{ "crd_number": 136476, "slug": "leading-edge-investment-advisors-llc-san-francisco-ca-136476", "primary_business_name": "LEADING EDGE INVESTMENT ADVISORS,LLC", "legal_name": "LEADING EDGE INVESTMENT ADVISORS,LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "41860", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "41860", "common_name": "San Francisco", "msa_name": "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA", "path": "/advisors/ca/san-francisco" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2007-08-24", "years_registered": 19, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-02-26", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 5170513634.0, "raum_discretionary": 5170513634.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 13, "advisory_employees": 8, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "state_municipal": { "raum": 5170513634.0, "count": 12 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles", "selection_of_other_advisers" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "CA", "NY" ], "websites": [ "https://leia.net", "https://linkedin.com/company/103213" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/136476", "city_as_filed": "SAN FRANCISCO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/leading-edge-investment-advisors-llc-san-francisco-ca-136476", "display_name": "Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc", "summary": "Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2007, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 26, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc (CRD 136476): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc located?", "a": "Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc's principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 136476." }, { "q": "How much does Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc manage?", "a": "Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc reports $5,170,513,634 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 26, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc: Regulatory assets under management: $3,523,933,043 in the October 2021 data and $5,170,513,634 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (12)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc use?", "a": "Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon, JP Morgan Chase Bank and State Street Bank and Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Leading Edge Investment Advisors,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/136476" }, { "q": "What changed in Leading Edge Investment Advisors,llc's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 8." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3523933043.0, "total_employees": 14, "filing_date": "2021-03-26" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3978841470.0, "total_employees": 14, "filing_date": "2022-03-31" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3318879453.0, "total_employees": 14, "filing_date": "2023-03-28" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3936214900.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2024-03-06" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4875475615.0, "total_employees": 14, "filing_date": "2025-03-13" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5170513634.0, "total_employees": 13, "filing_date": "2026-02-26" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-03-01", "period_label": "March 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 8." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Bank of New York Mellon", "name_as_filed": "BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "JP Morgan Chase Bank", "name_as_filed": "JP MORGAN CHASE BANK", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "State Street Bank and Trust Company", "name_as_filed": "STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY", "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/leading-edge-investment-advisors-llc-san-francisco-ca-136476.md", "clients": [ { "type": "state_municipal", "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)", "count": 12, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 5170513634.0 } ], "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/136476", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }