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Arena Capital Advisors
Filed as ARENA CAPITAL ADVISORS · Legal name Arena Capital Advisors LLC
Arena Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2014, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 14, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Arena Capital Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Arena Capital Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
What does Arena Capital Advisors' brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 14, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.4% to 0.75% 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 Arena Capital Advisors located?
Arena Capital Advisors' principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Arena Capital Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Arena Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 170313.
How much does Arena Capital Advisors manage?
Arena Capital Advisors reports $5,328,247,859 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 14, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Arena Capital Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Arena Capital Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $3,358,577,212 in the October 2021 data and $5,328,247,859 in the October 2026 data, up 59%. Total employees: 18 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Arena Capital Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (31); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4); insurance companies (4).
Does Arena Capital Advisors 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/170313
What changed in Arena Capital Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Added an office in Newport Beach, CA.
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- 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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.4% to 0.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
Arena’s standard fee schedule generally ranges from 0.40% to 0.75% per annum.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 14, 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$5,328,247,859 as of October 2026, filing dated May 14, 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 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
- Arena Capital Advisors LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $5,328,247,859 | 26 | May 14, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $5,678,347,329 | 24 | April 7, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $4,907,916,673 | 23 | March 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $3,423,507,467 | 20 | June 13, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $3,452,765,178 | 21 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $3,358,577,212 | 18 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,358,577,212 in the October 2021 data and $5,328,247,859 in the October 2026 data, up 59%.
Total employees: 18 in October 2021 and 26 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
- Added an office in Newport Beach, CA.
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. Arena Capital Advisors (CRD 170313): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/arena-capital-advisors-los-angeles-ca-170313