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Cormorant Asset Management, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2014, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Cormorant Asset Management, LP compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cormorant Asset Management, LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Cormorant Asset Management, LP located?
Cormorant Asset Management, LP's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Cormorant Asset Management, LP registered with the SEC or a state?
Cormorant Asset Management, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 167820.
How much does Cormorant Asset Management, LP manage?
Cormorant Asset Management, LP reports $3,838,575,938 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Cormorant Asset Management, LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Cormorant Asset Management, LP: Regulatory assets under management: $5,438,613,250 in the October 2021 data and $3,838,575,938 in the October 2026 data, down 29%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Cormorant Asset Management, LP serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (15); other (1).
Which custodians does Cormorant Asset Management, LP use?
Cormorant Asset Management, LP's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Cormorant Asset Management, LP 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/167820
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated May 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,838,575,938 as of October 2026, filing dated May 27, 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $3,838,575,938 | 12 | May 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $3,858,641,023 | 12 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $4,022,479,936 | 14 | May 22, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $3,117,053,633 | 13 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $3,392,023,000 | 14 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $5,438,613,250 | 9 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $5,438,613,250 in the October 2021 data and $3,838,575,938 in the October 2026 data, down 29%.
Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 12 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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. Cormorant Asset Management, LP (CRD 167820): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cormorant-asset-management-lp-boston-ma-167820