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Ararat Capital Management LP

Westport, CTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 291783

Filed as ARARAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Ararat Capital Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Westport, CT, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$358,607,563
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Ararat Capital Management LP compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ararat Capital Management LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

What does Ararat Capital Management LP's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1.25% to 1.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Ararat Capital Management LP located?

Ararat Capital Management LP's principal office is in Westport, CT, according to its Form ADV.

Is Ararat Capital Management LP registered with the SEC or a state?

Ararat Capital Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 291783.

How much does Ararat Capital Management LP manage?

Ararat Capital Management LP reports $358,607,563 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Ararat Capital Management LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Ararat Capital Management LP: Regulatory assets under management: $355,257,888 in the October 2021 data and $358,607,563 in the October 2026 data, up 1%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Ararat Capital Management LP serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (3).

Does Ararat Capital Management LP 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/291783

What changed in Ararat Capital Management LP's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $482,614,794 to $358,607,563 (-26%).

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
  • Performance-based fees

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

Asset-based fee: 1.25% to 1.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The Management Fee will range from 1.25% to 1.75% per annum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$358,607,563

$358,607,563 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $358,607,563.Non-discretionary: $0.

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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 3 Assets $358,607,563 (100%)

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
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CT

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
$355M 2021 $614M 2022 $599M 2023 $653M 2024 $483M 2025 $359M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$358,607,5637March 31, 2026
October 2025$482,614,7947March 31, 2025
October 2024$653,177,4067March 28, 2024
October 2023$599,255,4816March 31, 2023
October 2022$614,413,8775March 31, 2022
October 2021$355,257,8885March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $355,257,888 in the October 2021 data and $358,607,563 in the October 2026 data, up 1%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 7 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
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $482,614,794 to $358,607,563 (-26%).

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
araratcapital.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. Ararat Capital Management LP (CRD 291783): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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