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Forest Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2014, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Forest Capital Management, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Forest Capital Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Forest Capital Management, LLC located?
Forest Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Forest Capital Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Forest Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 171659.
How much does Forest Capital Management, LLC manage?
Forest Capital Management, LLC reports $3,750,210,207 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (40% discretionary).
How have Forest Capital Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Forest Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $965,274,471 in the October 2021 data and $3,750,210,207 in the October 2026 data, up 289%. Total employees: 9 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 Forest Capital Management, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (117); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (1).
Does Forest Capital Management, 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/171659
What changed in Forest Capital Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: No longer lists an office in Chicago, IL.
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,750,210,207 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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5 states or jurisdictions
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 | $3,750,210,207 | 11 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $2,922,112,475 | 10 | February 7, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $2,030,144,168 | 10 | May 24, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,567,052,162 | 10 | September 19, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,631,727,938 | 10 | June 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $965,274,471 | 9 | March 10, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $965,274,471 in the October 2021 data and $3,750,210,207 in the October 2026 data, up 289%.
Total employees: 9 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- April 2026
- No longer lists an office in Chicago, IL.
- February 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 8.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $2,922,112,475 to $3,750,210,207 (+28%).
- Registered or notice-filed in LA.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in NJ.
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. Forest Capital Management, LLC (CRD 171659): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/forest-capital-management-llc-chicago-il-171659