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Banta Asset Management LP

Newport Beach, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 142987

Filed as BANTA ASSET MANAGEMENT LP

Banta Asset Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Newport Beach, CA, registered since 2007, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 11, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2007
$128,657,824
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Banta Asset Management LP compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Banta Asset Management LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

What does Banta Asset Management LP's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 11, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Banta Asset Management LP located?

Banta Asset Management LP's principal office is in Newport Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Banta Asset Management LP registered with the SEC or a state?

Banta Asset Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 142987.

How much does Banta Asset Management LP manage?

Banta Asset Management LP reports $128,657,824 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Banta Asset Management LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Banta Asset Management LP: Regulatory assets under management: $168,621,099 in the October 2021 data and $128,657,824 in the October 2026 data, down 24%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Banta Asset Management LP serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (63); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (54).

Which custodians does Banta Asset Management LP use?

Banta Asset Management LP's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Banta Asset Management LP 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/142987

Does Banta Asset Management LP state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 11, 2026 says: "Generally, Banta requires a minimum account size of $500,000 at the start of the advisory relationship."

What changed in Banta Asset Management LP's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $114,556,231 to $128,657,824 (+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
  • Hourly charges
  • 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

Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The fees generally range from 0.25% to 2.00% annually based on the scope and complexity of the services provided to the client.

Account minimum: $500,000

The brochure's wording
Generally, Banta requires a minimum account size of $500,000 at the start of the advisory relationship.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 11, 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
$128,657,824

$128,657,824 as of October 2026, filing dated February 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $128,657,824.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 54 Assets $57,978,137 (45%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 63 Assets $69,446,339 (54%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,233,348 (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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2007 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
CATXWA

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
$169M 2021 $157M 2022 $92.3M 2023 $97.5M 2024 $115M 2025 $129M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$128,657,8244February 11, 2026
October 2025$114,556,2314July 28, 2025
October 2024$97,471,0624July 16, 2024
October 2023$92,307,8974January 17, 2023
October 2022$156,723,5254February 25, 2022
October 2021$168,621,0994March 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $168,621,099 in the October 2021 data and $128,657,824 in the October 2026 data, down 24%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $114,556,231 to $128,657,824 (+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
bantaassetmanagement.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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