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Emerge Capital Management
Filed as EMERGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Legal name Emerge Capital Management Inc.
Emerge Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Buffalo, NY, registered since 2018, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2025.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Emerge Capital Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Emerge Capital Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
How much does Emerge Capital Management charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 17, 2025 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Emerge Capital Management located?
Emerge Capital Management's principal office is in Buffalo, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Emerge Capital Management registered with the SEC or a state?
Emerge Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 284581.
How much does Emerge Capital Management manage?
Emerge Capital Management reports $30,000,483 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2025 (0% discretionary).
How have Emerge Capital Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Emerge Capital Management: Regulatory assets under management: $1,192,660,281 in the October 2021 data and $30,000,483 in the October 2026 data, down 97%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Emerge Capital Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1); corporations or other businesses not listed above (1).
Does Emerge 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/284581
What changed in Emerge Capital Management's recent Form ADV filings?
In the February 2026 filing data: No longer registered or notice-filed in AZ.
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription 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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
Emerge Platform Standard Discretionary Investment Advisory fees: Depending on client and account size will range from .25% to 1.00%, plus custody and trading. In certain circumstances , fees may be negotiable based on account size and total number of accounts.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 17, 2025. 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$30,000,483 as of October 2026, filing dated June 17, 2025.
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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Emerge Capital Management Inc.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2018 (8 years)
- Employees
- Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $30,000,483 | 5 | June 17, 2025 |
| October 2025 | $30,000,483 | 5 | June 17, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $112,778,054 | 7 | April 10, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $368,045,688 | 8 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,349,505,990 | 16 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,192,660,281 | 10 | September 8, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,192,660,281 in the October 2021 data and $30,000,483 in the October 2026 data, down 97%.
Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 5 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- February 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in AZ.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in CA, CT, FL, IL, KY, MA, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Emerge Capital Management (CRD 284581): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/emerge-capital-management-buffalo-ny-284581