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Anchor Capital
Filed as ANCHOR CAPITAL · Legal name Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc.
Anchor Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Aliso Viejo, CA, registered since 2002, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Anchor Capital compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Anchor Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other.
Where is Anchor Capital located?
Anchor Capital's principal office is in Aliso Viejo, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Anchor Capital registered with the SEC or a state?
Anchor Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2002. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 123543.
How much does Anchor Capital manage?
Anchor Capital reports $191,231,382 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Anchor Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Anchor Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $431,576,869 in the October 2021 data and $191,231,382 in the October 2026 data, down 56%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Anchor Capital serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (22); investment companies (4).
Which custodians does Anchor Capital use?
Anchor Capital's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Interactive Brokers LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Anchor 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/123543
Does Anchor Capital state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "Anchor Capital does not impose a minimum portfolio size on clients and/or proposed clients."
What changed in Anchor Capital's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1. Regulatory assets under management went from $309,644,363 to $191,231,382 (-38%).
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
- Other
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 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
Anchor Capital does not impose a minimum portfolio size on clients and/or proposed clients.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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$191,231,382 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.
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.DA 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- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2002 (23 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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3 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $191,231,382 | 3 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $309,644,363 | 3 | March 25, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $389,745,910 | 4 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $656,540,517 | 5 | March 29, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $484,347,783 | 6 | March 25, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $431,576,869 | 3 | March 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $431,576,869 in the October 2021 data and $191,231,382 in the October 2026 data, down 56%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 1.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $309,644,363 to $191,231,382 (-38%).
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.ISource: 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. Anchor Capital (CRD 123543): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/anchor-capital-aliso-viejo-ca-123543