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Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc.

Fairfield, CTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 134510

Filed as HERBERT J. SIMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Fairfield, CT, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$436,943,333
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
6
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. located?

Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Fairfield, CT, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 134510.

How much does Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. manage?

Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. reports $436,943,333 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026 (76% discretionary).

How have Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $177,076,749 in the October 2022 data and $436,943,333 in the October 2026 data, up 147%. Total employees: 38 in October 2022 and 30 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (256); high net worth individuals (81); corporations or other businesses not listed above (12).

Which custodians does Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. use?

Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 6 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), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/134510

What changed in Herbert J. Sims Capital Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: 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

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 firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$436,943,333

$436,943,333 as of October 2026, filing dated April 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $330,704,528.Non-discretionary: $106,238,805.

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 256 Assets $93,846,634 (21%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 81 Assets $315,826,978 (72%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $2,229,583 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 12 Assets $25,040,138 (6%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • 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
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 30. Performing investment advisory functions: 25.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
4 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
Bloomington, MNBoca Raton, FLPalm Beach Gardens, FLRedbank, NJ
States registered or notice-filed
13 states or jurisdictions
CACTFLLAMAMDMNNCNJNYPRTXWI

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

Disclosures

Item 11

6 Reports 6 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?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

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
$177M 2022 $140M 2023 $147M 2024 $187M 2025 $437M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$436,943,33330April 27, 2026
October 2025$186,784,36730June 10, 2025
October 2024$146,675,71230March 28, 2024
October 2023$139,907,60632July 5, 2023
October 2022$177,076,74938May 19, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $177,076,749 in the October 2022 data and $436,943,333 in the October 2026 data, up 147%.

Total employees: 38 in October 2022 and 30 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. May 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 25.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $186,784,367 to $436,943,333 (+134%).
  3. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in NH.
  4. November 2025
    • Added an office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
    • No longer lists an office in Jupiter, FL.

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
hjsims.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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