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Pacifica Capital Investments
Filed as PACIFICA CAPITAL INVESTMENTS · Legal name Pacifica Capital Investments LLC
Pacifica Capital Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Leander, TX, registered since 2003, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Pacifica Capital Investments compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pacifica Capital Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
How much does Pacifica Capital Investments charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Pacifica Capital Investments located?
Pacifica Capital Investments' principal office is in Leander, TX, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Pacifica Capital Investments registered with the SEC or a state?
Pacifica Capital Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 125790.
How much does Pacifica Capital Investments manage?
Pacifica Capital Investments reports $747,584,148 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Pacifica Capital Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Pacifica Capital Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $467,157,185 in the October 2021 data and $747,584,148 in the October 2026 data, up 60%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Pacifica Capital Investments serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (87); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (69); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (15).
Which custodians does Pacifica Capital Investments use?
Pacifica Capital Investments' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Pacifica Capital Investments 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/125790
What changed in Pacifica Capital Investments' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $622,370,523 to $747,584,148 (+20%).
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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.25% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
Clients that do not meet the definition of “Qualified Client”, or who do not prefer a Performance Fee structure, are charged only the Base Management Fee, which ranges from .25% to 2% annually, depending upon the factors discussed below.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 30, 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$747,584,148 as of October 2026, filing dated April 30, 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
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Pacifica Capital Investments LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2003 (23 years)
- Employees
- Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the May 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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4 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 | $747,584,148 | 4 | April 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $622,370,523 | 4 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $602,021,362 | 3 | April 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $531,630,021 | 3 | April 19, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $555,421,278 | 5 | April 19, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $467,157,185 | 5 | June 25, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $467,157,185 in the October 2021 data and $747,584,148 in the October 2026 data, up 60%.
Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 4 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 $622,370,523 to $747,584,148 (+20%).
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Pacifica Capital Investments (CRD 125790): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pacifica-capital-investments-leander-tx-125790