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HI-Line Capital Management, LLC

Watertown, SDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 149522

Filed as HI-LINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

HI-Line Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Watertown, SD, registered since 2015, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$756,593,567
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is HI-Line Capital Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), HI-Line Capital Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is HI-Line Capital Management, LLC located?

HI-Line Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in Watertown, SD, according to its Form ADV.

Is HI-Line Capital Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

HI-Line Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 149522.

How much does HI-Line Capital Management, LLC manage?

HI-Line Capital Management, LLC reports $756,593,567 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026 (96% discretionary).

How have HI-Line Capital Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for HI-Line Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $332,290,934 in the October 2021 data and $756,593,567 in the October 2026 data, up 128%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does HI-Line Capital Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (84); high net worth individuals (33); charitable organizations (11).

Which custodians does HI-Line Capital Management, LLC use?

HI-Line Capital Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does HI-Line 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/149522

What changed in HI-Line Capital Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $657,780,902 to $756,593,567 (+15%). Registered or notice-filed in MT.

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

See the firm's brochure (dated April 21, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$756,593,567

$756,593,567 as of October 2026, filing dated April 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $726,286,099.Non-discretionary: $30,307,468.

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 84 Assets $6,083,050 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 33 Assets $41,138,099 (5%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 11 Assets $685,055,681 (91%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $22,533,066 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,783,671 (0%)

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 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
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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
6 states or jurisdictions
MNMTNDNESDTX

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
$332M 2021 $491M 2022 $510M 2023 $632M 2024 $658M 2025 $757M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$756,593,5675April 21, 2026
October 2025$657,780,9025March 24, 2025
October 2024$631,940,9457July 2, 2024
October 2023$509,829,7848April 24, 2023
October 2022$491,198,4985April 26, 2022
October 2021$332,290,9344March 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $332,290,934 in the October 2021 data and $756,593,567 in the October 2026 data, up 128%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 5 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $657,780,902 to $756,593,567 (+15%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in MT.

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
hi-linecapital.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. HI-Line Capital Management, LLC (CRD 149522): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hi-line-capital-management-llc-watertown-sd-149522