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Kopernik Global Investors, LLC

Tampa, FLSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 168625

Filed as KOPERNIK GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC

Kopernik Global Investors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Tampa, FL, registered since 2013, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 27, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2013
$10,176,761,958
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kopernik Global Investors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Kopernik Global Investors, LLC located?

Kopernik Global Investors, LLC's principal office is in Tampa, FL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Kopernik Global Investors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Kopernik Global Investors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168625.

How much does Kopernik Global Investors, LLC manage?

Kopernik Global Investors, LLC reports $10,176,761,958 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Kopernik Global Investors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kopernik Global Investors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $4,300,557,614 in the October 2021 data and $10,176,761,958 in the October 2026 data, up 137%. Total employees: 36 in October 2021 and 44 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kopernik Global Investors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (7); investment companies (3); other investment advisers (2).

Which custodians does Kopernik Global Investors, LLC use?

Kopernik Global Investors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon, Same and The Northern Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Kopernik Global Investors, 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/168625

What changed in Kopernik Global Investors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 20 to 22. Regulatory assets under management went from $5,515,697,989 to $10,176,761,958 (+85%).

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$10,176,761,958

$10,176,761,958 as of October 2026, filing dated July 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $10,176,761,958.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 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 3 Assets $4,392,636,528 (43%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 7 Assets $4,453,341,484 (44%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $838,126,432 (8%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 2 Assets $492,657,514 (5%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2013 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 44. Performing investment advisory functions: 22.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
FL

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
$4.3B 2021 $6.23B 2022 $5.65B 2023 $5.49B 2024 $5.52B 2025 $10.2B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$10,176,761,95844July 27, 2026
October 2025$5,515,697,98945March 28, 2025
October 2024$5,490,380,15342March 28, 2024
October 2023$5,654,853,91743April 29, 2023
October 2022$6,230,111,48641August 24, 2022
October 2021$4,300,557,61436March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $4,300,557,614 in the October 2021 data and $10,176,761,958 in the October 2026 data, up 137%.

Total employees: 36 in October 2021 and 44 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 20 to 22.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $5,515,697,989 to $10,176,761,958 (+85%).
  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
kopernikglobal.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. Kopernik Global Investors, LLC (CRD 168625): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kopernik-global-investors-llc-tampa-fl-168625