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Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other.
Where is Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC located?
Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC's principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 338152.
How much does Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC manage?
Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC reports $496,250,169 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
What types of clients does Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1).
Does Powerlaw Fund Adviser, 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/338152
What changed in Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from Akkadian CEF Manager, LLC to Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC.
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
- 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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$496,250,169 as of October 2026, filing dated April 30, 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2025 (1 year)
- Employees
- Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- May 2026
- Changed its legal name from Akkadian CEF Manager, LLC to Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC.
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $417,257,034 to $496,250,169 (+19%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- February 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- Newly registered with the SEC.
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. Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC (CRD 338152): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/powerlaw-fund-adviser-llc-san-francisco-ca-338152