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Motive Capital Management, LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 285341

Filed as MOTIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Motive Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2019, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 28, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$5,424,834,199
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Motive Capital Management, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Motive Capital Management, LLC located?

Motive Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

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

Motive Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 285341.

How much does Motive Capital Management, LLC manage?

Motive Capital Management, LLC reports $5,424,834,199 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Motive Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,784,599,387 in the October 2021 data and $5,424,834,199 in the October 2026 data, up 204%. Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 103 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Motive Capital Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (39).

Does Motive Capital 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/285341

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $4,882,660,778 to $5,424,834,199 (+11%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 34 to 29. Changed its office addresses in Berlin.

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$5,424,834,199

$5,424,834,199 as of October 2026, filing dated May 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $5,424,834,199.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 39 Assets $5,424,834,199 (100%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
MOTIVE CAPITAL, MOTIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS, MOTIVE CREATE, MOTIVE PARTNERS, MOTIVE VENTURES
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 103. Performing investment advisory functions: 29.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
4 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
AmsterdamBerlinLondonWest Palm Beach, FL
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
FLNY

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
$1.78B 2021 $3.92B 2022 $4.77B 2023 $4.85B 2024 $4.88B 2025 $5.42B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$5,424,834,199103May 28, 2026
October 2025$4,882,660,778135July 3, 2025
October 2024$4,852,990,744160May 8, 2024
October 2023$4,773,266,535196May 12, 2023
October 2022$3,920,986,386107September 13, 2022
October 2021$1,784,599,38730August 3, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,784,599,387 in the October 2021 data and $5,424,834,199 in the October 2026 data, up 204%.

Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 103 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 $4,882,660,778 to $5,424,834,199 (+11%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 34 to 29.
    • Changed its office addresses in Berlin.

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
motivepartners.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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