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Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC

Waltham, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 300282

Filed as FOSTER DYKEMA CABOT & PARTNERS, LLC

Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Waltham, MA, registered since 2019, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$2,223,188,313
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC located?

Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC's principal office is in Waltham, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 300282.

How much does Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC manage?

Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC reports $2,223,188,313 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,512,169,413 in the October 2021 data and $2,223,188,313 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 21 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (718); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (78); corporations or other businesses not listed above (32).

Which custodians does Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC use?

Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity and JPMorgan Chase as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, 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/300282

Does Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "We require a minimum portfolio of $20,000,000 of investable assets but this minimum may be waived at FDC’s sole discretion."

What changed in Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,995,237,359 to $2,223,188,313 (+11%).

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $20,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
We require a minimum portfolio of $20,000,000 of investable assets but this minimum may be waived at FDC’s sole discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$2,223,188,313

$2,223,188,313 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,223,188,313.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 78 Assets $26,201,170 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 718 Assets $1,865,913,062 (84%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 8 Assets $110,990,417 (5%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $8,856,691 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 15 Assets $57,153,724 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 32 Assets $154,073,249 (7%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 21. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
8 states or jurisdictions
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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
$1.51B 2021 $1.73B 2022 $1.55B 2023 $1.71B 2024 $2B 2025 $2.22B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,223,188,31321March 27, 2026
October 2025$1,995,237,35919April 25, 2025
October 2024$1,709,196,78918April 30, 2024
October 2023$1,546,147,05118September 28, 2023
October 2022$1,728,179,60316March 30, 2022
October 2021$1,512,169,41315April 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,512,169,413 in the October 2021 data and $2,223,188,313 in the October 2026 data, up 47%.

Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 21 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 $1,995,237,359 to $2,223,188,313 (+11%).

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
fdcco.comfdcpartners.comfocusfinancialpartners.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. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC (CRD 300282): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/foster-dykema-cabot-and-partners-llc-waltham-ma-300282