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Quaero Capital SA is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Geneva, Switzerland, registered since 2026, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Quaero Capital SA compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Quaero Capital SA 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 Quaero Capital SA located?
Quaero Capital SA's principal office is in Geneva, Switzerland, according to its Form ADV.
Is Quaero Capital SA registered with the SEC or a state?
Quaero Capital SA is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 285690.
How much does Quaero Capital SA manage?
Quaero Capital SA reports $3,207,794,098 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).
What types of clients does Quaero Capital SA serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (18).
Does Quaero Capital SA 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/285690
What changed in Quaero Capital SA's recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Newly registered with the SEC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,207,794,098 as of October 2026, filing dated August 25, 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2026 (0 years)
- Employees
- Total: 39. Performing investment advisory functions: 22.
- 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- September 2026
- Newly registered with the SEC.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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. Quaero Capital SA (CRD 285690): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/quaero-capital-sa-geneva-285690