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Magnetar Asset Management LLC

Evanston, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 285287

Filed as MAGNETAR ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

Magnetar Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Evanston, IL, registered since 2017, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$1,921,501,420
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Magnetar Asset Management LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Magnetar Asset Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Magnetar Asset Management LLC located?

Magnetar Asset Management LLC's principal office is in Evanston, IL, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Magnetar Asset Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Magnetar Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 285287.

How much does Magnetar Asset Management LLC manage?

Magnetar Asset Management LLC reports $1,921,501,420 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Magnetar Asset Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Magnetar Asset Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $733,758,065 in the October 2021 data and $1,921,501,420 in the October 2026 data, up 162%. Total employees: 85 in October 2021 and 167 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Magnetar Asset Management LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1).

Which custodians does Magnetar Asset Management LLC use?

Magnetar Asset Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Morgan Stanley as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Magnetar Asset Management LLC 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/285287

What changed in Magnetar Asset Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $209,009,769 to $1,921,501,420 (+819%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 23 to 26. Added an office in New York, NY.

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

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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated August 5, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,921,501,420

$1,921,501,420 as of October 2026, filing dated August 5, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,921,501,420.Non-discretionary: $0.

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.D
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $200,001,204 (10%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $473,763,389 (25%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,247,736,827 (65%)

A 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 167. Performing investment advisory functions: 26.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Austin, TXNew York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
TX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$734M 2021 $381M 2022 $131M 2023 $163M 2024 $209M 2025 $1.92B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,921,501,420167August 5, 2026
October 2025$209,009,769147June 5, 2025
October 2024$163,305,296128July 29, 2024
October 2023$130,993,23580March 22, 2023
October 2022$381,487,54180March 31, 2022
October 2021$733,758,06585March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $733,758,065 in the October 2021 data and $1,921,501,420 in the October 2026 data, up 162%.

Total employees: 85 in October 2021 and 167 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
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $209,009,769 to $1,921,501,420 (+819%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 23 to 26.
    • Added an office in New York, NY.
  2. February 2026
    • Added an office in Austin, TX.

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.I
magnetar.com

Source: 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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