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AIM Capital

Scottsdale, AZSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 165183

Filed as AIM CAPITAL · Legal name The American Institute for Advanced Investment Management, LLP

AIM Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Scottsdale, AZ, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 21, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2012
$309,311,234
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is AIM Capital compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), AIM Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is AIM Capital located?

AIM Capital's principal office is in Scottsdale, AZ, according to its Form ADV.

Is AIM Capital registered with the SEC or a state?

AIM Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 165183.

How much does AIM Capital manage?

AIM Capital reports $309,311,234 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 21, 2026 (90% discretionary).

How have AIM Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for AIM Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $225,372,723 in the October 2021 data and $309,311,234 in the October 2026 data, up 37%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does AIM Capital serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (134); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (102); charitable organizations (10).

Which custodians does AIM Capital use?

AIM Capital's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does AIM Capital 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/165183

Does AIM Capital state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 21, 2026 says: "There are no minimum investment amounts or conditions required for establishing an account managed by AIM Capital."

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
  • Hourly charges

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 2A

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
There are no minimum investment amounts or conditions required for establishing an account managed by AIM Capital.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 21, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$309,311,234

$309,311,234 as of October 2026, filing dated February 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $278,266,564.Non-discretionary: $31,044,670.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 102 Assets $27,855,453 (9%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 134 Assets $270,379,405 (87%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,002,549 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 10 Assets $8,073,827 (3%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

A 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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
The American Institute for Advanced Investment Management, LLP
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
AZCANHTX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$225M 2021 $264M 2022 $226M 2023 $254M 2024 $291M 2025 $309M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$309,311,2342February 21, 2026
October 2025$291,325,5682February 26, 2025
October 2024$254,433,2972March 15, 2024
October 2023$225,796,4122March 3, 2023
October 2022$263,521,7613March 10, 2022
October 2021$225,372,7233February 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $225,372,723 in the October 2021 data and $309,311,234 in the October 2026 data, up 37%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 2 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

No changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.

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.I
aimcapaz.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. AIM Capital (CRD 165183): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aim-capital-scottsdale-az-165183