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Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited
Filed as KOTAK ALTERNATE ASSET MANAGERS LIMITED
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Mumbai, India, registered since 2023, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited located?
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited's principal office is in Mumbai, India, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited registered with the SEC or a state?
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 317952.
How much does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited manage?
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited reports $18,517,892,257 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026 (21% discretionary).
How have Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited's assets and staff changed since 2023?
In the Form ADV data for Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $11,528,361,130 in the October 2023 data and $18,517,892,257 in the October 2026 data, up 61%. Total employees: 257 in October 2023 and 214 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (1,181); corporations or other businesses not listed above (637); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (27).
Does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/317952
Does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 30, 2026 says: "In general, we require a minimum of USD 5 million to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we have waived, and may in the future waive, this minimum account size."
What changed in Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited's recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 44 to 50. Registered or notice-filed in LA, MA. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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
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 2AAccount minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
In general, we require a minimum of USD 5 million to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we have waived, and may in the future waive, this minimum account size.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 30, 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$18,517,892,257 as of October 2026, filing dated June 30, 2026.
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.DA 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- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2023 (3 years)
- Employees
- Total: 214. Performing investment advisory functions: 50.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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3 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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9 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $18,517,892,257 | 214 | June 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $20,238,710,393 | 313 | June 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $17,653,318,268 | 269 | June 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $11,528,361,130 | 257 | July 28, 2023 |
Regulatory assets under management: $11,528,361,130 in the October 2023 data and $18,517,892,257 in the October 2026 data, up 61%.
Total employees: 257 in October 2023 and 214 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- July 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 44 to 50.
- Registered or notice-filed in LA, MA.
- 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.ISource: 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. Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (CRD 317952): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kotak-alternate-asset-managers-limited-mumbai-317952