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Circle Advisers Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1983, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated December 26, 2025.
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From the filingHow is Circle Advisers Inc compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Circle Advisers Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Circle Advisers Inc located?
Circle Advisers Inc's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Circle Advisers Inc registered with the SEC or a state?
Circle Advisers Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1983. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110818.
How much does Circle Advisers Inc manage?
Circle Advisers Inc reports $868,162,745 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated December 26, 2025 (0% discretionary).
How have Circle Advisers Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Circle Advisers Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $600,717,253 in the October 2021 data and $868,162,745 in the October 2026 data, up 45%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Circle Advisers Inc serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (348).
Which custodians does Circle Advisers Inc use?
Circle Advisers Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Circle Advisers Inc 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/110818
What changed in Circle Advisers Inc's recent Form ADV filings?
In the January 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7.
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 2AMinimum annual fee: $2,500
The brochure's wording
The Registrant generally requires an annual minimum fee of $2,500.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated December 24, 2025. 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$868,162,745 as of October 2026, filing dated December 26, 2025.
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
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1983 (43 years)
- Employees
- Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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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13 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 | $868,162,745 | 8 | December 26, 2025 |
| October 2025 | $819,802,922 | 9 | December 26, 2024 |
| October 2024 | $674,928,600 | 9 | January 2, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $583,799,144 | 10 | December 22, 2022 |
| October 2022 | $737,645,724 | 9 | December 26, 2021 |
| October 2021 | $600,717,253 | 9 | December 25, 2020 |
Regulatory assets under management: $600,717,253 in the October 2021 data and $868,162,745 in the October 2026 data, up 45%.
Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 8 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- January 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7.
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. Circle Advisers Inc (CRD 110818): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/circle-advisers-inc-new-york-ny-110818