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East Capital
Filed as EAST CAPITAL · Legal name East Capital Financial Services AB
East Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Stockholm, Sweden, registered since 2025, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is East Capital compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), East Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is East Capital located?
East Capital's principal office is in Stockholm, Sweden, according to its Form ADV.
Is East Capital registered with the SEC or a state?
East Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 335426.
How much does East Capital manage?
East Capital reports $4,277,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (96% discretionary).
How have East Capital's assets and staff changed since 2025?
In the Form ADV data for East Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $3,169,000,000 in the October 2025 data and $4,277,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 35%. Total employees: 22 in October 2025 and 30 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does East Capital serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (12,061); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).
Which custodians does East Capital use?
East Capital's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Citibank N.A. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does East Capital 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/335426
What changed in East Capital's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,169,000,000 to $4,277,000,000 (+35%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 22 to 17.
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated May 5, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$4,277,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 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 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
- East Capital Financial Services AB
- Also doing business as
- ESPIRIA
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2025 (1 year)
- Employees
- Total: 30. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
- 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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6 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $4,277,000,000 | 30 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $3,169,000,000 | 22 | July 10, 2025 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,169,000,000 in the October 2025 data and $4,277,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 35%.
Total employees: 22 in October 2025 and 30 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $3,169,000,000 to $4,277,000,000 (+35%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 22 to 17.
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. East Capital (CRD 335426): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/east-capital-stockholm-335426