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Klingenstein Fields Advisors

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 304186

Filed as KLINGENSTEIN FIELDS ADVISORS · Legal name KF Group, LP

Klingenstein Fields Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2019, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated July 1, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
Not reported
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How 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).

How much does Klingenstein Fields Advisors charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 304186.

How have Klingenstein Fields Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Klingenstein Fields Advisors: Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 7 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 (44); charitable organizations (13); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (5).

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/304186

What changed in Klingenstein Fields Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in CT, NJ, PA.

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)

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: up to 1% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
For its wealth management and investment consulting services, KF Advisors charges a 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 31, 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

Not reported.

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 5 Assets $0
High net worth individuals
Clients 44 Assets $0
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $0
Charitable organizations
Clients 13 Assets $0
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0
Other
Clients 0 Assets $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
Legal name
KF Group, LP
Also doing business as
KLINGENSTEIN FIELDS ADVISORS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 0.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
West Palm Beach, FL
States registered or notice-filed
5 states or jurisdictions
CACTNJNYPA

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
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026Not reported7July 1, 2026
October 2025Not reported7March 31, 2025
October 2024Not reported7March 28, 2024
October 2023Not reported7May 26, 2023
October 2022Not reported5March 30, 2022
October 2021Not reported5May 27, 2021

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 7 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
    • Registered or notice-filed in CT, NJ, PA.

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
klingenstein.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. Klingenstein Fields Advisors (CRD 304186): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/klingenstein-fields-advisors-new-york-ny-304186