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Oak Capital Advisors
Filed as OAK CAPITAL ADVISORS · Legal name Scott W. Hancock
Oak Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 25, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Oak Capital Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Oak Capital Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
How much does Oak Capital Advisors charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 25, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.26% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Is Oak Capital Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Oak Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161316.
How much does Oak Capital Advisors manage?
Oak Capital Advisors reports $185,856,427 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Oak Capital Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Oak Capital Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $119,998,403 in the October 2021 data and $185,856,427 in the October 2026 data, up 55%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Oak Capital Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (28); high net worth individuals (25); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2).
Does Oak Capital Advisors 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/161316
What changed in Oak Capital Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $164,981,207 to $185,856,427 (+13%).
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
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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.26% of assets a year
The brochure's wording
The fee for services is 0.26% (26 basis points) of the market value of each client account at the end of each calendar quarter (the last business day of March, June, September and December) divided by four.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 25, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$185,856,427 as of October 2026, filing dated January 25, 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- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Scott W. Hancock
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2021 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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3 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 | $185,856,427 | 1 | January 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $164,981,207 | 1 | January 15, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $138,271,921 | 1 | January 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $116,870,070 | 1 | January 18, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $136,686,932 | 1 | January 7, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $119,998,403 | 1 | January 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $119,998,403 in the October 2021 data and $185,856,427 in the October 2026 data, up 55%.
Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 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- February 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $164,981,207 to $185,856,427 (+13%).
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.INot reported.
Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Oak Capital Advisors (CRD 161316): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/oak-capital-advisors-161316