{
  "crd_number": 144413,
  "slug": "green-alpha-investments-niwot-co-144413",
  "primary_business_name": "GREEN ALPHA INVESTMENTS",
  "legal_name": "GREEN ALPHA ADVISORS, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Niwot",
  "state": "CO",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14500",
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    "cbsa_code": "14500",
    "common_name": "Boulder",
    "msa_name": "Boulder, CO",
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  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
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  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "states_registered": [
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    "CO",
    "MA",
    "NY",
    "OR",
    "VA",
    "WA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://greenalphaadvisors.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/GREEN-ALPHA-ADVISORS",
    "https://twitter.com/ALPHAVERDE?LANG=EN"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/144413",
  "city_as_filed": "NIWOT",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/green-alpha-investments-niwot-co-144413",
  "display_name": "Green Alpha Investments",
  "summary": "Green Alpha Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Niwot, CO, registered since 2013, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 18, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Green Alpha Investments (CRD 144413): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Green Alpha Investments compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Green Alpha Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Green Alpha Investments located?",
      "a": "Green Alpha Investments' principal office is in Niwot, CO, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Green Alpha Investments registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Green Alpha Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 144413."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Green Alpha Investments manage?",
      "a": "Green Alpha Investments reports $253,901,033 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 18, 2026 (82% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Green Alpha Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Green Alpha Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $643,769,961 in the October 2021 data and $253,901,033 in the October 2026 data, down 61%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Green Alpha Investments serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (85); high net worth individuals (45); other investment advisers (28)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Green Alpha Investments use?",
      "a": "Green Alpha Investments' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Eqis Capital Management, Inc., Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions and Northern Trust Corporation as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Green Alpha Investments report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/144413"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Green Alpha Investments' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the January 2026 filing data: No longer registered or notice-filed in LA, TX."
    }
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2021-05-05"
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      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2022-07-20"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-03-20"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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    {
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  "recent_changes": [
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      "period": "2026-01-01",
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      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in LA, TX."
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    }
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    {
      "name": "Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.",
      "name_as_filed": "BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.",
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    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Eqis Capital Management, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "EQIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions",
      "name_as_filed": "GOLDMAN SACHS CUSTODY SOLUTIONS",
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    {
      "name": "Northern Trust Corporation",
      "name_as_filed": "NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION",
      "affiliated": false
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  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/green-alpha-investments-niwot-co-144413.md",
  "clients": [
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      "type": "individuals",
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    {
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    {
      "type": "charitable",
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      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/144413",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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}