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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Alumina Investment Management

Other adviserCharlotte, North CarolinaCRD 164273SEC 801-76782websiteIAPD
Legal name Alumina Investment Management, LLC
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 5, 2012 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 2, 2012
RAUM
$5.3B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.3B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 25, 2013$2.8B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 25, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 25, 20135 then
Private funds: 1
RAUM -64% over the last fiscal year-21% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$5.3BderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-64%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, otherreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Banks and thrifts$5.3B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Zcrit Opportunistic Investmentno longer reportedOther Private Fund$133M1Mar 26, 2014
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Alexander Gregory Kares · Founder/Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 05/2012 · owns 75% or more
      • Margaret Caren Sterner · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 05/2012 · owns less than 5%
      • Patrick Kevin Sweeney · Principal/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 07/2012 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 27, 2026
        discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (134 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
        peers: other advisers, $5B to $20B (134) · 0.0% percentile
      • RAUM down 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $14,681,685,404 to $5,262,418,590 (-64.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-27 and 2026-03-27; the peer median change was +9.0% (119 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: other advisers, $5B to $20B (119) · 0.0% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 2 to 1
        Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
        Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Employees · 3 to 2
        Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15B to $5.3B
        Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • RAUM · $15B to $5.3B
        Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 5, 2024 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12B to $15B
        Mar 5, 2024 to Feb 27, 2025
      • RAUM · $12B to $15B
        Mar 5, 2024 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Mar 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
      • RAUM · $11B to $12B
        Mar 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        Mar 10, 2022 to Mar 2, 2023
      • Employees · 4 to 3
        Mar 10, 2022 to Mar 2, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $11B to $11B
        Mar 10, 2022 to Mar 2, 2023
      • RAUM · $11B to $11B
        Mar 10, 2022 to Mar 2, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.1B to $11B
        Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 10, 2022
      • RAUM · $9.1B to $11B
        Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 10, 2022
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.6B to $9.1B
        Mar 16, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
      • RAUM · $9.6B to $9.1B
        Mar 16, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.8B to $9.6B
        Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
      • RAUM · $8.8B to $9.6B
        Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.4B to $8.8B
        Mar 21, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019
      • RAUM · $8.4B to $8.8B
        Mar 21, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019
      • Accounts · 3 to 2
        Mar 14, 2017 to Mar 21, 2018
      • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
        Mar 14, 2017 to Mar 21, 2018
      • Other offices · unset to 0.0
        Mar 14, 2017 to Mar 21, 2018
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $6.5B to $8.4B
        Mar 14, 2017 to Mar 21, 2018
      • RAUM · $6.5B to $8.4B
        Mar 14, 2017 to Mar 21, 2018
      • Accounts · 4 to 3
        Mar 18, 2016 to Mar 14, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · $126M to $0
        Mar 18, 2016 to Mar 14, 2017
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.9B to $6.5B
        Mar 18, 2016 to Mar 14, 2017
      • RAUM · $4.1B to $6.5B
        Mar 18, 2016 to Mar 14, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · $133M to $126M
        Mar 25, 2015 to Mar 18, 2016
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.6B to $3.9B
        Mar 25, 2015 to Mar 18, 2016
      • RAUM · $3.7B to $4.1B
        Mar 25, 2015 to Mar 18, 2016
      • Private funds · 1 to unset
        Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015
      • Discretionary RAUM · $133M to $133M
        Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.1B to $3.6B
        Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015
      • RAUM · $3.2B to $3.7B
        Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015
      • Accounts · 3 to 4
        Mar 26, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
        Mar 26, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
      Signals
      3 dated events
      • Alumina Investment Management reported RAUM $5.3B, down 64% from $14.7B (2026-01-21 to 2026-03-27)
        Mar 27, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Alumina Investment Management reported RAUM $8.4B, up 30% from $6.5B (2017-03-14 to 2018-03-21)
        Mar 21, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      • Alumina Investment Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jun 5, 2012 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/alumina-investment-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      980-233-3000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026