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Element Squared Private Wealth
Filed as ELEMENT SQUARED PRIVATE WEALTH · Legal name Element Squared LLC
Element Squared Private Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Minneapolis, MN, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Element Squared Private Wealth compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Element Squared Private Wealth reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
What does Element Squared Private Wealth's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 27, 2026 states: Up to $499,999: 1.7% a year; $500,000 to $999,999: 1.5% a year; $1,000,000 to $2,499,999: 1.25% a year; Above $2,500,000: 1% a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Element Squared Private Wealth located?
Element Squared Private Wealth's principal office is in Minneapolis, MN, according to its Form ADV.
Is Element Squared Private Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?
Element Squared Private Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 311284.
How much does Element Squared Private Wealth manage?
Element Squared Private Wealth reports $203,482,682 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Element Squared Private Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2023?
In the Form ADV data for Element Squared Private Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $101,527,995 in the October 2023 data and $203,482,682 in the October 2026 data, up 100%. Total employees: 6 in October 2023 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Element Squared Private Wealth serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (397); high net worth individuals (81).
Which custodians does Element Squared Private Wealth use?
Element Squared Private Wealth's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Element Squared Private Wealth report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.B(2) (charge for a listed misdemeanor 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/311284
Does Element Squared Private Wealth state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 27, 2026 says: "Element Squared typically requires a minimum of $50,000 to open an account. In certain instances, the minimum account size may be lowered or waived."
What changed in Element Squared Private Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in SC.
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| Assets | Annual rate |
|---|---|
| Up to $499,999 | 1.7% |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 1.5% |
| $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 | 1.25% |
| Above $2,500,000 | 1% |
The brochure's wording
Element Squared charges an annual investment advisory fee based on the total assets under management as follows:
$0 to $499, 999 1.7% .425%
$500,000 to $999,999 1.5% .375%
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 1.25% .313%
$2,500,000 and above 1.0% .250%
Account minimum: $50,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
Element Squared typically requires a minimum of $50,000 to open an account. In certain instances, the minimum account size may be lowered or waived.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 27, 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$203,482,682 as of October 2026, filing dated September 15, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Element Squared LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2023 (3 years)
- Employees
- Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- 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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30 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B
- 11.B(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with one of the misdemeanors listed in 11.B(1)?
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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $203,482,682 | 7 | September 15, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $168,300,000 | 6 | April 17, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $106,493,000 | 5 | March 12, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $101,527,995 | 6 | September 25, 2023 |
Regulatory assets under management: $101,527,995 in the October 2023 data and $203,482,682 in the October 2026 data, up 100%.
Total employees: 6 in October 2023 and 7 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- October 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in SC.
- March 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $168,300,000 to $203,482,682 (+21%).
- Registered or notice-filed in AL, MA, MD, MO, NJ, OR, TN, VA.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Element Squared Private Wealth (CRD 311284): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/element-squared-private-wealth-minneapolis-mn-311284