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Golden Bell Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Golden Bell Partners, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Golden Bell Partners, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
Is Golden Bell Partners, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Golden Bell Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 172580.
How much does Golden Bell Partners, LLC manage?
Golden Bell Partners, LLC reports $1,387,952,762 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Golden Bell Partners, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Golden Bell Partners, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $567,271,347 in the October 2021 data and $1,387,952,762 in the October 2026 data, up 145%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Golden Bell Partners, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (7).
Does Golden Bell Partners, 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/172580
Does Golden Bell Partners, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 25, 2026 says: "The minimum initial commitment in each Private Fund is $5,000,000, subject to reduction at the sole discretion of Golden Bell."
What changed in Golden Bell Partners, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,150,451,893 to $1,387,952,762 (+21%).
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)
- 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
The minimum initial commitment in each Private Fund is $5,000,000, subject to reduction at the sole discretion of Golden Bell.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 25, 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$1,387,952,762 as of October 2026, filing dated August 25, 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2016 (10 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $1,387,952,762 | 2 | August 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,042,440,019 | 1 | April 29, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,019,680,656 | 1 | April 22, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,056,062,331 | 1 | June 5, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,071,502,729 | 1 | June 6, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $567,271,347 | 1 | April 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $567,271,347 in the October 2021 data and $1,387,952,762 in the October 2026 data, up 145%.
Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 2 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- May 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,150,451,893 to $1,387,952,762 (+21%).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 2.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,042,440,019 to $1,150,451,893 (+10%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Golden Bell Partners, LLC (CRD 172580): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/golden-bell-partners-llc-172580