AdvisorCensus by AdvisorSEO Max

AdvisorCensus / Financial advisors / New York / New York / Capital Counsel LLC

Capital Counsel LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109001

Filed as CAPITAL COUNSEL LLC

Capital Counsel LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1999, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

26 years
registered since 1999
$2,874,453,202
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Capital Counsel LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Capital Counsel LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Capital Counsel LLC located?

Capital Counsel LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Capital Counsel LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Capital Counsel LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109001.

How much does Capital Counsel LLC manage?

Capital Counsel LLC reports $2,874,453,202 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Capital Counsel LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Capital Counsel LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,047,401,344 in the October 2021 data and $2,874,453,202 in the October 2026 data, up 40%. Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Capital Counsel LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (199); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (15); charitable organizations (7).

Which custodians does Capital Counsel LLC use?

Capital Counsel LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon, N.A. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Capital Counsel 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/109001

Does Capital Counsel LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "The minimum account size is $2 million. Capital Counsel may, in its discretion, waive this requirement."

What changed in Capital Counsel LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 6. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,603,303,319 to $2,874,453,202 (+10%). Registered or notice-filed in KY, OH.

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

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $2,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The minimum account size is $2 million. Capital Counsel may, in its discretion, waive this requirement.

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
$2,874,453,202

$2,874,453,202 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,863,252,858.Non-discretionary: $11,200,344.

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 15 Assets $7,681,706 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 199 Assets $2,242,441,927 (78%)
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 3 Assets $404,281,069 (14%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $15,490,626 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 7 Assets $204,557,874 (7%)
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
  • 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
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1999 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 13. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
20 states or jurisdictions
AZCACTFLILKYMAMDMENENHNJNYOHPASCTNTXVAVT

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
$2.05B 2021 $2.59B 2022 $1.98B 2023 $2.33B 2024 $2.6B 2025 $2.87B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,874,453,20213March 31, 2026
October 2025$2,603,303,31912April 8, 2025
October 2024$2,326,489,47914March 28, 2024
October 2023$1,978,456,68613March 31, 2023
October 2022$2,586,824,67614March 31, 2022
October 2021$2,047,401,34414March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,047,401,344 in the October 2021 data and $2,874,453,202 in the October 2026 data, up 40%.

Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 13 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 9 to 6.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,603,303,319 to $2,874,453,202 (+10%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in KY, OH.

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
capcounsel.comcapitalcounsel.com

Source: 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. Capital Counsel LLC (CRD 109001): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/capital-counsel-llc-new-york-ny-109001