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Carbon Collective Investing, LLC
Filed as CARBON COLLECTIVE INVESTING, LLC
Carbon Collective Investing, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Oakland, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Carbon Collective Investing, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Carbon Collective Investing, 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 Carbon Collective Investing, LLC located?
Carbon Collective Investing, LLC's principal office is in Oakland, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Carbon Collective Investing, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Carbon Collective Investing, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 310129.
How much does Carbon Collective Investing, LLC manage?
Carbon Collective Investing, LLC reports $348,353,604 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Carbon Collective Investing, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Carbon Collective Investing, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $8,269,673 in the October 2021 data and $348,353,604 in the October 2026 data, up 4112%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Carbon Collective Investing, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,216); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (139); investment companies (2).
Which custodians does Carbon Collective Investing, LLC use?
Carbon Collective Investing, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists ADP Retirement Services, Altruist Financial LLC, Ascensus Trust, Empower Trust Company, Matrix Trust Company, Mid Atlantic Clearing & Settlement Corporation and The Standard as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Carbon Collective Investing, 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/310129
What changed in Carbon Collective Investing, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4. Regulatory assets under management went from $232,571,324 to $348,353,604 (+50%). Registered or notice-filed in DE.
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 25, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$348,353,604 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.
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.DA 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 individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- 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
- 2020 (6 years)
- Employees
- Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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38 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $348,353,604 | 4 | March 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $232,571,324 | 5 | June 18, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $122,867,425 | 7 | July 9, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $83,516,284 | 6 | September 8, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $19,964,349 | 5 | March 28, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $8,269,673 | 3 | September 7, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $8,269,673 in the October 2021 data and $348,353,604 in the October 2026 data, up 4112%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 4 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $232,571,324 to $348,353,604 (+50%).
- Registered or notice-filed in DE.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in ID.
- December 2025
- Registered or notice-filed in NE, OK.
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.ISource: 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. Carbon Collective Investing, LLC (CRD 310129): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/carbon-collective-investing-llc-oakland-ca-310129