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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.
Quick answers
From the filingHow 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 2AAsset-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 as of October 2026, filing dated February 18, 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 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
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 113 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $432,294,709 | 11 | February 18, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $652,291,393 | 12 | July 2, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $752,991,460 | 12 | July 25, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $701,322,786 | 12 | June 6, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $912,896,250 | 12 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,359,583,892 | 12 | March 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- 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.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. Engaged Capital (CRD 161251): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/engaged-capital-newport-beach-ca-161251