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Klingenstein Fields Advisors
Filed as KLINGENSTEIN FIELDS ADVISORS · Legal name Klingenstein, Fields & Co., L.P.
Klingenstein Fields Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1988, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 28, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Klingenstein Fields Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Klingenstein Fields Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
What does Klingenstein Fields Advisors' brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Klingenstein Fields Advisors located?
Klingenstein Fields Advisors' principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Klingenstein Fields Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Klingenstein Fields Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1988. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105907.
How much does Klingenstein Fields Advisors manage?
Klingenstein Fields Advisors reports $4,698,833,301 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 28, 2026 (84% discretionary).
How have Klingenstein Fields Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Klingenstein Fields Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $4,521,836,611 in the October 2021 data and $4,698,833,301 in the October 2026 data, up 4%. Total employees: 43 in October 2021 and 39 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Klingenstein Fields Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (977); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (260); charitable organizations (41).
Which custodians does Klingenstein Fields Advisors use?
Klingenstein Fields Advisors' 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 Klingenstein Fields Advisors 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/105907
What changed in Klingenstein Fields Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the February 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in NE.
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 2AAsset-based fee: up to 1% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
As compensation for standard investment advisory services provided to clients, KF Advisors charges an investment advisory fee based upon the total market value of all managed assets in a client's account at an annual rate that ranges up to 1.00% percent annually
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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$4,698,833,301 as of October 2026, filing dated July 28, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Klingenstein, Fields & Co., L.P.
- Also doing business as
- KLINGENSTEIN FIELDS ADVISORS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1988 (37 years)
- Employees
- Total: 39. Performing investment advisory functions: 18.
- 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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1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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20 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 | $4,698,833,301 | 39 | July 28, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $4,737,298,353 | 40 | July 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $4,590,005,998 | 40 | July 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $4,314,283,487 | 40 | July 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $5,227,439,916 | 39 | August 11, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $4,521,836,611 | 43 | July 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $4,521,836,611 in the October 2021 data and $4,698,833,301 in the October 2026 data, up 4%.
Total employees: 43 in October 2021 and 39 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- February 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in NE.
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. Klingenstein Fields Advisors (CRD 105907): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/klingenstein-fields-advisors-new-york-ny-105907