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Cdam (UK) Ltd

London, United KingdomSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 169319

Filed as CDAM (UK) LTD

Cdam (UK) Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2015, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 25, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$953,747,566
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cdam (UK) Ltd compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cdam (UK) Ltd reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

How much does Cdam (UK) Ltd charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 25, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% to 1.5% 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 Cdam (UK) Ltd located?

Cdam (UK) Ltd's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cdam (UK) Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?

Cdam (UK) Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169319.

How much does Cdam (UK) Ltd manage?

Cdam (UK) Ltd reports $953,747,566 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Cdam (UK) Ltd's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cdam (UK) Ltd: Regulatory assets under management: $1,425,511,594 in the October 2021 data and $953,747,566 in the October 2026 data, down 33%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cdam (UK) Ltd serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

Which custodians does Cdam (UK) Ltd use?

Cdam (UK) Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists The Bank of New York Mellon and The Northern Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Cdam (UK) Ltd 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/169319

What changed in Cdam (UK) Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,198,582,917 to $953,747,566 (-20%).

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 2A

Asset-based fee: 1% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
CDAM is generally paid an asset-based investment management fee ranging from 1 to 1.5% per annum of the net assets of a Client, however, certain Client Accounts may be subject to other fee arrangements as specified in their governing documents.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 25, 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
$953,747,566

$953,747,566 as of October 2026, filing dated June 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $953,747,566.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 1 Assets $11,514,324 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $942,233,242 (99%)

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)
  • 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
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
Not reported.

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
$1.43B 2021 $1.53B 2022 $1.48B 2023 $1.56B 2024 $1.2B 2025 $954M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$953,747,56610June 25, 2026
October 2025$1,198,582,91710June 25, 2025
October 2024$1,560,681,58610June 26, 2024
October 2023$1,480,526,27511June 29, 2023
October 2022$1,528,742,09311May 16, 2022
October 2021$1,425,511,5948June 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,425,511,594 in the October 2021 data and $953,747,566 in the October 2026 data, down 33%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 10 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. July 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,198,582,917 to $953,747,566 (-20%).

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
cdam.co.uk

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. Cdam (UK) Ltd (CRD 169319): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cdam-uk-ltd-london-169319