{ "crd_number": 168830, "slug": "pacific-private-fund-advisors-llc-newport-beach-ca-168830", "primary_business_name": "PACIFIC PRIVATE FUND ADVISORS LLC", "legal_name": "PACIFIC PRIVATE FUND ADVISORS LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Newport Beach", "state": "CA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "31080", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "31080", "common_name": "Los Angeles", "msa_name": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA", "path": "/advisors/ca/los-angeles" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2013-09-23", "years_registered": 13, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-26", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 12236752285.0, "raum_discretionary": 10652585067.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 1584167218.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 12, "advisory_employees": 8, "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types", "clients_by_type": { "insurance_companies": { "raum": 4638538902.0, "count": 2, "fewer_than_5": true }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 7598213383.0, "count": 25 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles", "selection_of_other_advisers" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 2, "states_registered": [ "CA" ], "websites": [], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168830", "disclosure_items": [ { "item": "11.D(2)", "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?" }, { "item": "11.D(4)", "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?" } ], "city_as_filed": "NEWPORT BEACH", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pacific-private-fund-advisors-llc-newport-beach-ca-168830", "display_name": "Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC", "summary": "Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Newport Beach, CA, registered since 2013, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC (CRD 168830): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients", "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC located?", "a": "Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC's principal office is in Newport Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168830." }, { "q": "How much does Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC manage?", "a": "Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC reports $12,236,752,285 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (87% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $4,403,873,781 in the October 2021 data and $12,236,752,285 in the October 2026 data, up 178%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (25); insurance companies (2)." }, { "q": "Does Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168830" }, { "q": "What changed in Pacific Private Fund Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 8. Regulatory assets under management went from $9,472,429,452 to $12,236,752,285 (+29%)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4403873781.0, "total_employees": 16, "filing_date": "2021-03-29" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4710003400.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2022-09-08" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4535833015.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2023-07-13" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 5689422342.0, "total_employees": 13, "filing_date": "2024-08-23" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 9472429452.0, "total_employees": 11, "filing_date": "2025-03-28" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 12236752285.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2026-03-26" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 8.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $9,472,429,452 to $12,236,752,285 (+29%)." ] }, { "period": "2025-12-01", "period_label": "December 2025", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pacific-private-fund-advisors-llc-newport-beach-ca-168830.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 25, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 7598213383.0 }, { "type": "insurance_companies", "label": "Insurance companies", "count": 2, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 4638538902.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168830", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }