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Cadian Capital Management, LP

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 157813

Filed as CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP

Cadian Capital Management, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2012, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$2,679,961,653
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cadian Capital Management, LP compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cadian Capital Management, LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Cadian Capital Management, LP located?

Cadian Capital Management, LP's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cadian Capital Management, LP registered with the SEC or a state?

Cadian Capital Management, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 157813.

How much does Cadian Capital Management, LP manage?

Cadian Capital Management, LP reports $2,679,961,653 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 18, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Cadian Capital Management, LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cadian Capital Management, LP: Regulatory assets under management: $5,392,069,421 in the October 2021 data and $2,679,961,653 in the October 2026 data, down 50%. Total employees: 22 in October 2021 and 20 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cadian Capital Management, LP serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (9).

Does Cadian Capital 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/157813

Does Cadian Capital Management, LP state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "The minimum initial investment for the Funds is $5,000,000; provided that our firm and the General Partner, our affiliate, have discretion to waive this minimum."

What changed in Cadian Capital Management, LP's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: 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
  • 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 2A

Account minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The minimum initial investment for the Funds is $5,000,000; provided that our firm and the General Partner, our affiliate, have discretion to waive this minimum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$2,679,961,653

$2,679,961,653 as of October 2026, filing dated September 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,679,961,653.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 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 9 Assets $2,679,961,653 (100%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 20. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

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
$5.39B 2021 $2.84B 2022 $2.48B 2023 $4.4B 2024 $3.32B 2025 $2.68B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,679,961,65320September 18, 2026
October 2025$3,323,791,48921March 31, 2025
October 2024$4,404,440,50119March 29, 2024
October 2023$2,484,701,76018March 30, 2023
October 2022$2,837,420,25420September 14, 2022
October 2021$5,392,069,42122March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $5,392,069,421 in the October 2021 data and $2,679,961,653 in the October 2026 data, down 50%.

Total employees: 22 in October 2021 and 20 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. October 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,323,791,489 to $2,679,961,653 (-19%).

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
cadiancap.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. Cadian Capital Management, LP (CRD 157813): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cadian-capital-management-lp-new-york-ny-157813