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Main Management, LLC

San Francisco, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 120361

Filed as MAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC

Main Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2002, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 12, 2026.

24 years
registered since 2002
$1,904,324,653
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Main Management, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Main Management, LLC located?

Main Management, LLC's principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Main Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Main Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2002. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 120361.

How much does Main Management, LLC manage?

Main Management, LLC reports $1,904,324,653 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 12, 2026 (83% discretionary).

How have Main Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Main Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $881,402,269 in the October 2021 data and $1,904,324,653 in the October 2026 data, up 116%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 27 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Main Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (134); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (79); corporations or other businesses not listed above (24).

Which custodians does Main Management, LLC use?

Main Management, LLC's 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 Main Management, LLC 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/120361

What changed in Main Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 22 to 25. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,649,126,692 to $1,904,324,653 (+15%). Registered or notice-filed in FL, VA. 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,904,324,653

$1,904,324,653 as of October 2026, filing dated August 12, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,572,153,628.Non-discretionary: $332,171,025.

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 79 Assets $73,256,237 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 134 Assets $1,228,322,402 (65%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 4 Assets $241,019,163 (13%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $7,373,701 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 10 Assets $112,573,983 (6%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 24 Assets $241,779,167 (13%)

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
2002 (24 years)
Employees
Total: 27. Performing investment advisory functions: 25.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
8 states or jurisdictions
CAFLKYMINJTXVAWA

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
$881M 2021 $1.22B 2022 $1.18B 2023 $1.39B 2024 $1.65B 2025 $1.9B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,904,324,65327August 12, 2026
October 2025$1,649,126,69222March 28, 2025
October 2024$1,387,819,14119September 25, 2024
October 2023$1,175,772,48418March 31, 2023
October 2022$1,216,955,90818March 31, 2022
October 2021$881,402,26915September 7, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $881,402,269 in the October 2021 data and $1,904,324,653 in the October 2026 data, up 116%.

Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 27 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 22 to 25.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,649,126,692 to $1,904,324,653 (+15%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in FL, VA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in GA, NY.
  3. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 20 to 22.
    • Registered or notice-filed in MI.

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
mainmgt.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. Main Management, LLC (CRD 120361): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/main-management-llc-san-francisco-ca-120361