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Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 137147

Filed as LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P.

Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2006, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$1,659,473,378
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. located?

Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?

Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 137147.

How much does Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. manage?

Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. reports $1,659,473,378 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (89% discretionary).

How have Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,085,694,840 in the October 2021 data and $1,659,473,378 in the October 2026 data, up 53%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (132); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (118); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

Which custodians does Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. use?

Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Levin Capital Strategies, 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/137147

Does Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "LCS generally requires a minimum account size of $1 million in order to establish a Separately Managed Account, although LCS may, in its sole discretion, require a larger amount or accept a smaller amount of initial assets from a potential Client."

What changed in Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 9. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,246,801,756 to $1,659,473,378 (+33%). 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)
  • 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 2A

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
LCS generally requires a minimum account size of $1 million in order to establish a Separately Managed Account, although LCS may, in its sole discretion, require a larger amount or accept a smaller amount of initial assets from a potential Client.

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
$1,659,473,378

$1,659,473,378 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,472,194,708.Non-discretionary: $187,278,670.

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 118 Assets $210,451,752 (13%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 132 Assets $1,073,441,319 (65%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $116,881,086 (7%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $20,893,475 (1%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $138,754,031 (8%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $73,109,313 (4%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $19,916,410 (1%)
Other
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $6,025,992 (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
  • 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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Miami, FL
States registered or notice-filed
30 states or jurisdictions
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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
$1.09B 2021 $1.21B 2022 $1.01B 2023 $1.08B 2024 $1.25B 2025 $1.66B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,659,473,37814March 31, 2026
October 2025$1,246,801,75611March 31, 2025
October 2024$1,083,187,64713May 29, 2024
October 2023$1,013,342,34213March 31, 2023
October 2022$1,212,989,2299March 31, 2022
October 2021$1,085,694,8408July 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,085,694,840 in the October 2021 data and $1,659,473,378 in the October 2026 data, up 53%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 14 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,246,801,756 to $1,659,473,378 (+33%).
    • 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
johnlevin.substack.comlevincap.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. Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. (CRD 137147): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/levin-capital-strategies-l-p-new-york-ny-137147