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Engaged Capital

Newport Beach, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 161251

Filed as ENGAGED CAPITAL · Legal name Engaged Capital, LLC

Engaged Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Newport Beach, CA, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 18, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$432,294,709
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Engaged Capital compensated?

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

What does Engaged Capital's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 17, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% to 1.75% 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 Engaged Capital located?

Engaged Capital's principal office is in Newport Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Engaged Capital registered with the SEC or a state?

Engaged Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161251.

How much does Engaged Capital manage?

Engaged Capital reports $432,294,709 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 18, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Engaged Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Engaged Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $1,359,583,892 in the October 2021 data and $432,294,709 in the October 2026 data, down 68%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Engaged Capital serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (8).

Does Engaged Capital report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161251

What changed in Engaged Capital's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 0 (now yes: 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5)). Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 6. Regulatory assets under management went from $652,291,393 to $432,294,709 (-34%). 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

Asset-based fee: 1% to 1.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Our fees, which may be subject to negotiation, generally range from 1.00% to 1.75% annually, based primarily on the amount of assets being placed under management with us, the point in time in the life cycle of the relevant Client that the assets are placed, and the length of the commitment.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 17, 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
$432,294,709

$432,294,709 as of October 2026, filing dated February 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $432,294,709.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 8 Assets $432,294,709 (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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Engaged Capital, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$1.36B 2021 $913M 2022 $701M 2023 $753M 2024 $652M 2025 $432M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$432,294,70911February 18, 2026
October 2025$652,291,39312July 2, 2025
October 2024$752,991,46012July 25, 2024
October 2023$701,322,78612June 6, 2023
October 2022$912,896,25012March 31, 2022
October 2021$1,359,583,89212March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,359,583,892 in the October 2021 data and $432,294,709 in the October 2026 data, down 68%.

Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 11 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. March 2026
    • Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 0 (now yes: 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5)).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 6.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $652,291,393 to $432,294,709 (-34%).
    • 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
engagedcapital.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. Engaged Capital (CRD 161251): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/engaged-capital-newport-beach-ca-161251