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Pear Tree Advisors, Inc.
Filed as PEAR TREE ADVISORS, INC.
Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Lincoln, MA, registered since 1983, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. located?
Pear Tree Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Lincoln, MA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1983. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104576.
How much does Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. manage?
Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. reports $2,584,388,474 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Pear Tree Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Pear Tree Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $5,820,047,680 in the October 2021 data and $2,584,388,474 in the October 2026 data, down 56%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1).
Does Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/104576
What changed in Pear Tree Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,089,429,330 to $2,584,388,474 (-16%).
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
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$2,584,388,474 as of October 2026, filing dated September 28, 2026.
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.DA 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)
- 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
- 1983 (43 years)
- Employees
- Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $2,584,388,474 | 12 | September 28, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $4,521,591,718 | 12 | March 3, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $4,521,591,718 | 12 | September 24, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $4,748,822,712 | 10 | August 3, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $4,949,004,433 | 12 | September 12, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $5,820,047,680 | 12 | September 9, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $5,820,047,680 in the October 2021 data and $2,584,388,474 in the October 2026 data, down 56%.
Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 12 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- October 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $3,089,429,330 to $2,584,388,474 (-16%).
- December 2025
- Regulatory assets under management went from $4,521,591,718 to $3,089,429,330 (-32%).
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.INot reported.
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. Pear Tree Advisors, Inc. (CRD 104576): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pear-tree-advisors-inc-lincoln-ma-104576