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Valor Equity Partners
Filed as VALOR EQUITY PARTNERS · Legal name Valor Management LLC
Valor Equity Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Valor Equity Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Valor Equity Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
Where is Valor Equity Partners located?
Valor Equity Partners' principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Valor Equity Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Valor Equity Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 160014.
How much does Valor Equity Partners manage?
Valor Equity Partners reports $59,316,626,010 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026 (95% discretionary).
How have Valor Equity Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Valor Equity Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $7,272,063,700 in the October 2021 data and $59,316,626,010 in the October 2026 data, up 716%. Total employees: 53 in October 2021 and 104 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Valor Equity Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (57).
Does Valor Equity Partners 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/160014
What changed in Valor Equity Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: No longer lists an office in Miami, FL.
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
- Other
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$59,316,626,010 as of October 2026, filing dated April 29, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Valor Management LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 104. Performing investment advisory functions: 68.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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5 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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6 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 | $59,316,626,010 | 104 | April 29, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $26,076,132,878 | 99 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $16,987,823,512 | 89 | September 4, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $14,201,475,536 | 82 | October 2, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $11,223,673,943 | 64 | June 9, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $7,272,063,700 | 53 | September 10, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $7,272,063,700 in the October 2021 data and $59,316,626,010 in the October 2026 data, up 716%.
Total employees: 53 in October 2021 and 104 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- May 2026
- No longer lists an office in Miami, FL.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 70 to 68.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $26,076,132,878 to $59,316,626,010 (+127%).
- Added an office in Austin, TX.
- Registered or notice-filed in TX.
- March 2026
- Added an office in Miami, FL.
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Valor Equity Partners (CRD 160014): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/valor-equity-partners-chicago-il-160014