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Lotus Investment Advisors
Filed as LOTUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS · Legal name Lotus Holdings LLC
Lotus Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Rye, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 1, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Lotus Investment Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lotus Investment Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Lotus Investment Advisors located?
Lotus Investment Advisors' principal office is in Rye, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Lotus Investment Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Lotus Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 172638.
How much does Lotus Investment Advisors manage?
Lotus Investment Advisors reports $30,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 1, 2026 (83% discretionary).
How have Lotus Investment Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Lotus Investment Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $48,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $30,000,000 in the October 2026 data, down 38%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Lotus Investment Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (12).
Does Lotus Investment Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?
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/172638
Does Lotus Investment Advisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 1, 2026 says: "LIA’s clients are generally required to open an equity, balanced or fixed income account with at least $1,000,000. The above mentioned minimums may be waived at LIA’s sole discretion."
What changed in Lotus Investment Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $25,000,500 to $30,000,000 (+20%).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
LIA’s clients are generally required to open an equity, balanced or fixed income account with at least $1,000,000. The above mentioned minimums may be waived at LIA’s sole discretion.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 1, 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$30,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated June 1, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Lotus Holdings LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- 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 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on 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 | $30,000,000 | 2 | June 1, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $25,000,500 | 2 | April 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $46,000,000 | 3 | May 8, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $49,000,000 | 3 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $49,000,000 | 3 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $48,000,000 | 3 | April 1, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $48,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $30,000,000 in the October 2026 data, down 38%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 2 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
- Regulatory assets under management went from $25,000,500 to $30,000,000 (+20%).
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.INot reported.
Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Lotus Investment Advisors (CRD 172638): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lotus-investment-advisors-rye-ny-172638