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  "crd_number": 328684,
  "slug": "top-hat-fund-manager-llc-chicago-il-328684",
  "primary_business_name": "TOP HAT FUND MANAGER, LLC",
  "legal_name": "TOP HAT FUND MANAGER, LLC",
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  "city": "Chicago",
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  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "16980",
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  "registration_type": "exempt",
  "registration_status": "ERA - Active",
  "registration_date": "2023-10-12",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-02-26",
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  "raum_band": "not_reported",
  "raum_band_label": "Not reported",
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  "websites": [],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/328684",
  "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/top-hat-fund-manager-llc-chicago-il-328684",
  "display_name": "Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC",
  "summary": "Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC is an exempt reporting adviser in Chicago, IL, filing reports since 2023. Exempt reporting advisers do not report regulatory assets under management on Form ADV.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC (CRD 328684): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "Exempt reporting adviser",
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "Where is Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC located?",
      "a": "Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the March 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How does Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC report to regulators?",
      "a": "Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC is an exempt reporting adviser, filing reports since 2023. Exempt reporting advisers file a shorter Form ADV. Status as filed: ERA - Active. CRD 328684."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Top HAT Fund Manager, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/328684"
    }
  ],
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-03-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "total_employees": null,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-19"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2026-02-26"
    }
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  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/top-hat-fund-manager-llc-chicago-il-328684.md",
  "clients": [],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": false,
  "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/328684",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}