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Bernardi Asset Management, LLC

Northfield, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 120110

Filed as BERNARDI ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Bernardi Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Northfield, IL, registered since 2008, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated November 19, 2025.

18 years
registered since 2008
$330,996,086
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Bernardi Asset Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bernardi Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Bernardi Asset Management, LLC located?

Bernardi Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Northfield, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Bernardi Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Bernardi Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 120110.

How much does Bernardi Asset Management, LLC manage?

Bernardi Asset Management, LLC reports $330,996,086 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated November 19, 2025 (100% discretionary).

How have Bernardi Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Bernardi Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $221,670,541 in the October 2021 data and $330,996,086 in the October 2026 data, up 49%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 22 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Bernardi Asset Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (28); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (26); other investment advisers (7).

Which custodians does Bernardi Asset Management, LLC use?

Bernardi Asset Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Pershing LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Bernardi Asset Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/120110

Does Bernardi Asset Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated November 19, 2025 says: "Minimum Account Size $250,000 Minimum relationship size is negotiable."

What changed in Bernardi Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the December 2025 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 10. 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

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $250,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Minimum Account Size $250,000 Minimum relationship size is negotiable.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated November 19, 2025. 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
$330,996,086

$330,996,086 as of October 2026, filing dated November 19, 2025.

Discretionary: $330,996,086.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 26 Assets $3,567,219 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 28 Assets $137,346,326 (41%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $35,427,894 (11%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 7 Assets $121,181,963 (37%)
Insurance companies
Clients 1 Assets $16,766,968 (5%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 2 Assets $16,705,716 (5%)

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 individuals and/or small businesses
  • 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
2008 (18 years)
Employees
Total: 22. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
7 states or jurisdictions
CAFLILINLATXWI

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

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$222M 2021 $220M 2022 $290M 2023 $348M 2024 $340M 2025 $331M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$330,996,08622November 19, 2025
October 2025$339,933,59921November 20, 2024
October 2024$348,487,11916January 4, 2024
October 2023$289,572,15915April 14, 2023
October 2022$220,182,07014May 9, 2022
October 2021$221,670,54111June 2, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $221,670,541 in the October 2021 data and $330,996,086 in the October 2026 data, up 49%.

Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 22 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. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 10.
    • 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.I
bernardisecurities.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. Bernardi Asset Management, LLC (CRD 120110): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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