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Modern Capital Advisors, LLC

Raleigh, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 131117

Filed as MODERN CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

Modern Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Raleigh, NC, registered since 2011, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 2, 2026.

15 years
registered since 2011
$254,815,027
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Modern Capital Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Modern Capital Advisors, LLC located?

Modern Capital Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Raleigh, NC, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Modern Capital Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Modern Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 131117.

How much does Modern Capital Advisors, LLC manage?

Modern Capital Advisors, LLC reports $254,815,027 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 2, 2026 (6% discretionary).

How have Modern Capital Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Modern Capital Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $98,603,218 in the October 2021 data and $254,815,027 in the October 2026 data, up 158%. Total employees: 41 in October 2021 and 19 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Modern Capital Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,188); high net worth individuals (33).

Which custodians does Modern Capital Advisors, LLC use?

Modern Capital Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists RBC Capital Markets, LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Modern Capital Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/131117

What changed in Modern Capital Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 18. Regulatory assets under management went from $285,401,221 to $254,815,027 (-11%). 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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Other

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

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$254,815,027

$254,815,027 as of October 2026, filing dated April 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $15,141,673.Non-discretionary: $239,673,354.

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 1,188 Assets $239,673,353 (94%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 33 Assets $15,141,674 (6%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • 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
2011 (15 years)
Employees
Total: 19. Performing investment advisory functions: 18.
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)
4 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
Houston, TXTucson, AZWest Palm Beach, FLWestlake, OH
States registered or notice-filed
37 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$98.6M 2021 $142M 2022 $172M 2023 $285M 2024 $285M 2025 $255M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$254,815,02719April 2, 2026
October 2025$285,401,22130March 29, 2024
October 2024$285,401,22130March 29, 2024
October 2023$171,783,04842May 12, 2023
October 2022$142,337,28441August 19, 2022
October 2021$98,603,21841July 27, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $98,603,218 in the October 2021 data and $254,815,027 in the October 2026 data, up 158%.

Total employees: 41 in October 2021 and 19 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 18.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $285,401,221 to $254,815,027 (-11%).
    • 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
moderncap.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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