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Architect Equity
Filed as ARCHITECT EQUITY · Legal name Architect Equity Management, LLC
Architect Equity is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in El Segundo, CA, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Architect Equity compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Architect Equity reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
What does Architect Equity's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 2% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Architect Equity located?
Architect Equity's principal office is in El Segundo, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Architect Equity registered with the SEC or a state?
Architect Equity is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 328703.
How much does Architect Equity manage?
Architect Equity reports $383,862,367 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Architect Equity's assets and staff changed since 2024?
In the Form ADV data for Architect Equity: Regulatory assets under management: $102,160,000 in the October 2024 data and $383,862,367 in the October 2026 data, up 276%. Total employees: 17 in October 2024 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Architect Equity serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (4).
Does Architect Equity 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/328703
What changed in Architect Equity's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $95,054,288 to $383,862,367 (+304%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 17 to 13. 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
- 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: 2% of assets a year
The brochure's wording
Fund I is expected to pay the Fund I GP or its affiliate, quarterly in advance, a management fee (the “Management Fee”) equal to 2.0% on an annual basis of aggregate capital commitments
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 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$383,862,367 as of October 2026, filing dated March 24, 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)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Architect Equity Management, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2024 (2 years)
- Employees
- Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $383,862,367 | 15 | March 24, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $95,054,288 | 17 | May 5, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $102,160,000 | 17 | March 28, 2024 |
Regulatory assets under management: $102,160,000 in the October 2024 data and $383,862,367 in the October 2026 data, up 276%.
Total employees: 17 in October 2024 and 15 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $95,054,288 to $383,862,367 (+304%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 17 to 13.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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. Architect Equity (CRD 328703): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/architect-equity-el-segundo-ca-328703