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Deans Knight Capital Management

Vancouver, CanadaSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 149155

Filed as DEANS KNIGHT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Legal name Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd.

Deans Knight Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Vancouver, Canada, registered since 2009, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026.

17 years
registered since 2009
$538,317,811
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Deans Knight Capital Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Deans Knight Capital Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Deans Knight Capital Management located?

Deans Knight Capital Management's principal office is in Vancouver, Canada, according to its Form ADV.

Is Deans Knight Capital Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Deans Knight Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2009. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 149155.

How much does Deans Knight Capital Management manage?

Deans Knight Capital Management reports $538,317,811 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Deans Knight Capital Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Deans Knight Capital Management: Regulatory assets under management: $255,612,716 in the October 2021 data and $538,317,811 in the October 2026 data, up 111%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Deans Knight Capital Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (30); high net worth individuals (15); corporations or other businesses not listed above (11).

Which custodians does Deans Knight Capital Management use?

Deans Knight Capital Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists CIBC Mellon Trust Company, Northern Trust Securities, Inc., Raymond James, Ltd. and RBC Investor Services Trust as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Deans Knight Capital Management 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/149155

Does Deans Knight Capital Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 28, 2026 says: "As a general rule, Deans Knight requires a minimum account size of $100,000 USD for clients and individual investors in a pooled investment vehicle. However, the minimum account size is negotiable and may be waived or modified at Deans Knight’s discretion."

What changed in Deans Knight Capital Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: No longer lists the business name Gestion de Capital Deans Knight Ltée. Added the business name Gestion de Capital Deans Knight Ltee. Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $336,036,571 to $538,317,811 (+60%).

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: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
As a general rule, Deans Knight requires a minimum account size of $100,000 USD for clients and individual investors in a pooled investment vehicle. However, the minimum account size is negotiable and may be waived or modified at Deans Knight’s discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 28, 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
$538,317,811

$538,317,811 as of October 2026, filing dated April 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $538,317,811.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 30 Assets $4,963,098 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 15 Assets $48,695,750 (9%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 5 Assets $451,166,758 (84%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $10,824,168 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 11 Assets $22,668,037 (4%)

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)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd.
Also doing business as
DEANS KNIGHT, GESTION DE CAPITAL DEANS KNIGHT LTEE
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2009 (17 years)
Employees
Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
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
Not reported.

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
$256M 2021 $307M 2022 $307M 2023 $314M 2024 $336M 2025 $538M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$538,317,81114April 27, 2026
October 2025$336,036,57113June 23, 2025
October 2024$313,720,76811April 29, 2024
October 2023$306,747,40111March 21, 2023
October 2022$307,158,30313March 24, 2022
October 2021$255,612,71612March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $255,612,716 in the October 2021 data and $538,317,811 in the October 2026 data, up 111%.

Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 14 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
    • No longer lists the business name Gestion de Capital Deans Knight Ltée.
    • Added the business name Gestion de Capital Deans Knight Ltee.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $336,036,571 to $538,317,811 (+60%).

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
deansknight.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. Deans Knight Capital Management (CRD 149155): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/deans-knight-capital-management-vancouver-149155