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Pelican Energy Partners
Filed as PELICAN ENERGY PARTNERS · Legal name Daybreak Fund Advisors LLC
Pelican Energy Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 2016, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Pelican Energy Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pelican Energy Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
What does Pelican Energy Partners' brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Pelican Energy Partners located?
Pelican Energy Partners' principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is Pelican Energy Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Pelican Energy Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 163267.
How much does Pelican Energy Partners manage?
Pelican Energy Partners reports $1,007,489,318 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Pelican Energy Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Pelican Energy Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $412,122,192 in the October 2021 data and $1,007,489,318 in the October 2026 data, up 144%. Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 29 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Pelican Energy Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (6).
Does Pelican Energy Partners 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/163267
What changed in Pelican Energy Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 13 to 15. 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
- 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
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAsset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
Our current management fees will typically be up to 2% of capital committed to the relevant Client during the investment period of such Client and up to 2% of unreturned invested capital remaining following the termination of the investment period of such Client
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$1,007,489,318 as of October 2026, filing dated May 21, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Daybreak Fund Advisors LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2016 (10 years)
- Employees
- Total: 29. Performing investment advisory functions: 15.
- 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 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,007,489,318 | 29 | May 21, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,017,781,890 | 22 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $961,916,408 | 18 | March 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $755,554,617 | 17 | March 29, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $555,522,157 | 15 | April 1, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $412,122,192 | 14 | March 25, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $412,122,192 in the October 2021 data and $1,007,489,318 in the October 2026 data, up 144%.
Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 29 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 13 to 15.
- 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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Pelican Energy Partners (CRD 163267): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pelican-energy-partners-houston-tx-163267