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Ativo Capital Management, LLC
Filed as ATIVO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Ativo Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2006, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Ativo Capital Management, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ativo Capital Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Ativo Capital Management, LLC located?
Ativo Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Ativo Capital Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Ativo Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 125303.
How much does Ativo Capital Management, LLC manage?
Ativo Capital Management, LLC reports $862,728,498 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Ativo Capital Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Ativo Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,296,537,701 in the October 2021 data and $862,728,498 in the October 2026 data, down 33%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Ativo Capital Management, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (9); high net worth individuals (6); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).
Which custodians does Ativo Capital Management, LLC use?
Ativo Capital Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists State Street Bank and Trust Co. and The Northern Trust as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Ativo Capital Management, LLC 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/125303
What changed in Ativo Capital Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4. Regulatory assets under management went from $999,874,898 to $862,728,498 (-14%).
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
- Performance-based fees
- Other
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$862,728,498 as of October 2026, filing dated March 18, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2006 (20 years)
- Employees
- Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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2 states or jurisdictions
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 | $862,728,498 | 8 | March 18, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $999,874,898 | 9 | May 21, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $999,526,084 | 9 | July 24, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $962,024,578 | 13 | July 26, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,458,947,573 | 14 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,296,537,701 | 15 | August 19, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,296,537,701 in the October 2021 data and $862,728,498 in the October 2026 data, down 33%.
Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 8 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
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $999,874,898 to $862,728,498 (-14%).
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. Ativo Capital Management, LLC (CRD 125303): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ativo-capital-management-llc-chicago-il-125303