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Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.

Albany, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 107982

Filed as PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Albany, NY, registered since 1994, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

32 years
registered since 1994
$2,381,968,089
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
1
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. compensated?

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

What does Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. located?

Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Albany, NY, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107982.

How much does Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. manage?

Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. reports $2,381,968,089 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,295,749,064 in the October 2021 data and $2,381,968,089 in the October 2026 data, up 84%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (59); corporations or other businesses not listed above (5); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).

Which custodians does Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. use?

Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/107982

What changed in Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 2 (now no: 11.E(4)). 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
  • 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

Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year

The brochure's wording
The Adviser’s standard annual fee schedule for retail and institutional accounts is 1.0% on all assets.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$2,381,968,089

$2,381,968,089 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,381,968,089.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
High net worth individuals
Clients 59 Assets $1,030,715,222 (43%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $867,964,813 (36%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $72,094,481 (3%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $71,022,308 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 5 Assets $340,171,265 (14%)

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 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
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1994 (32 years)
Employees
Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
New York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
13 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

1 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$1.3B 2021 $1.74B 2022 $1.54B 2023 $1.95B 2024 $2.2B 2025 $2.38B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,381,968,08912March 31, 2026
October 2025$2,204,189,40512July 1, 2025
October 2024$1,950,752,25913July 25, 2024
October 2023$1,535,962,60511July 31, 2023
October 2022$1,737,643,21812March 29, 2022
October 2021$1,295,749,06415July 20, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,295,749,064 in the October 2021 data and $2,381,968,089 in the October 2026 data, up 84%.

Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 12 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
    • Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 2 (now no: 11.E(4)).
    • 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
paradigmcapital.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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