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Cleveralpha

Hawthorne, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 301620

Filed as CLEVERALPHA · Legal name Cleveralpha Asset Management, LLC

Cleveralpha is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Hawthorne, CA, registered since 2019, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2019
$28,324,971
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cleveralpha compensated?

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

Where is Cleveralpha located?

Cleveralpha's principal office is in Hawthorne, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cleveralpha registered with the SEC or a state?

Cleveralpha is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 301620.

How much does Cleveralpha manage?

Cleveralpha reports $28,324,971 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Cleveralpha's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cleveralpha: Regulatory assets under management: $120,000 in the October 2021 data and $28,324,971 in the October 2026 data, up 23504%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cleveralpha serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (44); high net worth individuals (11).

Which custodians does Cleveralpha use?

Cleveralpha's 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 Cleveralpha 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/301620

Does Cleveralpha state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 says: "The Firm does not impose a minimum account size to open an account, although specific fee schedules apply based on account value."

What changed in Cleveralpha's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $14,993,755 to $28,324,971 (+89%).

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
The Firm does not impose a minimum account size to open an account, although specific fee schedules apply based on account value.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 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
$28,324,971

$28,324,971 as of October 2026, filing dated September 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $28,324,971.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 44 Assets $2,743,210 (10%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 11 Assets $25,581,761 (90%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported

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
Legal name
Cleveralpha Asset Management, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$120K 2021 $1.58M 2022 $8.22M 2023 $10.3M 2024 $15M 2025 $28.3M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$28,324,9714September 11, 2026
October 2025$14,993,7553March 26, 2025
October 2024$10,280,5103February 1, 2024
October 2023$8,216,1353September 8, 2023
October 2022$1,581,0003April 22, 2022
October 2021$120,0003March 8, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $120,000 in the October 2021 data and $28,324,971 in the October 2026 data, up 23504%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $14,993,755 to $28,324,971 (+89%).

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
cleveralpha.com

Source: 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. Cleveralpha (CRD 301620): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cleveralpha-hawthorne-ca-301620