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Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC

Lebanon, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 318885

Filed as KAPSTONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Lebanon, OH, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 18, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$322,277,646
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC located?

Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC's principal office is in Lebanon, OH, according to its Form ADV.

Is Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 318885.

How much does Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC manage?

Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC reports $322,277,646 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 18, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $170,558,256 in the October 2022 data and $322,277,646 in the October 2026 data, up 89%. Total employees: 4 in October 2022 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (432); high net worth individuals (76).

Which custodians does Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC use?

Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Kapstone Financial Advisors 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/318885

Does Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 2026 says: "Kapstone generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."

What changed in Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $271,490,221 to $322,277,646 (+19%).

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

Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Fees range from 0.50% to 1.50% annually based on several factors, including: the scope and complexity of the services to be provided; the level of assets to be managed; and the overall relationship with the Advisor.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Kapstone generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 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
$322,277,646

$322,277,646 as of October 2026, filing dated June 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $314,734,951.Non-discretionary: $7,542,695.

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 432 Assets $97,986,978 (30%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 76 Assets $216,099,290 (67%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $7,542,695 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $648,683 (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
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
FLILKYMINENHOHTX

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
$171M 2022 $183M 2023 $205M 2024 $271M 2025 $322M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$322,277,6465June 18, 2026
October 2025$271,490,2215January 31, 2025
October 2024$204,832,2675August 6, 2024
October 2023$182,607,1864February 27, 2023
October 2022$170,558,2564August 11, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $170,558,256 in the October 2022 data and $322,277,646 in the October 2026 data, up 89%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2022 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 $271,490,221 to $322,277,646 (+19%).

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
kapstoneadvisors.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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