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Deepwater Asset Management, LLC

Minneapolis, MNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 316507

Filed as DEEPWATER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Deepwater Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Minneapolis, MN, registered since 2022, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 12, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$566,534,308
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Deepwater Asset Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Deepwater Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Deepwater Asset Management, LLC located?

Deepwater Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Minneapolis, MN, according to its Form ADV.

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

Deepwater Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 316507.

How much does Deepwater Asset Management, LLC manage?

Deepwater Asset Management, LLC reports $566,534,308 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 12, 2026 (100% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Deepwater Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $253,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $566,534,308 in the October 2026 data, up 124%. Total employees: 8 in October 2022 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

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

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10); investment companies (1).

Does Deepwater Asset Management, 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/316507

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

In the September 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 5. 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
  • 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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated August 12, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$566,534,308

$566,534,308 as of October 2026, filing dated August 12, 2026.

Discretionary: $566,534,308.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 $231,520,000 (41%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 10 Assets $335,014,308 (59%)

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 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
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
DEMDMNPA

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
Not reported 2021 $253M 2022 $265M 2023 $333M 2024 $458M 2025 $567M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$566,534,3089August 12, 2026
October 2025$457,689,71011March 11, 2025
October 2024$333,000,00010September 30, 2024
October 2023$265,000,0008March 27, 2023
October 2022$253,000,0008June 30, 2022
October 2021Not reportedNot reportedSeptember 2, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $253,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $566,534,308 in the October 2026 data, up 124%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2022 and 9 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. September 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 5.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 8.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $457,689,710 to $626,710,008 (+37%).
  3. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in DE.

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
deepwatermgmt.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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