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Chapin Davis Asset Management
Filed as CHAPIN DAVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT · Legal name Chapin Davis, Inc
Chapin Davis Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Baltimore, MD, registered since 2010, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 18, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Chapin Davis Asset Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Chapin Davis Asset Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Chapin Davis Asset Management located?
Chapin Davis Asset Management's principal office is in Baltimore, MD, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Chapin Davis Asset Management registered with the SEC or a state?
Chapin Davis Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 28116.
How much does Chapin Davis Asset Management manage?
Chapin Davis Asset Management reports $642,788,940 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 18, 2026 (86% discretionary).
How have Chapin Davis Asset Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Chapin Davis Asset Management: Regulatory assets under management: $306,030,320 in the October 2021 data and $642,788,940 in the October 2026 data, up 110%. Total employees: 39 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 Chapin Davis Asset Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (524); high net worth individuals (19); corporations or other businesses not listed above (7).
Which custodians does Chapin Davis Asset Management use?
Chapin Davis Asset Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Chapin Davis Asset Management report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation) and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/28116
What changed in Chapin Davis Asset Management's recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Peoria, IL.
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
- Hourly charges
- 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 May 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$642,788,940 as of October 2026, filing dated May 18, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Chapin Davis, Inc
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2010 (16 years)
- Employees
- Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 21.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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3 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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16 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
- 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
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 | $642,788,940 | 26 | May 18, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $539,098,994 | 30 | April 3, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $417,434,640 | 36 | May 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $359,991,330 | 40 | April 10, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $373,496,001 | 39 | June 16, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $306,030,320 | 39 | April 1, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $306,030,320 in the October 2021 data and $642,788,940 in the October 2026 data, up 110%.
Total employees: 39 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- May 2026
- Changed its office addresses in Peoria, IL.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 23 to 21.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $539,098,994 to $642,788,940 (+19%).
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. Chapin Davis Asset Management (CRD 28116): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/chapin-davis-asset-management-baltimore-md-28116