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Client First Capital, LLC

San Diego, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 300684

Filed as CLIENT FIRST CAPITAL, LLC

Client First Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$269,676,993
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Client First Capital, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Client First Capital, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Client First Capital, LLC located?

Client First Capital, LLC's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Client First Capital, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Client First Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 300684.

How much does Client First Capital, LLC manage?

Client First Capital, LLC reports $269,676,993 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026 (96% discretionary).

How have Client First Capital, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Client First Capital, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $202,800,117 in the October 2021 data and $269,676,993 in the October 2026 data, up 33%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Client First Capital, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (64); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (9).

Which custodians does Client First Capital, LLC use?

Client First Capital, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Client First Capital, LLC 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/300684

What changed in Client First Capital, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $236,752,120 to $269,676,993 (+14%).

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

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 23, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$269,676,993

$269,676,993 as of October 2026, filing dated March 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $259,696,974.Non-discretionary: $9,980,019.

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 9 Assets $2,982,190 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 64 Assets $266,694,803 (99%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
3 states or jurisdictions
CALATX

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

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$203M 2021 $216M 2022 $188M 2023 $193M 2024 $237M 2025 $270M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$269,676,9934March 23, 2026
October 2025$236,752,1205March 11, 2025
October 2024$192,959,7184February 28, 2024
October 2023$187,954,3623March 14, 2023
October 2022$215,614,6474September 30, 2022
October 2021$202,800,1173July 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $202,800,117 in the October 2021 data and $269,676,993 in the October 2026 data, up 33%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 4 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $236,752,120 to $269,676,993 (+14%).

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
clientfirstcap.com

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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AdvisorCensus. Client First Capital, LLC (CRD 300684): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/client-first-capital-llc-san-diego-ca-300684