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Gerchen Capital Partners
Filed as GERCHEN CAPITAL PARTNERS · Legal name Gerchen Capital Management, LLC
Gerchen Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2021, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 2, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Gerchen Capital Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Gerchen Capital Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
Where is Gerchen Capital Partners located?
Gerchen Capital Partners' principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Gerchen Capital Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Gerchen Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 316524.
How much does Gerchen Capital Partners manage?
Gerchen Capital Partners reports $2,107,964,875 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 2, 2026 (91% discretionary).
How have Gerchen Capital Partners' assets and staff changed since 2022?
In the Form ADV data for Gerchen Capital Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $773,647,960 in the October 2022 data and $2,107,964,875 in the October 2026 data, up 172%. Total employees: 8 in October 2022 and 23 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Gerchen Capital Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (17).
Does Gerchen Capital Partners 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/316524
What changed in Gerchen Capital Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 16 to 22. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,541,315,462 to $2,107,964,875 (+37%). Added an office in Miami, FL. Registered or notice-filed in FL.
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
- Performance-based fees
- Other
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 March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$2,107,964,875 as of October 2026, filing dated July 2, 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)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Gerchen Capital Management, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2021 (4 years)
- Employees
- Total: 23. Performing investment advisory functions: 22.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $2,107,964,875 | 23 | July 2, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,541,315,462 | 17 | July 1, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,091,009,494 | 14 | May 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $817,415,672 | 13 | May 16, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $773,647,960 | 8 | April 22, 2022 |
Regulatory assets under management: $773,647,960 in the October 2022 data and $2,107,964,875 in the October 2026 data, up 172%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2022 and 23 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 16 to 22.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,541,315,462 to $2,107,964,875 (+37%).
- Added an office in Miami, FL.
- Registered or notice-filed in FL.
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Gerchen Capital Partners (CRD 316524): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gerchen-capital-partners-chicago-il-316524