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Gerchen Capital Partners

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 316524

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.

4 years
registered since 2021
$2,107,964,875
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How 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 2A

See 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

$2,107,964,875 as of October 2026, filing dated July 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,912,405,761.Non-discretionary: $195,559,114.

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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 17 Assets $2,071,031,993 (98%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $36,932,882 (2%)

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
  • 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)
1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
Miami, FL
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
FLIL

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
$774M 2022 $817M 2023 $1.09B 2024 $1.54B 2025 $2.11B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,107,964,87523July 2, 2026
October 2025$1,541,315,46217July 1, 2025
October 2024$1,091,009,49414May 28, 2024
October 2023$817,415,67213May 16, 2023
October 2022$773,647,9608April 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
  1. 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.I
gerchen.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. Gerchen Capital Partners (CRD 316524): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gerchen-capital-partners-chicago-il-316524