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City of London Investment Management Company Limited
Filed as CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED · Legal name City of London Investment Management Co Ltd
City of London Investment Management Company Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 1994, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026.
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From the filingHow is City of London Investment Management Company Limited compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), City of London Investment Management Company Limited reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is City of London Investment Management Company Limited located?
City of London Investment Management Company Limited's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is City of London Investment Management Company Limited registered with the SEC or a state?
City of London Investment Management Company Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110986.
How much does City of London Investment Management Company Limited manage?
City of London Investment Management Company Limited reports $8,059,266,455 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have City of London Investment Management Company Limited's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for City of London Investment Management Company Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $7,629,759,002 in the October 2021 data and $8,059,266,455 in the October 2026 data, up 6%. Total employees: 73 in October 2021 and 62 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does City of London Investment Management Company Limited serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (19); charitable organizations (6); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (4).
Which custodians does City of London Investment Management Company Limited use?
City of London Investment Management Company Limited's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon, Northern Trust Corporation and State Street Corporation as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does City of London Investment Management Company Limited 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/110986
What changed in City of London Investment Management Company Limited's recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 26 to 21. Regulatory assets under management went from $6,842,617,648 to $8,059,266,455 (+18%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated June 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$8,059,266,455 as of October 2026, filing dated September 25, 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
- 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- Legal name
- City of London Investment Management Co Ltd
- Also doing business as
- CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1994 (32 years)
- Employees
- Total: 62. Performing investment advisory functions: 21.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $8,059,266,455 | 62 | September 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $6,317,749,655 | 74 | June 11, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $6,317,749,655 | 74 | September 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $5,903,333,807 | 77 | September 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $5,852,502,399 | 69 | September 27, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $7,629,759,002 | 73 | September 28, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $7,629,759,002 in the October 2021 data and $8,059,266,455 in the October 2026 data, up 6%.
Total employees: 73 in October 2021 and 62 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- October 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 26 to 21.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $6,842,617,648 to $8,059,266,455 (+18%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- July 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- February 2026
- 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."
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AdvisorCensus. City of London Investment Management Company Limited (CRD 110986): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/city-of-london-investment-management-company-limited-london-110986