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  "crd_number": 284581,
  "slug": "emerge-capital-management-buffalo-ny-284581",
  "primary_business_name": "EMERGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT",
  "legal_name": "EMERGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.",
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  "city": "Buffalo",
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    "cbsa_code": "15380",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2025-06-17",
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  "raum_band_label": "$25 million to $100 million",
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  "websites": [
    "https://emergecm.com",
    "https://facebook.com/EMERGECAPITAL",
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/10637059",
    "https://twitter.com/EMERGE_CM"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/284581",
  "city_as_filed": "BUFFALO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/emerge-capital-management-buffalo-ny-284581",
  "display_name": "Emerge Capital Management",
  "summary": "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.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Emerge Capital Management (CRD 284581): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Educational seminars/workshops",
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Emerge Capital Management compensated?",
      "a": "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)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Emerge Capital Management charge?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Emerge Capital Management located?",
      "a": "Emerge Capital Management's principal office is in Buffalo, NY, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Emerge Capital Management registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Emerge Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 284581."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Emerge Capital Management manage?",
      "a": "Emerge Capital Management reports $30,000,483 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2025 (0% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Emerge Capital Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "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."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Emerge Capital Management serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1); corporations or other businesses not listed above (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Emerge Capital Management report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Emerge Capital Management's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the February 2026 filing data: No longer registered or notice-filed in AZ."
    }
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      "filing_date": "2021-09-08"
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
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      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2023-03-31"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-04-10"
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-06-17"
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      "period": "2026-02-01",
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      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in AZ."
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    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in CA, CT, FL, IL, KY, MA, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX."
      ]
    }
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  "fees_from_brochure": {
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    "figures": [
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        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "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."
        ]
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    "quotes": [
      "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."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/emerge-capital-management-buffalo-ny-284581.md",
  "clients": [
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    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/284581",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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