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Pivotal Advisors LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 310612

Filed as PIVOTAL ADVISORS LLC

Pivotal Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2020, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2020
$1,066,660,463
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Pivotal Advisors LLC compensated?

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

Where is Pivotal Advisors LLC located?

Pivotal Advisors LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Pivotal Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Pivotal Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 310612.

How much does Pivotal Advisors LLC manage?

Pivotal Advisors LLC reports $1,066,660,463 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (28% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Pivotal Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $184,617,827 in the October 2021 data and $1,066,660,463 in the October 2026 data, up 478%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Pivotal Advisors LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: charitable organizations (9); high net worth individuals (6).

Which custodians does Pivotal Advisors LLC use?

Pivotal Advisors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust Securities, Inc. and Wilmington Trust as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Pivotal 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/310612

Does Pivotal Advisors LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "A minimum of $5,000,000 of assets under management is required for this service. This minimum account size may be negotiable under certain circumstances." "While this amount is negotiable, the minimum asset requirement to become a Pivotal client is $5,000,000."

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $412,251,988 to $1,066,660,463 (+159%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1.

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
  • 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
A minimum of $5,000,000 of assets under management is required for this service. This minimum account size may be negotiable under certain circumstances.
While this amount is negotiable, the minimum asset requirement to become a Pivotal client is $5,000,000.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$1,066,660,463

$1,066,660,463 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $303,808,118.Non-discretionary: $762,852,345.

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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 6 Assets $3,756,427 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 9 Assets $1,062,904,036 (100%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
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
Not reported.

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
$185M 2021 $355M 2022 $304M 2023 $421M 2024 $421M 2025 $1.07B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,066,660,4634March 31, 2026
October 2025$420,534,8138May 15, 2024
October 2024$420,534,8138May 15, 2024
October 2023$303,846,3068June 20, 2023
October 2022$354,953,3878July 22, 2022
October 2021$184,617,8278March 19, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $184,617,827 in the October 2021 data and $1,066,660,463 in the October 2026 data, up 478%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $412,251,988 to $1,066,660,463 (+159%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1.
  2. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.

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
pivotal-advisors.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. Pivotal Advisors LLC (CRD 310612): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pivotal-advisors-llc-new-york-ny-310612