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Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.
Filed as KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P.
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 1994, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
Where is Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. located?
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.'s principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104536.
How much does Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. manage?
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. reports $34,109,306,018 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $32,684,313,000 in the October 2021 data and $34,109,306,018 in the October 2026 data, up 4%. Total employees: 314 in October 2021 and 310 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (94); insurance companies (8); corporations or other businesses not listed above (3).
Which custodians does Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. use?
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and State Street Corporation as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. 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/104536
What changed in Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP to Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P.. Employees performing advisory functions went from 132 to 142. Regulatory assets under management went from $30,458,732,567 to $34,109,306,018 (+12%).
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)
- Performance-based 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$34,109,306,018 as of October 2026, filing dated August 6, 2026.
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.DA 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- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1994 (32 years)
- Employees
- Total: 310. Performing investment advisory functions: 142.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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6 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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8 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $34,109,306,018 | 310 | August 6, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $30,458,732,567 | 302 | May 21, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $31,722,176,000 | 301 | September 4, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $29,871,782,000 | 300 | October 4, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $29,824,228,000 | 297 | May 3, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $32,684,313,000 | 314 | August 19, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $32,684,313,000 in the October 2021 data and $34,109,306,018 in the October 2026 data, up 4%.
Total employees: 314 in October 2021 and 310 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- April 2026
- Changed its legal name from Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP to Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P..
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 132 to 142.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $30,458,732,567 to $34,109,306,018 (+12%).
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.ISource: 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. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (CRD 104536): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kayne-anderson-capital-advisors-l-p-houston-tx-104536