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Cambiar Investors, LLC

Denver, COSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 115093

Filed as CAMBIAR INVESTORS, LLC

Cambiar Investors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Denver, CO, registered since 2001, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 3, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2001
$2,923,412,105
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cambiar Investors, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Cambiar Investors, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.35% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Cambiar Investors, LLC located?

Cambiar Investors, LLC's principal office is in Denver, CO, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cambiar Investors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cambiar Investors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 115093.

How much does Cambiar Investors, LLC manage?

Cambiar Investors, LLC reports $2,923,412,105 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 3, 2026 (51% discretionary).

How have Cambiar Investors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cambiar Investors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $6,408,907,761 in the October 2021 data and $2,923,412,105 in the October 2026 data, down 54%. Total employees: 47 in October 2021 and 28 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cambiar Investors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (5,003); high net worth individuals (251); corporations or other businesses not listed above (197).

Which custodians does Cambiar Investors, LLC use?

Cambiar Investors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Cambiar Investors, 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/115093

What changed in Cambiar Investors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 8. Regulatory assets under management went from $3,252,556,123 to $2,923,412,105 (-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
  • 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

Asset-based fee: 0.35% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Cambiar negotiates advisory fees with each Separate Account and annual fees are generally between 0.35% and 1.00% of assets under management.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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
$2,923,412,105

$2,923,412,105 as of October 2026, filing dated August 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,479,183,227.Non-discretionary: $1,444,228,878.

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 5,003 Assets $1,205,970,496 (41%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 251 Assets $624,120,620 (21%)
Investment companies
Clients 7 Assets $622,097,915 (21%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 86 Assets $132,771,882 (5%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 65 Assets $93,351,619 (3%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 13 Assets $79,636,720 (3%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $388,998 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 197 Assets $165,073,855 (6%)

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 individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • 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
2001 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 28. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
53 states or jurisdictions
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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
$6.41B 2021 $5.7B 2022 $3.49B 2023 $3.38B 2024 $3.25B 2025 $2.92B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,923,412,10528August 3, 2026
October 2025$3,252,556,12336March 31, 2025
October 2024$3,377,039,32139March 21, 2024
October 2023$3,490,753,69642July 24, 2023
October 2022$5,699,493,25949March 22, 2022
October 2021$6,408,907,76147March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $6,408,907,761 in the October 2021 data and $2,923,412,105 in the October 2026 data, down 54%.

Total employees: 47 in October 2021 and 28 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 8.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,252,556,123 to $2,923,412,105 (-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
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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. Cambiar Investors, LLC (CRD 115093): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cambiar-investors-llc-denver-co-115093