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Kessler Investment Group, LLC

Columbus, INSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 153696

Filed as KESSLER INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC

Kessler Investment Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Columbus, IN, registered since 2010, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

16 years
registered since 2010
$359,683,677
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kessler Investment Group, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kessler Investment Group, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Kessler Investment Group, LLC located?

Kessler Investment Group, LLC's principal office is in Columbus, IN, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Kessler Investment Group, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Kessler Investment Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 153696.

How much does Kessler Investment Group, LLC manage?

Kessler Investment Group, LLC reports $359,683,677 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (97% discretionary).

How have Kessler Investment Group, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kessler Investment Group, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $169,385,537 in the October 2021 data and $359,683,677 in the October 2026 data, up 112%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kessler Investment Group, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (487); high net worth individuals (71).

Which custodians does Kessler Investment Group, LLC use?

Kessler Investment Group, LLC'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 Kessler Investment Group, 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/153696

What changed in Kessler Investment Group, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4. Regulatory assets under management went from $300,442,706 to $359,683,677 (+20%).

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: $175

The brochure's wording
Generally, KIG requires a minimum annual advisory fee of $175.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2025. 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
$359,683,677

$359,683,677 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $349,515,040.Non-discretionary: $10,168,637.

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 487 Assets $111,228,075 (31%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 71 Assets $198,846,589 (55%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $630,361 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $54,697 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $34,867,347 (10%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $11,632,638 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,423,970 (1%)

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
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2010 (16 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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 April 2026 filing
Greenwood, IN
States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
FLILINKYOHTX

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
$169M 2021 $228M 2022 $191M 2023 $235M 2024 $300M 2025 $360M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$359,683,6778March 27, 2026
October 2025$300,442,7068March 31, 2025
October 2024$234,775,7337March 18, 2024
October 2023$190,537,1117May 31, 2023
October 2022$227,996,2417March 25, 2022
October 2021$169,385,5375March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $169,385,537 in the October 2021 data and $359,683,677 in the October 2026 data, up 112%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 8 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 5 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $300,442,706 to $359,683,677 (+20%).

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
kesslerig.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. Kessler Investment Group, LLC (CRD 153696): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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