{
  "crd_number": 109518,
  "slug": "ascension-capital-advisors-inc-houston-tx-109518",
  "primary_business_name": "ASCENSION CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.",
  "legal_name": "ASCENSION CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Houston",
  "state": "TX",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "26420",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "26420",
    "common_name": "Houston",
    "msa_name": "Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX",
    "path": "/advisors/tx/houston"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2000-09-15",
  "years_registered": 26,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-06-30",
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  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 10,
  "advisory_employees": 7,
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  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
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  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "educational_seminars",
    "financial_planning",
    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://ascensioncapital.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/ascension-capital-advisors?viewAsMember=true"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/109518",
  "city_as_filed": "HOUSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ascension-capital-advisors-inc-houston-tx-109518",
  "display_name": "Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. (CRD 109518): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "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"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "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)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109518."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. reports $938,510,312 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026 (89% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "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)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. use?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. state an account minimum?",
      "a": "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.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in CO."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 410184127.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2021-08-10"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 715620709.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 511133591.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2023-06-14"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 560855383.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-27"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 634287172.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2025-07-07"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 938510312.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2026-06-30"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-07-01",
      "period_label": "July 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in CO."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $634,287,172 to $938,510,312 (+48%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 30, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": "None",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "ACA does not require an annual minimum fee or minimum asset level for investment management services."
        ]
      },
      {
        "label": "Minimum annual fee",
        "statements": [
          "Minimum annual fee: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "ACA does not require an annual minimum fee or minimum asset level for investment management services."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "ACA does not require an annual minimum fee or minimum asset level for investment management services.",
      "ACA does not require an annual minimum fee or minimum asset level for investment management services."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "John Hancock Distributors LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "JOHN HANCOCK DISTRIBUTORS LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ascension-capital-advisors-inc-houston-tx-109518.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 92,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 115,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 27,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 248353492.0
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    {
      "type": "charitable",
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      "count": 3,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 20241447.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/109518",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}