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Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc.

Chester, MDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 134875

Filed as MARYLAND CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.

Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chester, MD, registered since 2007, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 2, 2026.

18 years
registered since 2007
$490,763,859
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. located?

Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Chester, MD, according to its Form ADV.

Is Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 134875.

How much does Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. manage?

Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. reports $490,763,859 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 2, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $273,164,868 in the October 2021 data and $490,763,859 in the October 2026 data, up 80%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (107); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (83).

Which custodians does Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. use?

Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. 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/134875

What changed in Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $428,562,226 to $490,763,859 (+15%).

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 March 2, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$490,763,859

$490,763,859 as of October 2026, filing dated March 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $485,818,512.Non-discretionary: $4,945,347.

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 83 Assets $30,948,406 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 107 Assets $456,597,900 (93%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,217,553 (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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2007 (18 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
9 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
$273M 2021 $310M 2022 $301M 2023 $342M 2024 $429M 2025 $491M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$490,763,8597March 2, 2026
October 2025$428,562,2267March 19, 2025
October 2024$342,095,6266March 22, 2024
October 2023$301,275,2826March 20, 2023
October 2022$310,028,3935March 22, 2022
October 2021$273,164,8685March 8, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $273,164,868 in the October 2021 data and $490,763,859 in the October 2026 data, up 80%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 7 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $428,562,226 to $490,763,859 (+15%).
  2. February 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in PA.

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
marylandcap.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. Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. (CRD 134875): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/maryland-capital-advisors-inc-chester-md-134875