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C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC

Palo Alto, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 157529

Filed as C.M. CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Palo Alto, CA, registered since 2011, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2011
$1,964,023,545
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC located?

C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Palo Alto, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 157529.

How much does C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC manage?

C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC reports $1,964,023,545 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (0% discretionary).

How have C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,978,285,098 in the October 2021 data and $1,964,023,545 in the October 2026 data, down 1%. Total employees: 21 in October 2021 and 18 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).

Does C.M. Capital Advisors, 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/157529

What changed in C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $2,186,909,857 to $1,964,023,545 (-10%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,964,023,545

$1,964,023,545 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $0.Non-discretionary: $1,964,023,545.

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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $1,964,023,545 (100%)

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
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2011 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 18. Performing investment advisory functions: 11.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$1.98B 2021 $2.38B 2022 $2.1B 2023 $2.15B 2024 $2.19B 2025 $1.96B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,964,023,54518March 31, 2026
October 2025$2,186,909,85718March 31, 2025
October 2024$2,153,603,28521March 29, 2024
October 2023$2,101,082,48722March 31, 2023
October 2022$2,384,047,27819March 31, 2022
October 2021$1,978,285,09821March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,978,285,098 in the October 2021 data and $1,964,023,545 in the October 2026 data, down 1%.

Total employees: 21 in October 2021 and 18 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,186,909,857 to $1,964,023,545 (-10%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
cm-cap.comcmcapitaladvisors.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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AdvisorCensus. C.M. Capital Advisors, LLC (CRD 157529): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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