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Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 165657

Filed as MONROE CAPITAL BDC ADVISORS, LLC

Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2012
$6,705,330,000
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC located?

Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 165657.

How much does Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC manage?

Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC reports $6,705,330,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $782,469,251 in the October 2021 data and $6,705,330,000 in the October 2026 data, up 757%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 101 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: business development companies (3).

Does Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, 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/165657

What changed in Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 21. Regulatory assets under management went from $4,795,821,000 to $6,705,330,000 (+40%). Changed its office addresses in Santa Monica, CA. Added an office in Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi.

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

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$6,705,330,000

$6,705,330,000 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $6,705,330,000.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
Business development companies
Clients 3 Assets $6,705,330,000 (100%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 101. Performing investment advisory functions: 21.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
6 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Al Maryah Island, Abu DhabiNaples, FLNew York, NYSanta Monica, CASeoulSydney
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
ILWA

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
$782M 2021 $1.31B 2022 $2.11B 2023 $3.15B 2024 $4.8B 2025 $6.71B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$6,705,330,000101March 27, 2026
October 2025$4,795,821,00071July 28, 2025
October 2024$3,149,427,00035March 29, 2024
October 2023$2,109,637,00021March 31, 2023
October 2022$1,314,719,13915September 2, 2022
October 2021$782,469,2518March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $782,469,251 in the October 2021 data and $6,705,330,000 in the October 2026 data, up 757%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 101 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 21.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $4,795,821,000 to $6,705,330,000 (+40%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Santa Monica, CA.
    • Added an office in Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi.
  2. February 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  4. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in WA.

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
monroebdc.commonroecap.commonroemlend.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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AdvisorCensus. Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC (CRD 165657): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/monroe-capital-bdc-advisors-llc-chicago-il-165657