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Red Cedar Investment Management

Grand Rapids, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 170939

Filed as RED CEDAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · Legal name Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC

Red Cedar Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Grand Rapids, MI, registered since 2014, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 19, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$3,328,007,890
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Red Cedar Investment Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Red Cedar Investment Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Red Cedar Investment Management's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.3% to 0.6% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Red Cedar Investment Management located?

Red Cedar Investment Management's principal office is in Grand Rapids, MI, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Red Cedar Investment Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Red Cedar Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 170939.

How much does Red Cedar Investment Management manage?

Red Cedar Investment Management reports $3,328,007,890 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 19, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Red Cedar Investment Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Red Cedar Investment Management: Regulatory assets under management: $1,725,161,917 in the October 2021 data and $3,328,007,890 in the October 2026 data, up 93%. Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 18 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Red Cedar Investment Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: insurance companies (9); investment companies (4); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4).

Which custodians does Red Cedar Investment Management use?

Red Cedar Investment Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Northern Trust Corporation and US Bancorp as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Red Cedar Investment Management 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/170939

What changed in Red Cedar Investment Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,982,345,061 to $3,328,007,890 (+68%). 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

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: 0.3% to 0.6% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The standard fee schedules for institutional clients are expected to range from 0.30% to 0.60% annually.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$3,328,007,890

$3,328,007,890 as of October 2026, filing dated May 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $3,328,007,890.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 4 Assets $1,255,877,950 (38%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $19,147,274 (1%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 4 Assets $343,780,738 (10%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $152,292,302 (5%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $325,761,614 (10%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 9 Assets $1,175,973,489 (35%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $55,174,523 (2%)

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)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Red Cedar Investment Management, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 18. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
Cincinnati, OH
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
MIOH

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
$1.73B 2021 $1.64B 2022 $1.45B 2023 $1.63B 2024 $1.98B 2025 $3.33B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,328,007,89018May 19, 2026
October 2025$1,982,345,06117July 23, 2025
October 2024$1,628,447,73815May 28, 2024
October 2023$1,454,717,65414March 29, 2023
October 2022$1,637,864,28114June 21, 2022
October 2021$1,725,161,91714June 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,725,161,917 in the October 2021 data and $3,328,007,890 in the October 2026 data, up 93%.

Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 18 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 $1,982,345,061 to $3,328,007,890 (+68%).
    • 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.I
iheart.com/podcast/1333-caveat-emptor-269785500/episode/b-93-1157open.spotify.com/show/26BUuR4lnT69ClNCvHVHkBpodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caveat-emptor/id1799982445redcedarim.comsubstack.com/@freshwatereconomist

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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