Asset manager · Chicago, IL
Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 160354 · SEC 801-88179
At a glance
Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Chicago, Illinois, with $285 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 31, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is banking or thrift institutions, and it reports 21 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 1,961st of 3,218 asset managers and 10,426th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 312-878-5520pearsoncreek.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $285M
- Rank among asset managers
- #1,961 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #10,426 of 17,210
- Rank in Illinois
- #467 of 684
- Individual clients
- 21
- High-net-worth clients
- 21
- Accounts
- 92
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 1
- Advisory staff
- 1
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Karl B. RuffManaging Member, President and CCO
Custody and brokerage
2 custodians
- Commerce Brokerage Services$160M78%
- Charles Schwab$45M22%
Other RIAs using Commerce Brokerage ServicesOther multi-custodian RIAs
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banking or thrift institutions | – | $192M | 68% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 21 | $92M | 32% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Selecting other advisers
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗pearsoncreek.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC manage?
Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC reports $285 million in regulatory assets under management across 92 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 31, 2026.
What kind of firm is Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC?
Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals.
Who are Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are banking or thrift institutions ($192 million); high-net-worth individuals ($92 million, 21 clients).
Does Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC have any disciplinary history?
Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Pearson Creek Capital Management LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-31), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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