{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/aquarian-holdings-investment-management-292769","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/292769","regulatoryAum":26696745931,"crd":"292769","secFileNumber":"801-113571","legalName":"Aquarian Holdings Investment Management LLC","displayName":"Aquarian Holdings Investment Management","website":null,"linkedinUrl":"http://www.linkedin.com/company/aquarian-holdings","founded":null,"organization":"Delaware limited liability company","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"550 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor","city":"New York","state":"NY","stateName":"New York","country":"United States","postalCode":"10022"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"9 July 2018","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":88,"advisory":41,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":1},"aum":{"discretionary":26483243413,"discretionaryAccounts":11,"nonDiscretionary":213502518,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":5,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":25,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":12,"regulatoryAum":2225306420},{"label":"Insurance companies","clients":4,"regulatoryAum":24471439511}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"J.P. 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They include 12 pooled investment vehicles and 4 insurance companies.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 12 May 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Aquarian Holdings Investment Management offer?","answer":"Aquarian Holdings Investment Management provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and selecting other managers.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Aquarian Holdings Investment Management use?","answer":"Aquarian Holdings Investment Management’s separately managed account assets are held at The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (New York, NY), with $10,072,353,249, U.S. Bank National Association (Cincinnati, OH), with $5,752,445,597, Citi (New York, NY), with $4,682,888,764 and J.P. Morgan (New York, NY), with $2,817,954,252. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 12 May 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Aquarian Holdings Investment Management have?","answer":"Aquarian Holdings Investment Management has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 88 employees, and 41 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Aquarian Holdings Investment Management invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Aquarian Holdings Investment Management’s separately managed accounts held 56% investment grade corporate bonds, 35% assets included under other category: asset backed securities (including mortgage, aviation, corporate loan, and bond-backed asset backed securities), senior and unsecured loans (including bank loans), non-agency residential and commercial mortgage loans, military housing, structured state lottery settlements, and contract loans., 3% cash and equivalents, 2% state and local bonds, 1% non-exchange-traded equities, 1% U.S. government and agency bonds, 1% sovereign bonds and 1% derivatives. It advises 12 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Aquarian Holdings Investment Management?","answer":"Aquarian Holdings Investment Management’s direct owner is Aquarian Holdings LLC (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 12 May 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Aquarian Holdings Investment Management get paid?","answer":"Aquarian Holdings Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}