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Rational Advisors, Inc.

San Juan, PRSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 111452

Filed as RATIONAL ADVISORS, INC.

Rational Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Juan, PR, registered since 2001, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 8, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2001
$2,562,080,825
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Rational Advisors, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Rational Advisors, Inc. located?

Rational Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in San Juan, PR, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Rational Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Rational Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111452.

How much does Rational Advisors, Inc. manage?

Rational Advisors, Inc. reports $2,562,080,825 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 8, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Rational Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Rational Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,158,294,866 in the October 2021 data and $2,562,080,825 in the October 2026 data, up 121%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Rational Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (12); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

Does Rational Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/111452

What changed in Rational Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $2,283,242,065 to $2,562,080,825 (+12%). Added an office in Huntington, NY.

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

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$2,562,080,825

$2,562,080,825 as of October 2026, filing dated May 8, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,562,080,825.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
Investment companies
Clients 12 Assets $2,552,334,808 (100%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $9,746,017 (0%)

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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2001 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 17. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
Huntington, NYNew York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
NYPR

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$1.16B 2021 $3B 2022 $2.58B 2023 $2.22B 2024 $2.28B 2025 $2.56B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,562,080,82517May 8, 2026
October 2025$2,283,242,06512June 17, 2025
October 2024$2,218,085,72712March 27, 2024
October 2023$2,576,883,15513August 24, 2023
October 2022$3,003,778,02013July 27, 2022
October 2021$1,158,294,86610April 27, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,158,294,866 in the October 2021 data and $2,562,080,825 in the October 2026 data, up 121%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 17 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 $2,283,242,065 to $2,562,080,825 (+12%).
    • Added an office in Huntington, NY.

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
catalyst-insights.comgolyetf.comrationalmf.comstrategysharesetfs.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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