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Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 296631

Filed as PREP INVESTMENT ADVISERS, L.L.C.

Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2022, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$1,911,327,200
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. located?

Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. registered with the SEC or a state?

Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 296631.

How much does Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. manage?

Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. reports $1,911,327,200 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C.: Regulatory assets under management: $152,726,790 in the October 2022 data and $1,911,327,200 in the October 2026 data, up 1151%. Total employees: 22 in October 2022 and 34 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (5).

Does Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C. 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/296631

What changed in Prep Investment Advisers, L.L.C.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 27 to 34. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,042,917,300 to $1,911,327,200 (+83%). Changed its office addresses in New York, NY. No longer lists an office in Los Angeles, CA.

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
  • 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 2A

See 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
$1,911,327,200

$1,911,327,200 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,911,327,200.Non-discretionary: $0.

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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 5 Assets $1,911,327,200 (100%)

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 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
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 34. Performing investment advisory functions: 34.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
New York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CO

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
Not reported 2021 $153M 2022 $359M 2023 $477M 2024 $1.04B 2025 $1.91B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,911,327,20034March 31, 2026
October 2025$1,042,917,30027March 28, 2025
October 2024$477,040,90026May 6, 2024
October 2023$358,561,60022April 21, 2023
October 2022$152,726,79022June 28, 2022
October 2021Not reportedNot reportedMarch 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $152,726,790 in the October 2022 data and $1,911,327,200 in the October 2026 data, up 1151%.

Total employees: 22 in October 2022 and 34 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 27 to 34.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,042,917,300 to $1,911,327,200 (+83%).
    • Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.
    • No longer lists an office in Los Angeles, CA.

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
pearlmark.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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