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  "crd_number": 158079,
  "slug": "castle-creek-capital-san-diego-ca-158079",
  "primary_business_name": "CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL",
  "legal_name": "CASTLE CREEK ADVISORS IV LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "San Diego",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "41740",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "41740",
    "common_name": "San Diego",
    "msa_name": "San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA",
    "path": "/advisors/ca/san-diego"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2011-01-03",
  "years_registered": 15,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-30",
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  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 12,
  "advisory_employees": 11,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
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      "count": 10
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    "corporations_other_businesses": {
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      "count": null,
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "percentage_of_aum",
    "performance_based"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://castlecreek.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/castle-creek-capital-llc/about"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/158079",
  "city_as_filed": "SAN DIEGO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/castle-creek-capital-san-diego-ca-158079",
  "display_name": "Castle Creek Capital",
  "summary": "Castle Creek Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2011, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Castle Creek Capital (CRD 158079): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Castle Creek Capital compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Castle Creek Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Castle Creek Capital located?",
      "a": "Castle Creek Capital's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Castle Creek Capital registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Castle Creek Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158079."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Castle Creek Capital manage?",
      "a": "Castle Creek Capital reports $1,135,436,615 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Castle Creek Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Castle Creek Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $771,375,580 in the October 2021 data and $1,135,436,615 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Castle Creek Capital serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Castle Creek Capital use?",
      "a": "Castle Creek Capital'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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Castle Creek Capital report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/158079"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Castle Creek Capital's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the January 2026 filing data: No longer registered or notice-filed in CO."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 771375580.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2021-07-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 936563219.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-17"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1086653714.0,
      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2023-08-04"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 978730706.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-25"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1068090529.0,
      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1135436615.0,
      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-30"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in CO."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,068,090,529 to $1,183,900,282 (+11%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-11-01",
      "period_label": "November 2025",
      "notes": [
        "No longer lists the business name Castle Creek Advisors VIII LLC (relying Advisor).",
        "No longer lists the business name Castle Creek Advisors IX LLC (relying Advisor).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/castle-creek-capital-san-diego-ca-158079.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 10,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 1134925847.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 510768.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/158079",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}