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  "crd_number": 143204,
  "slug": "kruse-asset-management-llc-chicago-il-143204",
  "primary_business_name": "KRUSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "legal_name": "KRUSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Chicago",
  "state": "IL",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "16980",
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    "msa_name": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2025-04-08",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "count": null,
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "fixed",
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum",
    "performance_based"
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  "advisory_activities": [
    "educational_seminars",
    "financial_planning",
    "market_timing",
    "periodicals_newsletters",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": true,
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  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "FL",
    "IL",
    "TX",
    "VA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/KRUSEAM",
    "https://instagram.com/stukruse",
    "https://kruseam.com",
    "https://kruseassetmanagement.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/KRUSE-ASSET-MANAGEMENT",
    "https://twitter.com/KRUSEAM"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/143204",
  "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kruse-asset-management-llc-chicago-il-143204",
  "display_name": "Kruse Asset Management, LLC",
  "summary": "Kruse Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Kruse Asset Management, LLC (CRD 143204): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Commissions",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Publication of periodicals or newsletters",
    "Market timing services",
    "Educational seminars/workshops"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Kruse Asset Management, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kruse Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Kruse Asset Management, LLC located?",
      "a": "Kruse Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Kruse Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Kruse Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 143204."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Kruse Asset Management, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Kruse Asset Management, LLC reports $146,200,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (83% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Kruse Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Kruse Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $137,000,000 in the October 2025 data and $146,200,000 in the October 2026 data, up 7%. Total employees: 2 in October 2025 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Kruse Asset Management, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (152); high net worth individuals (35); investment companies (2)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Kruse Asset Management, LLC use?",
      "a": "Kruse Asset Management, 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Kruse Asset Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/143204"
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 137000000.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 146200000.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-26"
    }
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  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kruse-asset-management-llc-chicago-il-143204.md",
  "clients": [
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      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
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      "fewer_than_5": false,
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      "raum": 104800000.0
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      "label": "Banking or thrift institutions",
      "count": null,
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      "count": 2,
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      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": null
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      "count": null,
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      "type": "state_municipal",
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      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
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      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": null
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      "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official",
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      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/143204",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}