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Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106003

Filed as CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES LIMITED, LLC

Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1994, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

32 years
registered since 1994
$8,202,964,130
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

Where is Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC located?

Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106003.

How much does Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC manage?

Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC reports $8,202,964,130 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (10% discretionary).

How have Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $4,092,521,805 in the October 2021 data and $8,202,964,130 in the October 2026 data, up 100%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (20); charitable organizations (12).

Which custodians does Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC use?

Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pictet Bank of Switzerland as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Cambridge Associates Limited, 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/106003

What changed in Cambridge Associates Limited, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 13 to 14. Regulatory assets under management went from $5,769,346,194 to $8,202,964,130 (+42%).

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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Other

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$8,202,964,130

$8,202,964,130 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $799,100,621.Non-discretionary: $7,403,863,509.

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
High net worth individuals
Clients 20 Assets $4,256,456,212 (52%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 12 Assets $3,946,507,918 (48%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1994 (32 years)
Employees
Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Sydney
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
$4.09B 2021 $5.89B 2022 $5.26B 2023 $5.26B 2024 $5.77B 2025 $8.2B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$8,202,964,13015March 31, 2026
October 2025$5,769,346,19414July 25, 2025
October 2024$5,255,462,25015September 30, 2024
October 2023$5,258,058,44115July 26, 2023
October 2022$5,893,680,18514May 19, 2022
October 2021$4,092,521,80511July 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $4,092,521,805 in the October 2021 data and $8,202,964,130 in the October 2026 data, up 100%.

Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 15 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 13 to 14.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $5,769,346,194 to $8,202,964,130 (+42%).

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
cambridgeassociates.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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