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Pura Vida Investments, LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 166703

Filed as PURA VIDA INVESTMENTS, LLC

Pura Vida Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2014
$91,457,374
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Pura Vida Investments, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pura Vida Investments, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

How much does Pura Vida Investments, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Pura Vida Investments, LLC located?

Pura Vida Investments, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Pura Vida Investments, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Pura Vida Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166703.

How much does Pura Vida Investments, LLC manage?

Pura Vida Investments, LLC reports $91,457,374 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Pura Vida Investments, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Pura Vida Investments, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,748,431,619 in the October 2021 data and $91,457,374 in the October 2026 data, down 95%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Pura Vida Investments, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10); other (2).

Which custodians does Pura Vida Investments, LLC use?

Pura Vida Investments, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Pura Vida Investments, 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/166703

What changed in Pura Vida Investments, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $124,762,911 to $91,457,374 (-27%).

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 2A

Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
The Management Fee for Pura Vida Funds is generally payable to the Adviser monthly in advance and is at an annual rate of up to 2% of the value of each investor’s account as of the first day of the applicable month.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$91,457,374

$91,457,374 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $91,457,374.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 10 Assets $52,501,753 (57%)
Other
Clients 2 Assets $38,955,621 (43%)

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
2014 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
Not reported.

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
$1.75B 2021 $1.61B 2022 $972M 2023 $264M 2024 $125M 2025 $91.5M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$91,457,3742March 30, 2026
October 2025$124,762,9112March 27, 2025
October 2024$263,973,00410March 26, 2024
October 2023$972,376,00622June 30, 2023
October 2022$1,614,779,09024March 30, 2022
October 2021$1,748,431,61916September 13, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,748,431,619 in the October 2021 data and $91,457,374 in the October 2026 data, down 95%.

Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 2 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $124,762,911 to $91,457,374 (-27%).

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

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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AdvisorCensus. Pura Vida Investments, LLC (CRD 166703): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pura-vida-investments-llc-new-york-ny-166703