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  "slug": "highbar-partners-menlo-park-ca-166244",
  "primary_business_name": "HIGHBAR PARTNERS",
  "legal_name": "HIGHBAR MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Menlo Park",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "41860",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "41860",
    "common_name": "San Francisco",
    "msa_name": "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA",
    "path": "/advisors/ca/san-francisco"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2020-02-07",
  "years_registered": 6,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-31",
  "carried_forward": false,
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 2,
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "performance_based"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://highbarpartners.com",
    "https://highbarventures.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/highbarpartners",
    "https://twitter.com/highbarpartners"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/166244",
  "city_as_filed": "MENLO PARK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/highbar-partners-menlo-park-ca-166244",
  "display_name": "Highbar Partners",
  "summary": "Highbar Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Menlo Park, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Highbar Partners (CRD 166244): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Highbar Partners compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Highbar Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Highbar Partners located?",
      "a": "Highbar Partners' principal office is in Menlo Park, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Highbar Partners registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Highbar Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166244."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Highbar Partners manage?",
      "a": "Highbar Partners reports $114,617,817 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Highbar Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Highbar Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $249,276,333 in the October 2021 data and $114,617,817 in the October 2026 data, down 54%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Highbar Partners serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (3)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Highbar Partners 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/166244"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Highbar Partners state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: \"The Funds generally do not have a minimum investment amount.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Highbar Partners' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $191,320,845 to $114,617,817 (-40%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 249276333.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 229317678.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2022-06-15"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 221891338.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2023-04-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 178398629.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2024-05-14"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 191320845.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 114617817.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-31"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $191,320,845 to $114,617,817 (-40%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
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    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "planning_fees": [],
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The Funds generally do not have a minimum investment amount."
        ]
      }
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    },
    "quotes": [
      "The Funds generally do not have a minimum investment amount."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/highbar-partners-menlo-park-ca-166244.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 3,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "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/166244",
    "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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