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Cambridge Associates, LLC

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 104942

Filed as CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC

Cambridge Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1978, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026.

47 years
registered since 1978
$326,698,493,016
assets under management
6 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cambridge Associates, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cambridge Associates, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical); fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Cambridge Associates, LLC located?

Cambridge Associates, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

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

Cambridge Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1978. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104942.

How much does Cambridge Associates, LLC manage?

Cambridge Associates, LLC reports $326,698,493,016 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026 (33% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Cambridge Associates, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $238,535,700,278 in the October 2021 data and $326,698,493,016 in the October 2026 data, up 37%. Total employees: 1,011 in October 2021 and 1,116 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cambridge Associates, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: charitable organizations (306); high net worth individuals (213); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (34).

Does Cambridge Associates, 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/104942

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 437 to 424.

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
  • Hourly charges
  • Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Performance-based 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
$326,698,493,016

$326,698,493,016 as of October 2026, filing dated April 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $106,718,564,684.Non-discretionary: $219,979,928,332.

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 $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 213 Assets $87,135,253,275 (27%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 27 Assets $729,037,968 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 34 Assets $34,057,488,569 (10%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 306 Assets $185,982,691,991 (57%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $7,156,746,681 (2%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $1,887,209,040 (1%)
Other
Clients 16 Assets $9,750,065,492 (3%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • 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
1978 (47 years)
Employees
Total: 1,116. Performing investment advisory functions: 424.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
4 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
Arlington, VADallas, TXNew York, NYSan Francisco, CA
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
$239B 2021 $294B 2022 $276B 2023 $282B 2024 $314B 2025 $327B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$326,698,493,0161,116April 29, 2026
October 2025$313,546,028,7251,087July 25, 2025
October 2024$281,965,202,8791,098September 30, 2024
October 2023$276,031,240,5331,154August 29, 2023
October 2022$294,346,038,7091,044September 7, 2022
October 2021$238,535,700,2781,011September 2, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $238,535,700,278 in the October 2021 data and $326,698,493,016 in the October 2026 data, up 37%.

Total employees: 1,011 in October 2021 and 1,116 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 437 to 424.

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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