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Galapagos Advisory LLC

Miami, FLSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 322042

Filed as GALAPAGOS ADVISORY LLC

Galapagos Advisory LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Miami, FL, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

2 years
registered since 2024
$395,742,652
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Galapagos Advisory LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Galapagos Advisory LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Galapagos Advisory LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.5% 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 Galapagos Advisory LLC located?

Galapagos Advisory LLC's principal office is in Miami, FL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Galapagos Advisory LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Galapagos Advisory LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 322042.

How much does Galapagos Advisory LLC manage?

Galapagos Advisory LLC reports $395,742,652 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (46% discretionary).

How have Galapagos Advisory LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Galapagos Advisory LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2022 data and $395,742,652 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Galapagos Advisory LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (125); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (69); high net worth individuals (16).

Which custodians does Galapagos Advisory LLC use?

Galapagos Advisory LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Andbanc Brokerage, LLC, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Galapagos Advisory 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/322042

Does Galapagos Advisory LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "We generally require a minimum account size of $250,000. At our sole discretion, we may waive or lower the required account minimum."

What changed in Galapagos Advisory LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $274,862,189 to $395,742,652 (+44%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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)

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: 0.5% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Fees generally range from 0.5% to 1.5% but may be negotiated at our discretion and may vary from client to client based on the assets managed, related accounts, and other services provided as set out in the Client Agreement.

Account minimum: $250,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
We generally require a minimum account size of $250,000. At our sole discretion, we may waive or lower the required account minimum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$395,742,652

$395,742,652 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $183,460,132.Non-discretionary: $212,282,520.

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 69 Assets $16,691,265 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 16 Assets $61,461,848 (16%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 125 Assets $317,589,539 (80%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2024 (2 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
2 states or jurisdictions
FLTX

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

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$0 2022 $107M 2024 $275M 2025 $396M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$395,742,6528March 31, 2026
October 2025$274,862,1898May 1, 2025
October 2024$106,646,3436August 21, 2024
October 2022$02September 22, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2022 data and $395,742,652 in the October 2026 data.

Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 8 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $274,862,189 to $395,742,652 (+44%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 6.

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
galapagoscapital.us/advisory.html

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. Galapagos Advisory LLC (CRD 322042): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/galapagos-advisory-llc-miami-fl-322042