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Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.

Houston, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109518

Filed as ASCENSION CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.

Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 2000, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026.

26 years
registered since 2000
$938,510,312
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. located?

Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV.

Is Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109518.

How much does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. manage?

Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. reports $938,510,312 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026 (89% discretionary).

How have Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $410,184,127 in the October 2021 data and $938,510,312 in the October 2026 data, up 129%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (115); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (92); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (27).

Which custodians does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. use?

Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and John Hancock Distributors LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Ascension Capital Advisors, 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/109518

Does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 30, 2026 says: "ACA does not require an annual minimum fee or minimum asset level for investment management services."

What changed in Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in CO.

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)

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
ACA does not require an annual minimum fee or minimum asset level for investment management services.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
ACA does not require an annual minimum fee or minimum asset level for investment management services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 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
$938,510,312

$938,510,312 as of October 2026, filing dated June 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $832,433,123.Non-discretionary: $106,077,189.

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 92 Assets $42,070,850 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 115 Assets $621,564,888 (66%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 27 Assets $248,353,492 (26%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 3 Assets $20,241,447 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $6,279,635 (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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2000 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 10. 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
3 states or jurisdictions
CACOTX

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
$410M 2021 $716M 2022 $511M 2023 $561M 2024 $634M 2025 $939M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$938,510,31210June 30, 2026
October 2025$634,287,1727July 7, 2025
October 2024$560,855,3838March 27, 2024
October 2023$511,133,5918June 14, 2023
October 2022$715,620,7098March 31, 2022
October 2021$410,184,1277August 10, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $410,184,127 in the October 2021 data and $938,510,312 in the October 2026 data, up 129%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 10 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. July 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in CO.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $634,287,172 to $938,510,312 (+48%).

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
ascensioncapital.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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