Cais Advisors

What Cais Advisors does

Cais Advisors is a registered investment advisor founded in 2024 and headquartered at 527 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Operating as part of the broader CAIS ecosystem under parent Capital Integration Systems LLC, the firm provides alternative investment products targeted at financial professionals, RIAs, family offices, and institutional allocators. It is SEC-registered (CRD #317466) and operates with 1-10 employees, indicating a nascent, lean buildout.

The firm offers three product lines: (1) the CAIS Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund (SME Fund), a closed-end alternative fund launched January 2, 2026 with a $25,000 minimum investment and 0.95% management fee; (2) Model Portfolios for financial advisors; and (3) the Solactive CAIS Private Credit BDC Index (ticker: CAISCRED), a benchmark tracking publicly traded business development companies co-developed with Solactive. Underlying infrastructure relies on external partners: Solactive provides index calculation, Eldridge Industries and Arctos serve as independent portfolio managers for the SME Fund, and Ultimus Fund Distributors handles wholesale distribution.

The business model is fee-based on managed assets (0.95% management fee on the SME Fund), with index licensing economics implicit in the CAISCRED partnership with Solactive. Go-to-market leverages the parent CAIS platform for advisor distribution combined with Ultimus for intermediary access, avoiding the need for an in-house salesforce. Revenue and AUM have not been publicly disclosed, consistent with a pre-revenue or sub-$1M revenue profile given the SME Fund only began operating in January 2026.

Name

Cais Advisors

Legal name

CAIS Advisors LLC

Website

https://caisadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cais Advisors is a 2024-founded, SEC-registered investment advisor offering alternative investment products—closed-end funds, model portfolios, and a private credit BDC index—to financial professionals, RIAs, and family offices via the CAIS platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Portfolio Construction & Asset Allocation Advisory (FSAEAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Thematic / Sector-Focused Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAH)

Keywords

• Alternative investment funds
• Model portfolio solutions
• Private markets benchmarks
• Wealth management research
• Investment management services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Investment Advisory Fees: CAIS Advisors generates revenue through investment advisory fees charged on assets under management across its alternative investment funds and model portfolios. The firm charges a 0.95% management fee on the Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund.
2. Management Fees: The firm earns ongoing management fees from fund operations, including the 0.95% management fee on the sports and media fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cais Advisors is a registered investment adviser that develops alternative investment funds, customizable multi-manager model portfolios, and rules-based indices for private-market exposure. It serves financial institutions, wealth management firms, and financial professionals in the independent wealth channel, with accredited-investor access to a fund spanning sports, media, and entertainment assets.

Product overview

CAIS Advisors offers a focused suite of alternative investment products designed for the independent wealth channel. The core offerings consist of three interconnected products: (1) the CAIS Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund—a closed-end fund providing access to sports, media and entertainment assets; (2) Model Portfolios—customizable multi-manager portfolio frameworks for financial professionals; and (3) the Solactive CAIS Private Credit BDC Index (CAISCRED)—a rules-based benchmark for private credit BDC performance. The firm was established in 2024 as a registered investment advisor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAIS Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund: A closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation through investments in sports franchises, media assets, and entertainment properties. Set to begin operations on January 2, 2026 with a $25,000 minimum investment.
• CAISCRED Index (Solactive CAIS Private Credit BDC Index)

Products and services

• CAIS Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund A continuously offered closed-end management investment company seeking long-term capital appreciation through investments in sports franchises, major-league assets, media properties, and entertainment assets for accredited investors.
• Model Portfolios Customizable multi-manager portfolio frameworks incorporating strategies across major alternative asset classes for wealth management firms and financial professionals.
• Solactive CAIS Private Credit BDC Index (CAISCRED) A rules-based benchmark developed with Solactive that tracks the performance of perpetual non-traded business development companies using a modified asset-weighted methodology.

Quantifiable outcome

• $420 billion+ in registered fund assets available in the market, representing growth opportunity for CAIS Advisors' products

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ultimus Fund DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 December 2025The CAIS Sports, Media and Entertainment Fund is distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, a FINRA/SIPC member broker-dealer. Ultimus provides distribution services for the fund to accredited investors.
• SolactivecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2025CAIS Advisors partnered with Solactive, a global leader in index construction, to develop the Solactive CAIS Private Credit BDC Index (CAISCRED). The index tracks performance of perpetual non-traded BDCs using a modified asset-weighted methodology. Solactive calculates over 30,000 indices daily and provides institutional-grade index construction expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Addepar: Addepar is a wealth management technology platform serving large RIAs and family offices with portfolio analytics, reporting, and increasingly alternative investment access — adjacent to CAIS Advisors' offerings.
• StepStone Group: StepStone is a global private markets investment platform with model portfolios, custom solutions, and access for wealth managers, offering overlapping capabilities to CAIS Advisors' model portfolio business.

Direct peers

• iCapital Network: iCapital is the market-leading alternative investment platform serving independent advisors, RIAs, and HNW investors with fund access, model portfolios, and due diligence — directly comparable to CAIS Advisors' offerings and distribution model.
• Moonfare: Moonfare provides a digital platform for accessing private equity, private credit, and alternative funds with low minimums, directly comparable to CAIS Advisors' accredited investor fund offering.
• Cliffwater: Cliffwater provides alternative investment advisory, research, and consulting to institutional and high-net-worth investors, with similar research and due diligence offerings to CAIS Advisors' insights platform.
• Yieldstreet: Yieldstreet offers alternative investment products including private credit, real estate, and structured notes to accredited investors, with comparable subscription minimums and fund structures.
• Artivest (acquired by iCapital): Artivest was an alternative investment platform for RIAs and HNW investors with fund access and model portfolios, directly comparable to CAIS Advisors before being acquired by iCapital.

Emerging players

• Mercer Advisors (Alts Platform): Mercer Advisors has been expanding alternative investment offerings for HNW clients including private funds and model portfolios, partially overlapping with CAIS Advisors' target market.

Others

• CAIS Group (Capital Integration Systems platform): The parent CAIS platform is the largest independent alternative investment platform for financial advisors, and serves as both a sibling entity and the primary distribution channel for CAIS Advisors products.
• CAIS Capital LLC: CAIS Capital is the affiliated FINRA-member broker-dealer providing placement services for CAIS Advisors funds, serving as the regulated distribution intermediary for the firm's product offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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