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Ardsley Partners
Filed as ARDSLEY PARTNERS · Legal name Ardsley Advisory Partners LP
Ardsley Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Norwalk, CT, registered since 2019, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 6, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Ardsley Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ardsley Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Ardsley Partners located?
Ardsley Partners' principal office is in Norwalk, CT, according to its Form ADV.
Is Ardsley Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Ardsley Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 301116.
How much does Ardsley Partners manage?
Ardsley Partners reports $1,635,701,621 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 6, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Ardsley Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Ardsley Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $1,197,794,786 in the October 2021 data and $1,635,701,621 in the October 2026 data, up 37%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Ardsley Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (9); other (2).
Which custodians does Ardsley Partners use?
Ardsley Partners' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Ardsley Partners 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/301116
What changed in Ardsley Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,143,814,787 to $1,635,701,621 (+43%).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated February 24, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,635,701,621 as of October 2026, filing dated May 6, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Ardsley Advisory Partners LP
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (7 years)
- Employees
- Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- 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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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $1,635,701,621 | 11 | May 6, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,143,814,787 | 14 | May 14, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $869,605,434 | 13 | January 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $789,305,344 | 12 | June 7, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $851,898,478 | 12 | March 2, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,197,794,786 | 12 | March 10, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,197,794,786 in the October 2021 data and $1,635,701,621 in the October 2026 data, up 37%.
Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 11 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- March 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 7.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,143,814,787 to $1,635,701,621 (+43%).
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Ardsley Partners (CRD 301116): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ardsley-partners-norwalk-ct-301116