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Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.

Pittsford, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 151590

Filed as ARMBRUSTER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pittsford, NY, registered since 2010, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026.

16 years
registered since 2010
$1,055,065,472
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. located?

Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Pittsford, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 151590.

How much does Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. manage?

Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. reports $1,055,065,472 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026 (92% discretionary).

How have Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $521,180,944 in the October 2021 data and $1,055,065,472 in the October 2026 data, up 102%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (257); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (205); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (30).

Which custodians does Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. use?

Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. 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/151590

What changed in Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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

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

See the firm's brochure (dated July 16, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,055,065,472

$1,055,065,472 as of October 2026, filing dated July 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $965,772,160.Non-discretionary: $89,293,312.

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 205 Assets $79,941,745 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 257 Assets $818,303,464 (78%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 30 Assets $89,685,862 (9%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 22 Assets $55,472,631 (5%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 10 Assets $11,661,770 (1%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2010 (16 years)
Employees
Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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
7 states or jurisdictions
CAFLMANCNHNYTX

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
$521M 2021 $727M 2022 $670M 2023 $742M 2024 $901M 2025 $1.06B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,055,065,4729July 30, 2026
October 2025$900,785,80910March 28, 2025
October 2024$742,489,2338March 20, 2024
October 2023$670,479,0687March 30, 2023
October 2022$726,835,4008March 29, 2022
October 2021$521,180,9447March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $521,180,944 in the October 2021 data and $1,055,065,472 in the October 2026 data, up 102%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 9 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. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $900,785,809 to $1,055,065,472 (+17%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in MA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
acm401k.comarmbrustercapital.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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