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  "crd_number": 283404,
  "slug": "lion-equity-investment-advisors-llc-denver-co-283404",
  "primary_business_name": "LION EQUITY INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC",
  "legal_name": "LION EQUITY INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC",
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  "city": "Denver",
  "state": "CO",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "19740",
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    "common_name": "Denver",
    "msa_name": "Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO",
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  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2023-07-10",
  "years_registered": 3,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-11",
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 12,
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  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/lion-equity-partners",
    "https://lionequity.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283404",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "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?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "DENVER",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lion-equity-investment-advisors-llc-denver-co-283404",
  "display_name": "Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC",
  "summary": "Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Denver, CO, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC (CRD 283404): 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)"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lion Equity 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 Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC located?",
      "a": "Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Denver, CO, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 283404."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC reports $173,464,223 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $158,016,196 in the October 2023 data and $173,464,223 in the October 2026 data, up 10%. Total employees: 11 in October 2023 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (3)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/283404"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Lion Equity Investment Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 12. Regulatory assets under management went from $199,768,624 to $173,464,223 (-13%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2021-03-15"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-25"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 158016196.0,
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      "filing_date": "2023-06-09"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2024-08-30"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 199768624.0,
      "total_employees": 11,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-17"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-11"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 12.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $199,768,624 to $173,464,223 (-13%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lion-equity-investment-advisors-llc-denver-co-283404.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "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/283404",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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}