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  "crd_number": 104583,
  "slug": "bernzott-capital-advisors-camarillo-ca-104583",
  "primary_business_name": "BERNZOTT  CAPITAL ADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "BERNZOTT CAPITAL ADVISORS",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Camarillo",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "37100",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "37100",
    "common_name": "Oxnard",
    "msa_name": "Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA",
    "path": "/advisors/ca/oxnard"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
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  "years_registered": 26,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-04-20",
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
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  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
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    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://bernzott.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104583",
  "city_as_filed": "CAMARILLO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bernzott-capital-advisors-camarillo-ca-104583",
  "display_name": "Bernzott Capital Advisors",
  "summary": "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.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Bernzott Capital Advisors (CRD 104583): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Bernzott Capital Advisors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bernzott Capital Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Bernzott Capital Advisors located?",
      "a": "Bernzott Capital Advisors' principal office is in Camarillo, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Bernzott Capital Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Bernzott Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104583."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Bernzott Capital Advisors manage?",
      "a": "Bernzott Capital Advisors reports $265,385,563 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 20, 2026 (98% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Bernzott Capital Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Bernzott Capital Advisors serve?",
      "a": "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)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Bernzott Capital Advisors use?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Bernzott Capital Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Bernzott Capital Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2. Registered or notice-filed in FL."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1224295977.0,
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      "filing_date": "2021-03-19"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 11,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 681972228.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2023-08-24"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-04-11"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-04-28"
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 3,
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 2.",
        "Registered or notice-filed in FL."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in FL, MA, MI, VA."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 20, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
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    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": null,
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": "None",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Minimum annual fee",
        "statements": [
          "Minimum annual fee: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "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."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "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."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Fidelity Investments",
      "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY INVESTMENTS",
      "affiliated": false
    }
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  "custodians_note": "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.",
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  "clients": [
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      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
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      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 6,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    {
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104583",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}