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Gates Pass Advisors, LLC

Los Altos, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 269983

Filed as GATES PASS ADVISORS, LLC

Gates Pass Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Altos, CA, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$207,586,221
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Gates Pass Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

What does Gates Pass Advisors, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% 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 Gates Pass Advisors, LLC located?

Gates Pass Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Los Altos, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Gates Pass Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Gates Pass Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 269983.

How much does Gates Pass Advisors, LLC manage?

Gates Pass Advisors, LLC reports $207,586,221 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Gates Pass Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Gates Pass Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $132,946,933 in the October 2022 data and $207,586,221 in the October 2026 data, up 56%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Gates Pass Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (63); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (6).

Which custodians does Gates Pass Advisors, LLC use?

Gates Pass Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and SEI Investments as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Gates Pass 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/269983

What changed in Gates Pass Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $187,953,677 to $207,586,221 (+10%).

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: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The annual percentage (%) fee shall depend upon the dollar amount of AUM, ranging between .25% and 1.00%.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 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
$207,586,221

$207,586,221 as of October 2026, filing dated July 14, 2026.

Discretionary: $207,586,221.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 6 Assets $3,190,378 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 63 Assets $204,395,843 (98%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • 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
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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
3 states or jurisdictions
CATXWA

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
$133M 2022 $125M 2023 $151M 2024 $188M 2025 $208M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$207,586,2213July 14, 2026
October 2025$187,953,6774July 24, 2025
October 2024$151,285,1072June 18, 2024
October 2023$125,302,6672June 29, 2023
October 2022$132,946,9332April 26, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $132,946,933 in the October 2022 data and $207,586,221 in the October 2026 data, up 56%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2022 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 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $187,953,677 to $207,586,221 (+10%).

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
gatespassadvisors.com

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. Gates Pass Advisors, LLC (CRD 269983): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gates-pass-advisors-llc-los-altos-ca-269983