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Kailai Advisers Ltd.

Los Angeles, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 161692

Filed as KAILAI ADVISERS LTD.

Kailai Advisers Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2012, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$57,779,436
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kailai Advisers Ltd. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kailai Advisers Ltd. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is Kailai Advisers Ltd. located?

Kailai Advisers Ltd.'s principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Kailai Advisers Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?

Kailai Advisers Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161692.

How much does Kailai Advisers Ltd. manage?

Kailai Advisers Ltd. reports $57,779,436 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Kailai Advisers Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kailai Advisers Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $149,804,344 in the October 2021 data and $57,779,436 in the October 2026 data, down 61%. Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kailai Advisers Ltd. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).

Does Kailai Advisers Ltd. 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/161692

Does Kailai Advisers Ltd. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 29, 2026 says: "Registrant typically imposes a minimum investment in connection with investing in a Fund of $10 million, although such minimums may be waived in the discretion of Registrant."

What changed in Kailai Advisers Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 16 to 9. Regulatory assets under management went from $94,738,677 to $57,779,436 (-39%). Changed its office addresses in Beijing.

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 2A

Account minimum: $10,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Registrant typically imposes a minimum investment in connection with investing in a Fund of $10 million, although such minimums may be waived in the discretion of Registrant.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 29, 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
$57,779,436

$57,779,436 as of October 2026, filing dated May 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $57,779,436.Non-discretionary: $0.

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
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $57,779,436 (100%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
Beijing
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$150M 2021 $134M 2022 $115M 2023 $111M 2024 $94.7M 2025 $57.8M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$57,779,4369May 21, 2026
October 2025$94,738,67716April 30, 2025
October 2024$110,522,33216April 29, 2024
October 2023$115,217,16617April 30, 2023
October 2022$134,451,53217April 29, 2022
October 2021$149,804,34417April 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $149,804,344 in the October 2021 data and $57,779,436 in the October 2026 data, down 61%.

Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 9 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 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $94,738,677 to $57,779,436 (-39%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Beijing.

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
claritypartners.net

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. Kailai Advisers Ltd. (CRD 161692): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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