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Passport Capital, LLC

San Francisco, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 134484

Filed as PASSPORT CAPITAL, LLC

Passport Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2006, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$532,370,151
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Passport Capital, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Passport Capital, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 1, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Passport Capital, LLC located?

Passport Capital, LLC's principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV.

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

Passport Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 134484.

How much does Passport Capital, LLC manage?

Passport Capital, LLC reports $532,370,151 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Passport Capital, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $309,149,599 in the October 2021 data and $532,370,151 in the October 2026 data, up 72%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Passport Capital, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (17).

Does Passport Capital, 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/134484

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

In the May 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $346,001,166 to $532,370,151 (+54%).

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: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Each Fund is generally subject to a management fee of up to 1.5% with respect to either assets under management or committed capital, as applicable (each, a “Management Fee”).

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 1, 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
$532,370,151

$532,370,151 as of October 2026, filing dated April 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $532,370,151.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 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 17 Assets $532,370,151 (100%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$309M 2021 $352M 2022 $299M 2023 $277M 2024 $346M 2025 $532M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$532,370,15114April 30, 2026
October 2025$346,001,16610June 27, 2025
October 2024$276,532,05512June 28, 2024
October 2023$298,943,37914September 5, 2023
October 2022$352,428,32215May 4, 2022
October 2021$309,149,59911April 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $309,149,599 in the October 2021 data and $532,370,151 in the October 2026 data, up 72%.

Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 14 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. May 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $346,001,166 to $532,370,151 (+54%).

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
nimblepartners.vcpassportcapital.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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AdvisorCensus. Passport Capital, LLC (CRD 134484): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/passport-capital-llc-san-francisco-ca-134484