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Aspire Private Capital

Cornelius, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 154116

Filed as ASPIRE PRIVATE CAPITAL · Legal name Aspire Private Capital, LLC

Aspire Private Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cornelius, NC, registered since 2018, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$509,707,463
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Aspire Private Capital compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Aspire Private Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Aspire Private Capital located?

Aspire Private Capital's principal office is in Cornelius, NC, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Aspire Private Capital registered with the SEC or a state?

Aspire Private Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 154116.

How much does Aspire Private Capital manage?

Aspire Private Capital reports $509,707,463 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Aspire Private Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Aspire Private Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $299,339,208 in the October 2021 data and $509,707,463 in the October 2026 data, up 70%. Total employees: 12 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 Aspire Private Capital serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (507); high net worth individuals (202).

Which custodians does Aspire Private Capital use?

Aspire Private Capital's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Aspire Private Capital report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(3) (another regulator's finding of causing a business's authorization to be denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted), and 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/154116

What changed in Aspire Private Capital's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $455,692,609 to $509,707,463 (+12%).

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 August 20, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$509,707,463

$509,707,463 as of October 2026, filing dated August 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $504,868,878.Non-discretionary: $4,838,585.

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 507 Assets $231,263,100 (45%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 202 Assets $278,444,363 (55%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Aspire Private Capital, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the September 2026 filing
Hickory, NC
States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(3) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
  • 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$299M 2021 $339M 2022 $296M 2023 $388M 2024 $456M 2025 $510M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$509,707,4639August 20, 2026
October 2025$455,692,6099June 4, 2025
October 2024$388,282,6378March 27, 2024
October 2023$296,199,20211August 31, 2023
October 2022$339,356,06612September 26, 2022
October 2021$299,339,20812May 5, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $299,339,208 in the October 2021 data and $509,707,463 in the October 2026 data, up 70%.

Total employees: 12 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $455,692,609 to $509,707,463 (+12%).

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
aspireadvisors.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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AdvisorCensus. Aspire Private Capital (CRD 154116): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aspire-private-capital-cornelius-nc-154116