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Lateral Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Burlingame, CA, registered since 2018, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Lateral Investment Management, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lateral Investment Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Lateral Investment Management, LLC located?
Lateral Investment Management, LLC's principal office is in Burlingame, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Lateral Investment Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Lateral Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159649.
How much does Lateral Investment Management, LLC manage?
Lateral Investment Management, LLC reports $1,003,867,391 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026 (84% discretionary).
How have Lateral Investment Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Lateral Investment Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $497,752,962 in the October 2021 data and $1,003,867,391 in the October 2026 data, up 102%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Lateral Investment Management, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (23).
Does Lateral Investment Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). 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/159649
What changed in Lateral Investment Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.H(2)). Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 13. Regulatory assets under management went from $847,663,764 to $1,003,867,391 (+18%).
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
- Other
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,003,867,391 as of October 2026, filing dated June 26, 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- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- LATERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2018 (8 years)
- Employees
- Total: 24. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?
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 | $1,003,867,391 | 24 | June 26, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $847,663,764 | 21 | March 29, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $782,249,094 | 20 | March 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $628,859,540 | 19 | April 11, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $573,834,102 | 13 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $497,752,962 | 12 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $497,752,962 in the October 2021 data and $1,003,867,391 in the October 2026 data, up 102%.
Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 24 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- April 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.H(2)).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 13.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $847,663,764 to $1,003,867,391 (+18%).
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. Lateral Investment Management, LLC (CRD 159649): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lateral-investment-management-llc-burlingame-ca-159649