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Claret Asset Management Corp

Montreal Quebec, CanadaSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110453

Filed as CLARET ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP

Claret Asset Management Corp is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Montreal Quebec, Canada, registered since 1997, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.

28 years
registered since 1997
$2,356,471,235
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
1
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Claret Asset Management Corp compensated?

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

How much does Claret Asset Management Corp charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.25% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Claret Asset Management Corp located?

Claret Asset Management Corp's principal office is in Montreal Quebec, Canada, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Claret Asset Management Corp registered with the SEC or a state?

Claret Asset Management Corp is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1997. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110453.

How much does Claret Asset Management Corp manage?

Claret Asset Management Corp reports $2,356,471,235 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Claret Asset Management Corp's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Claret Asset Management Corp: Regulatory assets under management: $1,619,743,382 in the October 2021 data and $2,356,471,235 in the October 2026 data, up 45%. Total employees: 40 in October 2021 and 44 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Claret Asset Management Corp serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,461); high net worth individuals (356); corporations or other businesses not listed above (283).

Which custodians does Claret Asset Management Corp use?

Claret Asset Management Corp's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists CIBC Wood Gundy as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Claret Asset Management Corp report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/110453

Does Claret Asset Management Corp state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026 says: "The minimum for opening an account directly with Claret is generally $500,000 for separately managed clients. Individuals and entities with smaller accounts may become clients at Claret’s discretion."

What changed in Claret Asset Management Corp's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 17 to 19. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,908,037,334 to $2,356,471,235 (+24%).

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: up to 1.25% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Generally, the separately managed discretionary accounts are subject to a management fee of up to 1.25% per annum and billed quarterly in arrears. Fees on larger accounts are charged based on tiers and may be negotiable.

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The minimum for opening an account directly with Claret is generally $500,000 for separately managed clients. Individuals and entities with smaller accounts may become clients at Claret’s discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 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
$2,356,471,235

$2,356,471,235 as of October 2026, filing dated March 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,356,471,235.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 1,461 Assets $498,229,639 (21%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 356 Assets $1,047,318,866 (44%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,869,530 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 24 Assets $80,729,226 (3%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $14,029,498 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 283 Assets $713,294,476 (30%)

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 individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1997 (28 years)
Employees
Total: 44. Performing investment advisory functions: 19.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
CIBC Wood Gundy

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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Toronto, Ontario
States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
CAFLMANHNYSC

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

1 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

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
$1.62B 2021 $1.82B 2022 $1.57B 2023 $1.79B 2024 $1.91B 2025 $2.36B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,356,471,23544March 18, 2026
October 2025$1,908,037,33440March 25, 2025
October 2024$1,790,157,12341March 18, 2024
October 2023$1,574,551,41339March 23, 2023
October 2022$1,818,526,08338July 28, 2022
October 2021$1,619,743,38240March 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,619,743,382 in the October 2021 data and $2,356,471,235 in the October 2026 data, up 45%.

Total employees: 40 in October 2021 and 44 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 17 to 19.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,908,037,334 to $2,356,471,235 (+24%).

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
claret.ca

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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