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Gagnon Advisors
Filed as GAGNON ADVISORS · Legal name Gagnon Advisors, LLC
Gagnon Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 12, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Gagnon Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Gagnon Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; commissions; performance-based fees.
Where is Gagnon Advisors located?
Gagnon Advisors' principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Gagnon Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Gagnon Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161697.
How much does Gagnon Advisors manage?
Gagnon Advisors reports $187,307,870 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 12, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Gagnon Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Gagnon Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $205,781,991 in the October 2021 data and $187,307,870 in the October 2026 data, down 9%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Gagnon Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (3).
Does Gagnon Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/161697
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
- Commissions
- 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated February 13, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$187,307,870 as of October 2026, filing dated August 12, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Gagnon Advisors, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 113 Reports 3 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.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $187,307,870 | 10 | August 12, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $181,145,386 | 10 | June 4, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $141,919,465 | 10 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $151,553,421 | 10 | May 4, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $222,675,930 | 9 | February 24, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $205,781,991 | 9 | March 2, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $205,781,991 in the October 2021 data and $187,307,870 in the October 2026 data, down 9%.
Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 10 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.INot reported.
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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AdvisorCensus. Gagnon Advisors (CRD 161697): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gagnon-advisors-new-york-ny-161697