{ "crd_number": 159261, "slug": "platform-investments-llc-kansas-city-mo-159261", "primary_business_name": "PLATFORM INVESTMENTS, LLC", "legal_name": "PLATFORM INVESTMENTS, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Kansas City", "state": "MO", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "28140", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "28140", "common_name": "Kansas City", "msa_name": "Kansas City, MO-KS", "path": "/advisors/mo/kansas-city" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2012-01-05", "years_registered": 14, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-31", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 1657237697.0, "raum_discretionary": 1657237697.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 38, "advisory_employees": 8, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 1657237697.0, "count": 28 } }, "compensation_types": [ "fixed", "other", "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "DE", "MO" ], "websites": [ "https://en-gb.facebook.com/PLATFORMVENTURES", "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/PLATFORM-VENTURES", "https://platformv.com", "https://twitter.com/PLATFORM_VE" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/159261", "city_as_filed": "KANSAS CITY", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/platform-investments-llc-kansas-city-mo-159261", "display_name": "Platform Investments, LLC", "summary": "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.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Platform Investments, LLC (CRD 159261): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)", "Performance-based fees", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Platform Investments, LLC compensated?", "a": "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." }, { "q": "How much does Platform Investments, LLC charge?", "a": "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." }, { "q": "Where is Platform Investments, LLC located?", "a": "Platform Investments, LLC's principal office is in Kansas City, MO, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Platform Investments, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Platform Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159261." }, { "q": "How much does Platform Investments, LLC manage?", "a": "Platform Investments, LLC reports $1,657,237,697 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Platform Investments, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "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." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Platform Investments, LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (28)." }, { "q": "Does Platform Investments, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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" } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 753463714.0, "total_employees": 40, "filing_date": "2021-06-21" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1072122156.0, "total_employees": 40, "filing_date": "2022-05-02" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1299146403.0, "total_employees": 38, "filing_date": "2023-06-12" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1475546984.0, "total_employees": 38, "filing_date": "2024-03-29" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1668091515.0, "total_employees": 40, "filing_date": "2025-03-31" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1657237697.0, "total_employees": 38, "filing_date": "2026-03-31" } ], "recent_changes": [], "fees_from_brochure": { "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026", "provided_by_the_firm": false, "tiers": [], "flat_rate": null, "stated_range": "0.75% to 2% a year", "stated_maximum": null, "account_minimum": null, "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false, "minimum_annual_fee": null, "planning_fees": [ "Flat fee: $390,000 (acquisition fee)" ], "figures": [ { "label": "Asset-based fee", "statements": [ "Asset-based fee: 0.75% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)" ], "quotes": [ "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" ] }, { "label": "Planning fee", "statements": [ "Flat fee: $390,000 (acquisition fee)" ], "quotes": [ "With regard to 3240 Wilshire, the Managing Entity is entitled to a one-time acquisition fee of $390,000" ] } ], "values": { "tiers": [], "range_pct": [ 0.75, 2.0 ], "max_pct": null, "account_minimum": null, "minimum_annual_fee": null, "planning": [ { "kind": "flat", "amount": 390000.0, "min": null, "max": null, "period": "one_time", "service": "acquisition fee" } ] }, "quotes": [ "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", "With regard to 3240 Wilshire, the Managing Entity is entitled to a one-time acquisition fee of $390,000" ], "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable." }, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/platform-investments-llc-kansas-city-mo-159261.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 28, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 1657237697.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "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/159261", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }