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Calmwater Capital
Filed as CALMWATER CAPITAL · Legal name Calmwater Asset Management, LLC
Calmwater Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in El Segundo, CA, registered since 2017, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Calmwater Capital compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Calmwater Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Calmwater Capital located?
Calmwater Capital's principal office is in El Segundo, CA, according to its Form ADV; the January 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Calmwater Capital registered with the SEC or a state?
Calmwater Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 282617.
How much does Calmwater Capital manage?
Calmwater Capital reports $792,519,211 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Calmwater Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Calmwater Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $1,005,204,914 in the October 2021 data and $792,519,211 in the October 2026 data, down 21%. Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Calmwater Capital serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (7).
Does Calmwater Capital 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/282617
Does Calmwater Capital state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "Calmwater Capital does not have a minimum size for a Fund."
What changed in Calmwater Capital's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,207,165,882 to $792,519,211 (-34%). No longer lists an office in New York, NY.
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 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
Calmwater Capital does not have a minimum size for a Fund.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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$792,519,211 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Calmwater Asset Management, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2017 (9 years)
- Employees
- Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the January 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 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 | $792,519,211 | 8 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,207,165,882 | 13 | July 17, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,132,879,430 | 14 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,449,278,994 | 17 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,349,897,896 | 20 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,005,204,914 | 20 | April 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,005,204,914 in the October 2021 data and $792,519,211 in the October 2026 data, down 21%.
Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 8 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 11 to 7.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,207,165,882 to $792,519,211 (-34%).
- No longer lists an office in New York, NY.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in CT.
- 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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Calmwater Capital (CRD 282617): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/calmwater-capital-el-segundo-ca-282617