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DES Moines Investments, LLC

Des Moines, IASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 146322

Filed as DES MOINES INVESTMENTS, LLC

DES Moines Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Des Moines, IA, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$246,000,000
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is DES Moines Investments, LLC compensated?

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

What does DES Moines Investments, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 19, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.8% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is DES Moines Investments, LLC located?

DES Moines Investments, LLC's principal office is in Des Moines, IA, according to its Form ADV.

Is DES Moines Investments, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

DES Moines Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 146322.

How much does DES Moines Investments, LLC manage?

DES Moines Investments, LLC reports $246,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have DES Moines Investments, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for DES Moines Investments, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $140,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $246,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 76%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does DES Moines Investments, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (625); high net worth individuals (75).

Does DES Moines Investments, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/146322

What changed in DES Moines Investments, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in HI.

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

Asset-based fee: 0.8% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Annual management expenses assessed via DSMI on brokerage accounts will range from 1% to .80% per year.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 19, 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
$246,000,000

$246,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated June 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $246,000,000.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 625 Assets $146,000,000 (59%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 75 Assets $100,000,000 (41%)

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
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
9 states or jurisdictions
AZCAFLHIIAMNMONETX

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

Disclosures

Item 11

2 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$140M 2022 $140M 2023 $170M 2024 $190M 2025 $246M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$246,000,0004June 17, 2026
October 2025$190,000,0004March 10, 2025
October 2024$170,000,0004May 7, 2024
October 2023$140,000,0001March 27, 2023
October 2022$140,000,0002September 8, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $140,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $246,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 76%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2022 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. July 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in HI.
  2. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $190,000,000 to $246,000,000 (+29%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in AZ, CA, FL, NE.

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
investdsmi.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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