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Main Street Capital Partners
Filed as MAIN STREET CAPITAL PARTNERS · Legal name MSC Adviser I, LLC
Main Street Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated October 1, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Main Street Capital Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Main Street Capital Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Main Street Capital Partners located?
Main Street Capital Partners' principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is Main Street Capital Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Main Street Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169939.
How much does Main Street Capital Partners manage?
Main Street Capital Partners reports $1,733,528,292 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated October 1, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Main Street Capital Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Main Street Capital Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $944,912,332 in the October 2021 data and $1,733,528,292 in the October 2026 data, up 83%. Total employees: 76 in October 2021 and 116 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Main Street Capital Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2); business development companies (1).
Does Main Street Capital Partners 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/169939
What changed in Main Street Capital Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 53 to 54. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,574,395,125 to $1,733,528,292 (+10%).
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 2ASee 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$1,733,528,292 as of October 2026, filing dated October 1, 2026.
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.DA 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- MSC Adviser I, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2013 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 116. Performing investment advisory functions: 54.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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 period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,733,528,292 | 116 | October 1, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,574,395,125 | 109 | March 29, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,548,925,254 | 100 | July 5, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,400,157,805 | 91 | March 27, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,392,309,632 | 80 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $944,912,332 | 76 | September 3, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $944,912,332 in the October 2021 data and $1,733,528,292 in the October 2026 data, up 83%.
Total employees: 76 in October 2021 and 116 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 53 to 54.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,574,395,125 to $1,733,528,292 (+10%).
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Main Street Capital Partners (CRD 169939): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/main-street-capital-partners-houston-tx-169939