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Pleiad Investment Advisors
Filed as PLEIAD INVESTMENT ADVISORS · Legal name Pleiad Investment Advisors Limited
Pleiad Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, registered since 2019, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Pleiad Investment Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pleiad Investment Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Pleiad Investment Advisors located?
Pleiad Investment Advisors' principal office is in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Pleiad Investment Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Pleiad Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 172237.
How much does Pleiad Investment Advisors manage?
Pleiad Investment Advisors reports $1,351,842,651 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Pleiad Investment Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Pleiad Investment Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $3,330,227,820 in the October 2021 data and $1,351,842,651 in the October 2026 data, down 59%. Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 22 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Pleiad Investment Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (13).
Does Pleiad Investment Advisors 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/172237
What changed in Pleiad Investment Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 13.
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,351,842,651 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- Legal name
- Pleiad Investment Advisors Limited
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (7 years)
- Employees
- Total: 22. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $1,351,842,651 | 22 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,316,922,107 | 27 | April 1, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $2,515,060,691 | 27 | March 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,919,235,926 | 26 | March 6, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $3,141,886,774 | 24 | May 18, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $3,330,227,820 | 20 | June 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,330,227,820 in the October 2021 data and $1,351,842,651 in the October 2026 data, down 59%.
Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 22 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 14 to 13.
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. Pleiad Investment Advisors (CRD 172237): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pleiad-investment-advisors-hong-kong-172237