AdvisorCensus by AdvisorSEO Max

AdvisorCensus / Financial advisors / California / Oxnard / Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC

Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC

Westlake Village, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 284787

Filed as CRUDEN BAY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Westlake Village, CA, registered since 2016, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026.

10 years
registered since 2016
$663,058,299
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC located?

Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC's principal office is in Westlake Village, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 284787.

How much does Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC manage?

Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC reports $663,058,299 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026 (92% discretionary).

How have Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $472,301,924 in the October 2021 data and $663,058,299 in the October 2026 data, up 40%. Total employees: 4 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 Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (108); high net worth individuals (43).

Which custodians does Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC use?

Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and LPL Financial LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Cruden Bay Investment Management, 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/284787

Does Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 2026 says: "In general, we require a minimum of $5,000,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we may waive this minimum account size."

What changed in Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $467,699,208 to $663,058,299 (+42%).

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 2A

Account minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
In general, we require a minimum of $5,000,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we may waive this minimum account size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 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
$663,058,299

$663,058,299 as of October 2026, filing dated March 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $609,897,676.Non-discretionary: $53,160,623.

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 108 Assets $19,342,842 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 43 Assets $546,175,988 (82%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $97,539,469 (15%)

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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2016 (10 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
4 states or jurisdictions
CAMINYPA

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
$472M 2021 $515M 2022 $441M 2023 $461M 2024 $468M 2025 $663M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$663,058,2994March 23, 2026
October 2025$467,699,2084March 17, 2025
October 2024$460,880,5494March 23, 2024
October 2023$440,739,7624March 27, 2023
October 2022$514,536,3154March 23, 2022
October 2021$472,301,9244March 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $472,301,924 in the October 2021 data and $663,058,299 in the October 2026 data, up 40%.

Total employees: 4 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 $467,699,208 to $663,058,299 (+42%).

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
cbayinvestments.com

Source: 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. Cruden Bay Investment Management, LLC (CRD 284787): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cruden-bay-investment-management-llc-westlake-village-ca-284787