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Platform Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Kansas City, MO, registered since 2012, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Platform Investments, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Platform Investments, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other.
How much does Platform Investments, LLC charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.75% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it); Flat fee: $390,000 (acquisition fee). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Platform Investments, LLC located?
Platform Investments, LLC's principal office is in Kansas City, MO, according to its Form ADV.
Is Platform Investments, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Platform Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159261.
How much does Platform Investments, LLC manage?
Platform Investments, LLC reports $1,657,237,697 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Platform Investments, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Platform Investments, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $753,463,714 in the October 2021 data and $1,657,237,697 in the October 2026 data, up 120%. Total employees: 40 in October 2021 and 38 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Platform Investments, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (28).
Does Platform Investments, 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/159261
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)
- 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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.75% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
these Funds each pay to Platform an annual management fee ranging from 0.75% to 2% per annum, as described in each Funds’ offering documents
Flat fee: $390,000 (acquisition fee)
The brochure's wording
With regard to 3240 Wilshire, the Managing Entity is entitled to a one-time acquisition fee of $390,000
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$1,657,237,697 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 38. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
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 | $1,657,237,697 | 38 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,668,091,515 | 40 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,475,546,984 | 38 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,299,146,403 | 38 | June 12, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,072,122,156 | 40 | May 2, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $753,463,714 | 40 | June 21, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $753,463,714 in the October 2021 data and $1,657,237,697 in the October 2026 data, up 120%.
Total employees: 40 in October 2021 and 38 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Platform Investments, LLC (CRD 159261): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/platform-investments-llc-kansas-city-mo-159261