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Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2000, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 24, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. located?
Avenue Capital Management II, L.P.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?
Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111845.
How much does Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. manage?
Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. reports $4,973,514,377 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Avenue Capital Management II, L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Avenue Capital Management II, L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $6,372,692,424 in the October 2021 data and $4,973,514,377 in the October 2026 data, down 22%. Total employees: 174 in October 2021 and 183 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (35).
Does Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. 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/111845
What changed in Avenue Capital Management II, L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 36 to 39. Regulatory assets under management went from $6,405,794,004 to $4,973,514,377 (-22%).
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
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated May 5, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$4,973,514,377 as of October 2026, filing dated August 24, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- AVENUE ASIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (CRD NUMBER 113246), AVENUE CAPITAL GROUP, AVENUE EUROPE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (CRD NUMBER 131937)
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2000 (26 years)
- Employees
- Total: 183. Performing investment advisory functions: 39.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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3 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $4,973,514,377 | 183 | August 24, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $6,405,794,004 | 179 | April 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $7,494,538,668 | 186 | August 12, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $7,225,578,756 | 186 | April 25, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $7,215,369,623 | 176 | August 25, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $6,372,692,424 | 174 | July 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $6,372,692,424 in the October 2021 data and $4,973,514,377 in the October 2026 data, down 22%.
Total employees: 174 in October 2021 and 183 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 36 to 39.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $6,405,794,004 to $4,973,514,377 (-22%).
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. (CRD 111845): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/avenue-capital-management-ii-l-p-new-york-ny-111845