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Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.

Mission, KSSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 111087

Filed as KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Mission, KS, registered since 1989, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 25, 2026.

37 years
registered since 1989
$6,491,513,805
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. located?

Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Mission, KS, according to its Form ADV.

Is Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1989. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111087.

How much does Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. manage?

Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. reports $6,491,513,805 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 25, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $7,482,597,861 in the October 2021 data and $6,491,513,805 in the October 2026 data, down 13%. Total employees: 35 in October 2021 and 41 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,188); high net worth individuals (700); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (62).

Which custodians does Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. use?

Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Great Plains Trust Company (affiliated with the firm) as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/111087

What changed in Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 25. 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
  • 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

See the firm's brochure (dated June 25, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$6,491,513,805

$6,491,513,805 as of October 2026, filing dated June 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $6,364,804,424.Non-discretionary: $126,709,381.

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 1,188 Assets $121,694,420 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 700 Assets $2,847,338,986 (44%)
Investment companies
Clients 10 Assets $3,296,131,959 (51%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 62 Assets $87,869,967 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 32 Assets $75,534,954 (1%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,489,311 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 16 Assets $60,454,208 (1%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1989 (37 years)
Employees
Total: 41. Performing investment advisory functions: 25.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Great Plains Trust Company · affiliated

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
44 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$7.48B 2021 $7.32B 2022 $6.37B 2023 $7.21B 2024 $6.75B 2025 $6.49B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$6,491,513,80541June 25, 2026
October 2025$6,752,273,41040June 26, 2025
October 2024$7,212,926,04940June 27, 2024
October 2023$6,371,648,55640July 13, 2023
October 2022$7,320,180,19139June 29, 2022
October 2021$7,482,597,86135June 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $7,482,597,861 in the October 2021 data and $6,491,513,805 in the October 2026 data, down 13%.

Total employees: 35 in October 2021 and 41 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. July 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 25.
    • 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
kornitzercapitalmanagement.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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