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Public Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2022, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 29, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Public Advisors LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Public Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Public Advisors LLC located?
Public Advisors LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Public Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Public Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 318234.
How much does Public Advisors LLC manage?
Public Advisors LLC reports $18,797,471 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 29, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Public Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?
In the Form ADV data for Public Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2022 data and $18,797,471 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 1 in October 2022 and 44 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Public Advisors LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (3,548); high net worth individuals (973).
Which custodians does Public Advisors LLC use?
Public Advisors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Apex Clearing Corporation as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Public Advisors 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/318234
What changed in Public Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2. Regulatory assets under management went from $8,812,622 to $18,797,471 (+113%).
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
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 29, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$18,797,471 as of October 2026, filing dated March 29, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2022 (4 years)
- Employees
- Total: 44. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- States registered or notice-filed
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53 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 | $18,797,471 | 44 | March 29, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $8,812,622 | 40 | July 13, 2025 |
| October 2024 | Not reported | 1 | February 22, 2024 |
| October 2023 | Not reported | 1 | April 27, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $0 | 1 | March 22, 2022 |
Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2022 data and $18,797,471 in the October 2026 data.
Total employees: 1 in October 2022 and 44 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 3 to 2.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $8,812,622 to $18,797,471 (+113%).
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. Public Advisors LLC (CRD 318234): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/public-advisors-llc-new-york-ny-318234