{
  "crd_number": 322950,
  "slug": "first-principles-group-322950",
  "primary_business_name": "FIRST PRINCIPLES GROUP",
  "legal_name": "FIRST PRINCIPLES GROUP MANAGEMENT, LLC",
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  "city": null,
  "state": null,
  "country": null,
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2024-07-31",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-05-13",
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  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 2,
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "websites": [
    "https://firstprinciples.group",
    "https://instagram.com/firstprinciplesgroup",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/91419194",
    "https://x.com/fpg"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/322950",
  "city_as_filed": null,
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-principles-group-322950",
  "display_name": "First Principles Group",
  "summary": "First Principles Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. First Principles Group (CRD 322950): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is First Principles Group compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Principles Group reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is First Principles Group registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "First Principles Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 322950."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does First Principles Group manage?",
      "a": "First Principles Group reports $1,636,018,564 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have First Principles Group's assets and staff changed since 2023?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for First Principles Group: Regulatory assets under management: $340,162,972 in the October 2024 data and $1,636,018,564 in the October 2026 data, up 381%. Total employees: 2 in October 2024 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does First Principles Group serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (23)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does First Principles Group report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/322950"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in First Principles Group's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $630,837,673 to $1,636,018,564 (+159%)."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "total_employees": null,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-29"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 340162972.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2024-06-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 630837673.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-07-01"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1636018564.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-05-13"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $630,837,673 to $1,636,018,564 (+159%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-principles-group-322950.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 23,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/322950",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}