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Carlson Capital, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2001, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Carlson Capital, L.P. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Carlson Capital, L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Carlson Capital, L.P. located?
Carlson Capital, L.P.'s principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is Carlson Capital, L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?
Carlson Capital, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 118156.
How much does Carlson Capital, L.P. manage?
Carlson Capital, L.P. reports $529,898,523 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Carlson Capital, L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Carlson Capital, L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $7,700,525,210 in the October 2021 data and $529,898,523 in the October 2026 data, down 93%. Total employees: 95 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Carlson Capital, L.P. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (14).
Does Carlson Capital, L.P. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). 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/118156
What changed in Carlson Capital, L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $597,169,590 to $529,898,523 (-11%).
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
- 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated August 6, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$529,898,523 as of October 2026, filing dated August 6, 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 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
- 2001 (24 years)
- Employees
- Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $529,898,523 | 26 | August 6, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $266,191,954 | 25 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $2,024,075,403 | 56 | July 9, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,100,843,314 | 51 | September 1, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $5,356,823,255 | 75 | August 26, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $7,700,525,210 | 95 | September 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $7,700,525,210 in the October 2021 data and $529,898,523 in the October 2026 data, down 93%.
Total employees: 95 in October 2021 and 26 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- September 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $597,169,590 to $529,898,523 (-11%).
- August 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $429,284,735 to $597,169,590 (+39%).
- June 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $343,843,879 to $429,284,735 (+25%).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $292,759,297 to $343,843,879 (+17%).
- March 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 10.
- 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.ISource: 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. Carlson Capital, L.P. (CRD 118156): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/carlson-capital-l-p-dallas-tx-118156