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Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC

Houston, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 156112

Filed as EMERGENT CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$124,117,550
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC located?

Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV.

Is Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 156112.

How much does Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC manage?

Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC reports $124,117,550 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $59,258,143 in the October 2021 data and $124,117,550 in the October 2026 data, up 109%. Total employees: 7 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 Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

Does Emergent Capital Advisors, 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/156112

Does Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 says: "The minimum investment in the Fund is $500,000, although Emergent may accept investments in a lesser amount at its sole discretion."

What changed in Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $92,050,440 to $124,117,550 (+35%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
  • 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 2A

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The minimum investment in the Fund is $500,000, although Emergent may accept investments in a lesser amount at its sole discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 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
$124,117,550

$124,117,550 as of October 2026, filing dated March 16, 2026.

Discretionary: $124,117,550.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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $124,117,550 (100%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
TX

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
$59.3M 2021 $106M 2022 $101M 2023 $103M 2024 $92.1M 2025 $124M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$124,117,5504March 16, 2026
October 2025$92,050,4404March 26, 2025
October 2024$102,880,1004August 20, 2024
October 2023$100,888,1404September 8, 2023
October 2022$106,212,3684August 2, 2022
October 2021$59,258,1437March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $59,258,143 in the October 2021 data and $124,117,550 in the October 2026 data, up 109%.

Total employees: 7 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 $92,050,440 to $124,117,550 (+35%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
ecagp.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. Emergent Capital Advisors, LLC (CRD 156112): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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