0.0,
      "minimum_annual_fee": null,
      "planning": []
    },
    "quotes": [
      "For discretionary investment management services to Managed Accounts, Aquamarine typically charges management fees generally ranging from 0.25% to 0.5%, which are typically based on the Managed Account’s net asset value of assets under management.",
      "As of the date of this brochure, Aquamarine does not have a set minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for starting or maintaining an account."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvetique SA",
      "name_as_filed": "CBH COMPAGNIE BANCAIRE HELVETIQUE SA",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aquamarine-financial-cayman-ltd-grand-cayman-335337.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 3,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 3393160646.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 4,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 2368331368.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/335337",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}