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Note Advisors, LLC

Buffalo, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 171466

Filed as NOTE ADVISORS, LLC

Note Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Buffalo, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$436,965,505
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Note Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Note Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

What does Note Advisors, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Note Advisors, LLC located?

Note Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Buffalo, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Note Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Note Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 171466.

How much does Note Advisors, LLC manage?

Note Advisors, LLC reports $436,965,505 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Note Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Note Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $142,916,871 in the October 2021 data and $436,965,505 in the October 2026 data, up 206%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Note Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (465); high net worth individuals (53); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (24).

Which custodians does Note Advisors, LLC use?

Note Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Note 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/171466

What changed in Note Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $382,234,812 to $436,965,505 (+14%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription 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

Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Generally, fees vary from 0. 50% to 2.00% per annum of the market value of a client’s assets managed by Note Advisors. The fee range stated is a guide.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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
$436,965,505

$436,965,505 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $436,607,479.Non-discretionary: $358,026.

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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 465 Assets $173,426,395 (40%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 53 Assets $191,050,509 (44%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 24 Assets $72,488,601 (17%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
FLNYTX

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
$143M 2021 $197M 2022 $199M 2023 $292M 2024 $382M 2025 $437M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$436,965,50511March 30, 2026
October 2025$382,234,8129March 25, 2025
October 2024$292,461,6208September 25, 2024
October 2023$198,948,4528March 29, 2023
October 2022$196,834,0608March 25, 2022
October 2021$142,916,8716March 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $142,916,871 in the October 2021 data and $436,965,505 in the October 2026 data, up 206%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 11 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 $382,234,812 to $436,965,505 (+14%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
noteadvisor.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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