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Kelley Investments

SEC-registered investment adviserCRD 119099

Filed as KELLEY INVESTMENTS · Legal name Kelley Investments, LLC

Kelley Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2007
$237,956,390
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kelley Investments compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kelley Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

How much does Kelley Investments charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 12, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.75% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states); Hourly rate: $250 to $500 an hour (financial planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Is Kelley Investments registered with the SEC or a state?

Kelley Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 119099.

How much does Kelley Investments manage?

Kelley Investments reports $237,956,390 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026 (91% discretionary).

How have Kelley Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kelley Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $135,154,383 in the October 2021 data and $237,956,390 in the October 2026 data, up 76%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kelley Investments serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (167); high net worth individuals (49).

Which custodians does Kelley Investments use?

Kelley Investments' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists National Financial Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Kelley Investments 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/119099

What changed in Kelley Investments' recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Added an office in Waterloo, IA. Registered or notice-filed in IA.

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
  • Hourly charges

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: up to 1.75% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
The annual wealth management fee charged ranges up to a maximum of 1.75% of the assets held in the account (including cash and cash equivalents).

Hourly rate: $250 to $500 an hour (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
Depending on the level and scope of financial planning services required our fees range from $250 to $500 per hour.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 12, 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
$237,956,390

$237,956,390 as of October 2026, filing dated September 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $216,480,191.Non-discretionary: $21,476,199.

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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 167 Assets $76,280,088 (32%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 49 Assets $161,676,302 (68%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Kelley Investments, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2007 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
Waterloo, IA
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
CAIA

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
$135M 2021 $135M 2022 $143M 2023 $163M 2024 $196M 2025 $238M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$237,956,3903September 9, 2026
October 2025$195,574,3533April 15, 2025
October 2024$162,610,1893September 5, 2024
October 2023$143,487,3873March 15, 2023
October 2022$134,992,4073July 6, 2022
October 2021$135,154,3833February 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $135,154,383 in the October 2021 data and $237,956,390 in the October 2026 data, up 76%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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. October 2026
    • Added an office in Waterloo, IA.
    • Registered or notice-filed in IA.
  2. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $195,574,353 to $237,956,390 (+22%).

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
kelleyinvestments.com

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. Kelley Investments (CRD 119099): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kelley-investments-119099