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Lindsell Train Limited

London, United KingdomSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 158323

Filed as LINDSELL TRAIN LIMITED

Lindsell Train Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2011, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026.

15 years
registered since 2011
$9,254,180,434
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Lindsell Train Limited compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lindsell Train Limited reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

How much does Lindsell Train Limited charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 27, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.45% to 1.1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Lindsell Train Limited located?

Lindsell Train Limited's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV.

Is Lindsell Train Limited registered with the SEC or a state?

Lindsell Train Limited is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158323.

How much does Lindsell Train Limited manage?

Lindsell Train Limited reports $9,254,180,434 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Lindsell Train Limited's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Lindsell Train Limited: Regulatory assets under management: $33,982,368,000 in the October 2021 data and $9,254,180,434 in the October 2026 data, down 73%. Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 30 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Lindsell Train Limited serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (16).

Which custodians does Lindsell Train Limited use?

Lindsell Train Limited's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Custody and Asset Servicing as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Lindsell Train Limited 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/158323

What changed in Lindsell Train Limited's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $14,697,665,725 to $9,254,180,434 (-37%).

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
  • 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

Asset-based fee: 0.45% to 1.1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The portfolio management fees we charge for our pooled funds range from 0.45% to 1.10% per annum on the net asset value of the relevant different share classes available to investors.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 27, 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
$9,254,180,434

$9,254,180,434 as of October 2026, filing dated April 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $9,254,180,434.Non-discretionary: $0.

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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 16 Assets $8,673,449,875 (94%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $580,730,559 (6%)

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 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
2011 (15 years)
Employees
Total: 30. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

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
$34B 2021 $27B 2022 $22.4B 2023 $19.5B 2024 $14.7B 2025 $9.25B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$9,254,180,43430April 27, 2026
October 2025$14,697,665,72527April 28, 2025
October 2024$19,546,899,72126April 29, 2024
October 2023$22,397,951,96828May 16, 2023
October 2022$26,990,244,59626April 22, 2022
October 2021$33,982,368,00020August 11, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $33,982,368,000 in the October 2021 data and $9,254,180,434 in the October 2026 data, down 73%.

Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 30 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. May 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $14,697,665,725 to $9,254,180,434 (-37%).

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
lindselltrain.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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https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lindsell-train-limited-london-158323