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HQ Capital Private Equity LLC

Miami, FLSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 134231

Filed as HQ CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY LLC

HQ Capital Private Equity LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Miami, FL, registered since 2005, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

21 years
registered since 2005
$5,396,680,267
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is HQ Capital Private Equity LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), HQ Capital Private Equity LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

What does HQ Capital Private Equity LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is HQ Capital Private Equity LLC located?

HQ Capital Private Equity LLC's principal office is in Miami, FL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is HQ Capital Private Equity LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

HQ Capital Private Equity LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 134231.

How much does HQ Capital Private Equity LLC manage?

HQ Capital Private Equity LLC reports $5,396,680,267 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (13% discretionary).

How have HQ Capital Private Equity LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for HQ Capital Private Equity LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $6,181,462,210 in the October 2021 data and $5,396,680,267 in the October 2026 data, down 13%. Total employees: 95 in October 2021 and 78 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does HQ Capital Private Equity LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (39); other (5); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2).

Does HQ Capital Private Equity 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/134231

What changed in HQ Capital Private Equity LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 18. Regulatory assets under management went from $8,054,962,728 to $5,396,680,267 (-33%). Changed its office addresses in New York, NY. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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

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

Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
For its investment advisory services related to the Funds, HQ Capital receives management fees at an annual rate generally ranging from 0.50% to 1.50% (“Management Fees”).

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$5,396,680,267

$5,396,680,267 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $690,397,298.Non-discretionary: $4,706,282,969.

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 39 Assets $3,261,273,979 (60%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $1,226,751,250 (23%)
Insurance companies
Clients 2 Assets $273,658,375 (5%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 2 Assets $184,115,604 (3%)
Other
Clients 5 Assets $450,881,059 (8%)

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
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2005 (21 years)
Employees
Total: 78. Performing investment advisory functions: 18.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
4 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Bad HomburgNew York, NYSingaporeVictoria City
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
FLNY

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
$6.18B 2021 $7.25B 2022 $7.22B 2023 $7.77B 2024 $8.05B 2025 $5.4B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$5,396,680,26778March 31, 2026
October 2025$8,054,962,72876July 3, 2025
October 2024$7,765,250,00080August 16, 2024
October 2023$7,218,881,92282March 31, 2023
October 2022$7,247,788,16483March 31, 2022
October 2021$6,181,462,21095March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $6,181,462,210 in the October 2021 data and $5,396,680,267 in the October 2026 data, down 13%.

Total employees: 95 in October 2021 and 78 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 14 to 18.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $8,054,962,728 to $5,396,680,267 (-33%).
    • Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. November 2025
    • 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.I
hqcapital.com/en

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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