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Bright Portfolios, LLC

Lee'S Summit, MOSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 288605

Filed as BRIGHT PORTFOLIOS, LLC

Bright Portfolios, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Lee'S Summit, MO, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

1 year
registered since 2024
$135,700,708
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Bright Portfolios, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Bright Portfolios, LLC located?

Bright Portfolios, LLC's principal office is in Lee'S Summit, MO, according to its Form ADV.

Is Bright Portfolios, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Bright Portfolios, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 288605.

How much does Bright Portfolios, LLC manage?

Bright Portfolios, LLC reports $135,700,708 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Bright Portfolios, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?

In the Form ADV data for Bright Portfolios, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $81,061,964 in the October 2025 data and $135,700,708 in the October 2026 data, up 67%. Total employees: 4 in October 2025 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Bright Portfolios, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1).

Does Bright Portfolios, LLC 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/288605

Does Bright Portfolios, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "We offer services to other registered investment advisers and exchange traded funds. We do not require a minimum account balance."

What changed in Bright Portfolios, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $81,061,964 to $135,700,708 (+67%). 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: None

The brochure's wording
We offer services to other registered investment advisers and exchange traded funds. We do not require a minimum account balance.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$135,700,708

$135,700,708 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $135,700,708.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
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $135,700,708 (100%)

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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2024 (1 year)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
MO

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

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$81.1M 2025 $136M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$135,700,7084March 31, 2026
October 2025$81,061,9644March 31, 2025

Regulatory assets under management: $81,061,964 in the October 2025 data and $135,700,708 in the October 2026 data, up 67%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2025 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
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $81,061,964 to $135,700,708 (+67%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.

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
brightportfolios.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. Bright Portfolios, LLC (CRD 288605): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bright-portfolios-llc-lee-s-summit-mo-288605