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Bernzott Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Camarillo, CA, registered since 1999, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 20, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Bernzott Capital Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bernzott Capital Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Bernzott Capital Advisors located?
Bernzott Capital Advisors' principal office is in Camarillo, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Bernzott Capital Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Bernzott Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104583.
How much does Bernzott Capital Advisors manage?
Bernzott Capital Advisors reports $265,385,563 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 20, 2026 (98% discretionary).
How have Bernzott Capital Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Bernzott Capital Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $1,224,295,977 in the October 2021 data and $265,385,563 in the October 2026 data, down 78%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Bernzott Capital Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (145); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (39); corporations or other businesses not listed above (14).
Which custodians does Bernzott Capital Advisors use?
Bernzott Capital Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Investments as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Bernzott Capital Advisors 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/104583
What changed in Bernzott Capital Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2. Registered or notice-filed in FL.
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Minimum annual fee: None
The brochure's wording
Bernzott Capital Advisors does not impose a minimum annual fee, and we do not charge any fees to establish an account or terminate an account.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 20, 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$265,385,563 as of October 2026, filing dated April 20, 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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1999 (26 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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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3 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 | $265,385,563 | 3 | April 20, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $285,196,781 | 4 | April 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $311,084,205 | 4 | April 11, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $681,972,228 | 8 | August 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,244,765,548 | 11 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,224,295,977 | 11 | March 19, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,224,295,977 in the October 2021 data and $265,385,563 in the October 2026 data, down 78%.
Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 3 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 3 to 2.
- Registered or notice-filed in FL.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in FL, MA, MI, VA.
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. Bernzott Capital Advisors (CRD 104583): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bernzott-capital-advisors-camarillo-ca-104583