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Capital Dynamics, Inc.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 130320

Filed as CAPITAL DYNAMICS, INC.

Capital Dynamics, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2008, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

18 years
registered since 2008
$2,686,955,570
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Capital Dynamics, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Capital Dynamics, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

What does Capital Dynamics, Inc.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 2% 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 Capital Dynamics, Inc. located?

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

Is Capital Dynamics, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Capital Dynamics, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 130320.

How much does Capital Dynamics, Inc. manage?

Capital Dynamics, Inc. reports $2,686,955,570 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (88% discretionary).

How have Capital Dynamics, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Capital Dynamics, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $5,542,421,695 in the October 2021 data and $2,686,955,570 in the October 2026 data, down 52%. Total employees: 61 in October 2021 and 30 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Capital Dynamics, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (27).

Does Capital Dynamics, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/130320

What changed in Capital Dynamics, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 12 to 13. 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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • 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: 0.5% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Advisory fees for CD Funds typically range from 0.5% to 2% of their respective capital commitments or invested amount, often incorporating “step-downs” or reductions in such percentage rates depending on the applicable fund’s investment cycle.

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
$2,686,955,570

$2,686,955,570 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,364,392,773.Non-discretionary: $322,562,797.

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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 27 Assets $2,686,955,570 (100%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2008 (18 years)
Employees
Total: 30. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$5.54B 2021 $3.1B 2022 $2.93B 2023 $2.83B 2024 $2.81B 2025 $2.69B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,686,955,57030March 30, 2026
October 2025$2,812,306,89529March 31, 2025
October 2024$2,832,708,33535March 28, 2024
October 2023$2,928,595,52442July 6, 2023
October 2022$3,098,113,20843September 14, 2022
October 2021$5,542,421,69561March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $5,542,421,695 in the October 2021 data and $2,686,955,570 in the October 2026 data, down 52%.

Total employees: 61 in October 2021 and 30 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 12 to 13.
    • 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
capdyn.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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AdvisorCensus. Capital Dynamics, Inc. (CRD 130320): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/capital-dynamics-inc-new-york-ny-130320