{ "crd_number": 308425, "slug": "philosophy-capital-management-llc-alamo-ca-308425", "primary_business_name": "PHILOSOPHY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC", "legal_name": "PHILOSOPHY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Alamo", "state": "CA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "41860", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "41860", "common_name": "San Francisco", "msa_name": "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA", "path": "/advisors/ca/san-francisco" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2021-02-22", "years_registered": 5, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-17", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 1663132679.0, "raum_discretionary": 1663132679.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 8, "advisory_employees": 4, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "charitable": { "raum": 148101951.0, "count": 1 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 1515030728.0, "count": 4 } }, "compensation_types": [ "other", "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://linkedin.com/company/philosophy-capital/about", "https://philosophycap.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/308425", "city_as_filed": "ALAMO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/philosophy-capital-management-llc-alamo-ca-308425", "display_name": "Philosophy Capital Management LLC", "summary": "Philosophy Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Alamo, CA, registered since 2021, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Philosophy Capital Management LLC (CRD 308425): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Philosophy Capital Management LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Philosophy Capital Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other." }, { "q": "Where is Philosophy Capital Management LLC located?", "a": "Philosophy Capital Management LLC's principal office is in Alamo, CA, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Philosophy Capital Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Philosophy Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 308425." }, { "q": "How much does Philosophy Capital Management LLC manage?", "a": "Philosophy Capital Management LLC reports $1,663,132,679 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Philosophy Capital Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Philosophy Capital Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $168,954,708 in the October 2021 data and $1,663,132,679 in the October 2026 data, up 884%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Philosophy Capital Management LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (4); charitable organizations (1)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Philosophy Capital Management LLC use?", "a": "Philosophy Capital Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Philosophy Capital Management LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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/308425" } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 168954708.0, "total_employees": 4, "filing_date": "2021-03-17" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 536302815.0, "total_employees": 7, "filing_date": "2022-09-22" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 935516951.0, "total_employees": 7, "filing_date": "2023-03-30" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1183313132.0, "total_employees": 8, "filing_date": "2024-03-19" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1568435148.0, "total_employees": 8, "filing_date": "2025-05-06" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1663132679.0, "total_employees": 8, "filing_date": "2026-03-17" } ], "recent_changes": [], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC", "name_as_filed": "GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "National Financial Services LLC", "name_as_filed": "NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "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.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/philosophy-capital-management-llc-alamo-ca-308425.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 4, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 1515030728.0 }, { "type": "charitable", "label": "Charitable organizations", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 148101951.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/308425", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }