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Tidal Investments LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Milwaukee, WI, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Tidal Investments LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Tidal Investments LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Tidal Investments LLC located?
Tidal Investments LLC's principal office is in Milwaukee, WI, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Tidal Investments LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Tidal Investments LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164201.
How much does Tidal Investments LLC manage?
Tidal Investments LLC reports $45,829,212,449 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Tidal Investments LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Tidal Investments LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $5,594,688,767 in the October 2021 data and $45,829,212,449 in the October 2026 data, up 719%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 207 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Tidal Investments LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (296); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (12); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10).
Which custodians does Tidal Investments LLC use?
Tidal Investments LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions and Matrix Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Tidal 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/164201
What changed in Tidal Investments LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $27,259,006,855 to $45,829,212,449 (+68%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 50. Added an office in New York, NY. No longer lists an office in Detroit, MI.
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$45,829,212,449 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 207. Performing investment advisory functions: 50.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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4 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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5 states or jurisdictions
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
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $45,829,212,449 | 207 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $27,259,006,855 | 94 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $11,334,422,677 | 52 | March 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $5,574,754,331 | 41 | July 27, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $8,164,115,852 | 27 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $5,594,688,767 | 16 | July 7, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $5,594,688,767 in the October 2021 data and $45,829,212,449 in the October 2026 data, up 719%.
Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 207 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $27,259,006,855 to $45,829,212,449 (+68%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 50.
- Added an office in New York, NY.
- No longer lists an office in Detroit, MI.
- February 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in CA, CT, GA, IL, MA.
- November 2025
- 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. Tidal Investments LLC (CRD 164201): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tidal-investments-llc-milwaukee-wi-164201