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Capital Investment Counsel, LLC

Denver, COSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 328472

Filed as CAPITAL INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC

Capital Investment Counsel, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Denver, CO, registered since 2023, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

2 years
registered since 2023
$1,351,761,173
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Capital Investment Counsel, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Capital Investment Counsel, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Capital Investment Counsel, LLC located?

Capital Investment Counsel, LLC's principal office is in Denver, CO, according to its Form ADV.

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

Capital Investment Counsel, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 328472.

How much does Capital Investment Counsel, LLC manage?

Capital Investment Counsel, LLC reports $1,351,761,173 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Capital Investment Counsel, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2024?

In the Form ADV data for Capital Investment Counsel, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $548,347,659 in the October 2024 data and $1,351,761,173 in the October 2026 data, up 147%. Total employees: 7 in October 2024 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Capital Investment Counsel, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (317); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (146); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (5).

Which custodians does Capital Investment Counsel, LLC use?

Capital Investment Counsel, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Capital Investment 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/328472

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,178,877,453 to $1,351,761,173 (+15%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5.

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)

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 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
$1,351,761,173

$1,351,761,173 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,345,910,523.Non-discretionary: $5,850,650.

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 146 Assets $63,346,732 (5%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 317 Assets $1,189,499,267 (88%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $93,930,453 (7%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $4,984,721 (0%)

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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2023 (2 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
7 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
$548M 2024 $1.18B 2025 $1.35B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,351,761,1738March 30, 2026
October 2025$1,178,877,4538March 14, 2025
October 2024$548,347,6597September 27, 2024

Regulatory assets under management: $548,347,659 in the October 2024 data and $1,351,761,173 in the October 2026 data, up 147%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2024 and 8 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,178,877,453 to $1,351,761,173 (+15%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5.
  2. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in FL, MI, NC.

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
cicwealthadvisors.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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