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Clarivest Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2006, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 2, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Clarivest Asset Management LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Clarivest Asset Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Clarivest Asset Management LLC located?
Clarivest Asset Management LLC's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Clarivest Asset Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Clarivest Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 139785.
How much does Clarivest Asset Management LLC manage?
Clarivest Asset Management LLC reports $3,048,432,229 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 2, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Clarivest Asset Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Clarivest Asset Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $3,842,500,000 in the October 2021 data and $3,048,432,229 in the October 2026 data, down 21%. Total employees: 23 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Clarivest Asset Management LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other (9); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (7); investment companies (4).
Which custodians does Clarivest Asset Management LLC use?
Clarivest Asset Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists US Bank as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Clarivest Asset Management LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 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), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/139785
What changed in Clarivest Asset Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: 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
- 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated December 17, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,048,432,229 as of October 2026, filing dated June 2, 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2006 (20 years)
- Employees
- Total: 17. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
- 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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2 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 116 Reports 6 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(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 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?
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 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?
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 | $3,048,432,229 | 17 | June 2, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $2,548,043,383 | 17 | December 26, 2024 |
| October 2024 | $2,952,280,422 | 23 | March 11, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $3,047,949,000 | 22 | December 22, 2022 |
| October 2022 | $4,145,143,000 | 21 | December 23, 2021 |
| October 2021 | $3,842,500,000 | 23 | July 7, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,842,500,000 in the October 2021 data and $3,048,432,229 in the October 2026 data, down 21%.
Total employees: 23 in October 2021 and 17 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- July 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $2,548,043,383 to $3,048,432,229 (+20%).
- 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. Clarivest Asset Management LLC (CRD 139785): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/clarivest-asset-management-llc-san-diego-ca-139785