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  "crd_number": 338393,
  "slug": "sparx-asset-management-korea-co-ltd-seoul-338393",
  "primary_business_name": "SPARX ASSET MANAGEMENT KOREA CO., LTD.",
  "legal_name": "SPARX ASSET MANAGEMENT KOREA CO., LTD.",
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  "country": "Korea, South",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-06-29",
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  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "states_registered": [],
  "websites": [
    "https://sparxkorea.com/kr/PublicRelations/Notice?BBS_GB=B1"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/338393",
  "city_as_filed": "SEOUL",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sparx-asset-management-korea-co-ltd-seoul-338393",
  "display_name": "Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd.",
  "summary": "Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Seoul, Korea, South, registered since 2026, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 29, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. (CRD 338393): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. located?",
      "a": "Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd.'s principal office is in Seoul, Korea, South, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 338393."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. manage?",
      "a": "Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. reports $2,126,181,370 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 29, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (6)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. use?",
      "a": "Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Citibank N.A. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/338393"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Sparx Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,087,744,862 to $2,126,181,370 (+95%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-07-01",
      "period_label": "July 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,087,744,862 to $2,126,181,370 (+95%).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Newly registered with the SEC."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Citibank N.A.",
      "name_as_filed": "CITIBANK N.A.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sparx-asset-management-korea-co-ltd-seoul-338393.md",
  "clients": [
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    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
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      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 11007827.0
    },
    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": null,
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      "raum": 4738385.0
    },
    {
      "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official",
      "label": "Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions",
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      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/338393",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}