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Nelson Capital Management, LLC

Menlo Park, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 129776

Filed as NELSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Nelson Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Menlo Park, CA, registered since 2004, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 2, 2026.

22 years
registered since 2004
$810,783,772
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Nelson Capital Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Nelson Capital Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is Nelson Capital Management, LLC located?

Nelson Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in Menlo Park, CA, according to its Form ADV.

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

Nelson Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 129776.

How much does Nelson Capital Management, LLC manage?

Nelson Capital Management, LLC reports $810,783,772 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 2, 2026 (100% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Nelson Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $574,552,255 in the October 2021 data and $810,783,772 in the October 2026 data, up 41%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

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

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (178); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (21); charitable organizations (13).

Which custodians does Nelson Capital Management, LLC use?

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

Does Nelson 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/129776

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

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $711,678,397 to $810,783,772 (+14%). 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

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

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$810,783,772

$810,783,772 as of October 2026, filing dated April 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $810,783,772.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 21 Assets $3,045,172 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 178 Assets $705,962,902 (87%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 13 Assets $77,747,382 (10%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 2 Assets $24,028,316 (3%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
NELSON CAPITAL
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2004 (22 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC

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
7 states or jurisdictions
CACONENHNYTXWA

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
$575M 2021 $626M 2022 $511M 2023 $638M 2024 $712M 2025 $811M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$810,783,77210April 2, 2026
October 2025$711,678,39710March 17, 2025
October 2024$637,647,19710September 18, 2024
October 2023$511,391,44910March 15, 2023
October 2022$626,079,8109June 2, 2022
October 2021$574,552,2558April 15, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $574,552,255 in the October 2021 data and $810,783,772 in the October 2026 data, up 41%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 10 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $711,678,397 to $810,783,772 (+14%).
    • 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
nelsoncap.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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