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Clarion Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1981, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Clarion Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Clarion Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other.
What does Clarion Partners' brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated December 18, 2025 states: Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 2% 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 Clarion Partners located?
Clarion Partners' principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the March 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Clarion Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Clarion Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1981. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108803.
How much does Clarion Partners manage?
Clarion Partners reports $73,677,516,514 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 27, 2026 (92% discretionary).
How have Clarion Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Clarion Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $58,266,942,273 in the October 2021 data and $73,677,516,514 in the October 2026 data, up 26%. Total employees: 261 in October 2021 and 321 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Clarion Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (27); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (8); investment companies (1).
Does Clarion Partners report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). 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/108803
What changed in Clarion Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the January 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 177 to 180. No longer lists an office in Dallas, TX. No longer lists an office in Washington, DC. No longer registered or notice-filed in DC. 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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Performance-based fees
- Other
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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.2% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
a) a percentage of assets under management, ranging from 0.20% to 2.00%, depending on account size and the client’s circumstances, which can also be based on gross or net assets
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated December 18, 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$73,677,516,514 as of October 2026, filing dated February 27, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Clarion Partners, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1981 (44 years)
- Employees
- Total: 321. Performing investment advisory functions: 180.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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6 other offices, as of the March 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 114 Reports 4 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.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?
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 | $73,677,516,514 | 321 | February 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $73,353,169,361 | 295 | February 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $79,281,217,281 | 305 | December 22, 2023 |
| October 2023 | $83,813,347,566 | 297 | December 20, 2022 |
| October 2022 | $66,003,949,809 | 259 | January 2, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $58,266,942,273 | 261 | June 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $58,266,942,273 in the October 2021 data and $73,677,516,514 in the October 2026 data, up 26%.
Total employees: 261 in October 2021 and 321 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 177 to 180.
- No longer lists an office in Dallas, TX.
- No longer lists an office in Washington, DC.
- No longer registered or notice-filed in DC.
- 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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Clarion Partners (CRD 108803): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/clarion-partners-new-york-ny-108803