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DAI Advisors
Filed as DAI ADVISORS · Legal name Dependable Alternative Investments, LLC
DAI Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Menlo Park, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 13, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is DAI Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), DAI Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is DAI Advisors located?
DAI Advisors' principal office is in Menlo Park, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is DAI Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
DAI Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 300332.
How much does DAI Advisors manage?
DAI Advisors reports $329,640,421 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 13, 2026 (20% discretionary).
How have DAI Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for DAI Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $61,370,752 in the October 2021 data and $329,640,421 in the October 2026 data, up 437%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does DAI Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (285).
Which custodians does DAI Advisors use?
DAI Advisors' 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 DAI Advisors 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/300332
What changed in DAI Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $244,444,852 to $329,640,421 (+35%).
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated January 13, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$329,640,421 as of October 2026, filing dated January 13, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Dependable Alternative Investments, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2020 (6 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- 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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2 states or jurisdictions
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 | $329,640,421 | 1 | January 13, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $244,444,852 | 1 | February 7, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $270,819,537 | 1 | February 5, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $217,802,316 | 1 | February 7, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $102,136,855 | 1 | February 7, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $61,370,752 | 1 | July 16, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $61,370,752 in the October 2021 data and $329,640,421 in the October 2026 data, up 437%.
Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 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- February 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $244,444,852 to $329,640,421 (+35%).
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. DAI Advisors (CRD 300332): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dai-advisors-menlo-park-ca-300332