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Howland Capital Management LLC

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 104726

Filed as HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Howland Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1972, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

54 years
registered since 1972
$3,739,989,265
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Howland Capital Management LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Howland Capital Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

Where is Howland Capital Management LLC located?

Howland Capital Management LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Howland Capital Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Howland Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1972. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104726.

How much does Howland Capital Management LLC manage?

Howland Capital Management LLC reports $3,739,989,265 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Howland Capital Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Howland Capital Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,556,791,681 in the October 2021 data and $3,739,989,265 in the October 2026 data, up 46%. Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 35 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Howland Capital Management LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,125); high net worth individuals (145); charitable organizations (27).

Which custodians does Howland Capital Management LLC use?

Howland Capital Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Advisors Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Howland 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/104726

What changed in Howland Capital Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 11. Regulatory assets under management went from $3,322,697,821 to $3,739,989,265 (+13%). 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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Other

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 March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$3,739,989,265

$3,739,989,265 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $3,739,989,265.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 1,125 Assets $1,348,920,126 (36%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 145 Assets $1,916,987,721 (51%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $24,831,257 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 27 Assets $375,333,389 (10%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 8 Assets $73,916,772 (2%)

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)
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1972 (54 years)
Employees
Total: 35. Performing investment advisory functions: 11.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.National Advisors Trust Company

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
25 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
$2.56B 2021 $2.9B 2022 $2.58B 2023 $2.78B 2024 $3.32B 2025 $3.74B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,739,989,26535March 31, 2026
October 2025$3,322,697,82133March 31, 2025
October 2024$2,776,205,18532March 29, 2024
October 2023$2,576,264,95831March 31, 2023
October 2022$2,901,056,79727April 25, 2022
October 2021$2,556,791,68127March 5, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,556,791,681 in the October 2021 data and $3,739,989,265 in the October 2026 data, up 46%.

Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 35 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 11.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,322,697,821 to $3,739,989,265 (+13%).
    • 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.I
howlandcapital.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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