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NIA Impact Capital
Filed as NIA IMPACT CAPITAL · Legal name NIA Impact Advisors, LLC
NIA Impact Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Oakland, CA, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is NIA Impact Capital compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), NIA Impact Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is NIA Impact Capital located?
NIA Impact Capital's principal office is in Oakland, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is NIA Impact Capital registered with the SEC or a state?
NIA Impact Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 286587.
How much does NIA Impact Capital manage?
NIA Impact Capital reports $458,970,786 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have NIA Impact Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for NIA Impact Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $301,863,679 in the October 2021 data and $458,970,786 in the October 2026 data, up 52%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does NIA Impact Capital serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (77); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (70); charitable organizations (13).
Which custodians does NIA Impact Capital use?
NIA Impact Capital'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 NIA Impact Capital 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/286587
What changed in NIA Impact Capital's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $525,668,520 to $458,970,786 (-13%). No longer lists an office in Waltham, MA. 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)
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$458,970,786 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- NIA Impact Advisors, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (7 years)
- Employees
- Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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11 states or jurisdictions
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 | $458,970,786 | 9 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $525,668,520 | 10 | June 17, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $433,307,622 | 10 | September 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $274,518,326 | 12 | September 22, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $417,383,747 | 10 | June 10, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $301,863,679 | 11 | May 18, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $301,863,679 in the October 2021 data and $458,970,786 in the October 2026 data, up 52%.
Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 9 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
- Regulatory assets under management went from $525,668,520 to $458,970,786 (-13%).
- No longer lists an office in Waltham, MA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in MI, NE, RI.
- No longer registered or notice-filed in DC, DE, FL, ID, IL, ME, MT, NC, OR, UT, WA.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. NIA Impact Capital (CRD 286587): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nia-impact-capital-oakland-ca-286587