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Ekon Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in St. Louis, MO, registered since 2015, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Ekon Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ekon Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is Ekon Advisors, LLC located?
Ekon Advisors, LLC's principal office is in St. Louis, MO, according to its Form ADV.
Is Ekon Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Ekon Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 281039.
How much does Ekon Advisors, LLC manage?
Ekon Advisors, LLC reports $219,757,130 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026 (50% discretionary).
How have Ekon Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Ekon Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $347,268,262 in the October 2021 data and $219,757,130 in the October 2026 data, down 37%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Ekon Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (14); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (1).
Which custodians does Ekon Advisors, LLC use?
Ekon Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Busey Wealth Management, Matrix Trust Company and Vanguard Group as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Ekon Advisors, 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/281039
Does Ekon Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 4, 2026 says: "There is no minimum account size." "Ekon Advisors does not require minimum account size or minimum fees. However, a fee for small clients may be written into the individual client’s agreement."
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Other
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 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
There is no minimum account size.
Ekon Advisors does not require minimum account size or minimum fees. However, a fee for small clients may be written into the individual client’s agreement.
Minimum annual fee: None
The brochure's wording
Ekon Advisors does not require minimum account size or minimum fees. However, a fee for small clients may be written into the individual client’s agreement.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 4, 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$219,757,130 as of October 2026, filing dated March 4, 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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2015 (10 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. 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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3 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 | $219,757,130 | 3 | March 4, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $206,884,508 | 3 | March 7, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $203,589,278 | 3 | June 13, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $181,047,487 | 3 | March 14, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $218,629,821 | 3 | March 14, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $347,268,262 | 3 | June 28, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $347,268,262 in the October 2021 data and $219,757,130 in the October 2026 data, down 37%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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. Ekon Advisors, LLC (CRD 281039): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ekon-advisors-llc-st-louis-mo-281039