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October Effect Ltd.

Virginia Beach, VASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 281369

Filed as OCTOBER EFFECT LTD.

October Effect Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Virginia Beach, VA, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 25, 2026.

1 year
registered since 2025
$145,595,475
assets under management
5 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is October Effect Ltd. compensated?

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

Where is October Effect Ltd. located?

October Effect Ltd.'s principal office is in Virginia Beach, VA, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is October Effect Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?

October Effect Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 281369.

How much does October Effect Ltd. manage?

October Effect Ltd. reports $145,595,475 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have October Effect Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2025?

In the Form ADV data for October Effect Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $111,668,310 in the October 2025 data and $145,595,475 in the October 2026 data, up 30%. Total employees: 4 in October 2025 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does October Effect Ltd. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (574); high net worth individuals (22); investment companies (1).

Which custodians does October Effect Ltd. use?

October Effect Ltd.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Absolute Capital and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does October Effect Ltd. 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/281369

Does October Effect Ltd. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 25, 2026 says: "There is a $10,000 minimum required to open and maintain an advisory account. This minimum amount may be waived at the discretion of the firm."

What changed in October Effect Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $111,668,310 to $138,936,260 (+24%).

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)
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other

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

Account minimum: $10,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
There is a $10,000 minimum required to open and maintain an advisory account. This minimum amount may be waived at the discretion of the firm.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 25, 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
$145,595,475

$145,595,475 as of October 2026, filing dated June 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $145,595,475.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 574 Assets $99,139,948 (68%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 22 Assets $46,138,008 (32%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $317,519 (0%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • 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
2025 (1 year)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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 July 2026 filing
Newport New, VAVirginia Beach, VA
States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
COFLNCSCTXVA

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
$112M 2025 $146M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$145,595,4754June 25, 2026
October 2025$111,668,3104April 16, 2025

Regulatory assets under management: $111,668,310 in the October 2025 data and $145,595,475 in the October 2026 data, up 30%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2025 and 4 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $111,668,310 to $138,936,260 (+24%).

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
financialplanning-vab.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. October Effect Ltd. (CRD 281369): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/october-effect-ltd-virginia-beach-va-281369