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Kenneth Frenke & Co

Arden, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109352

Filed as KENNETH FRENKE & CO · Legal name Kenneth Frenke & Co., Inc.

Kenneth Frenke & Co is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Arden, NC, registered since 1999, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.

27 years
registered since 1999
$206,511,505
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kenneth Frenke & Co compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kenneth Frenke & Co reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Kenneth Frenke & Co located?

Kenneth Frenke & Co's principal office is in Arden, NC, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Kenneth Frenke & Co registered with the SEC or a state?

Kenneth Frenke & Co is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109352.

How much does Kenneth Frenke & Co manage?

Kenneth Frenke & Co reports $206,511,505 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Kenneth Frenke & Co's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kenneth Frenke & Co: Regulatory assets under management: $155,241,009 in the October 2021 data and $206,511,505 in the October 2026 data, up 33%. Total employees: 4 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 Kenneth Frenke & Co serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (187); high net worth individuals (58).

Which custodians does Kenneth Frenke & Co use?

Kenneth Frenke & Co's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Kenneth Frenke & Co 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/109352

What changed in Kenneth Frenke & Co's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $184,660,830 to $206,511,505 (+12%).

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)

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Minimum annual fee: $1,250

The brochure's wording
This minimum annual fee is currently $1,250.
At our discretion we may waive the minimum fee.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 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
$206,511,505

$206,511,505 as of October 2026, filing dated March 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $206,511,505.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 187 Assets $79,341,419 (38%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 58 Assets $127,170,086 (62%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Kenneth Frenke & Co., Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1999 (27 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)
2 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Atlanta, GAPalm Beach Gardens, FL
States registered or notice-filed
5 states or jurisdictions
FLGANCTNTX

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
$155M 2021 $174M 2022 $153M 2023 $177M 2024 $185M 2025 $207M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$206,511,5053March 24, 2026
October 2025$184,660,8303February 18, 2025
October 2024$176,708,3973February 20, 2024
October 2023$153,201,6273March 31, 2023
October 2022$174,252,2344May 11, 2022
October 2021$155,241,0094September 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $155,241,009 in the October 2021 data and $206,511,505 in the October 2026 data, up 33%.

Total employees: 4 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $184,660,830 to $206,511,505 (+12%).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in MN, SC.

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
frenke.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. Kenneth Frenke & Co (CRD 109352): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kenneth-frenke-and-co-arden-nc-109352