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Pinestone Asset Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, registered since 2021, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Pinestone Asset Management Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pinestone Asset Management Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
How much does Pinestone Asset Management Inc. charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.4% to 0.85% 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 Pinestone Asset Management Inc. located?
Pinestone Asset Management Inc.'s principal office is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, according to its Form ADV.
Is Pinestone Asset Management Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Pinestone Asset Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 317431.
How much does Pinestone Asset Management Inc. manage?
Pinestone Asset Management Inc. reports $54,134,531,229 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (93% discretionary).
How have Pinestone Asset Management Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2022?
In the Form ADV data for Pinestone Asset Management Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $48,579,119,916 in the October 2022 data and $54,134,531,229 in the October 2026 data, up 11%. Total employees: 16 in October 2022 and 46 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Pinestone Asset Management Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (49); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (12); other investment advisers (10).
Which custodians does Pinestone Asset Management Inc. use?
Pinestone Asset Management Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, Brown Brother Harriman & Co., State Street Trust Company and State Street Trust Company Canada as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Pinestone Asset Management Inc. 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/317431
What changed in Pinestone Asset Management Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 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
- Performance-based fees
- Other
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: 0.4% to 0.85% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
Management fees (per annum) for our separately managed accounts are negotiable and generally range between 0.40% and 0.85% depending on the size of the mandate, scope of the relationship, and several other factors.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 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$54,134,531,229 as of October 2026, filing dated March 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
- 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- Also doing business as
- GESTION D'ACTIFS PINESTONE INC.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2021 (4 years)
- Employees
- Total: 46. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
- 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.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $54,134,531,229 | 46 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $50,775,494,391 | 36 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $44,334,517,660 | 27 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $40,281,680,317 | 22 | May 10, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $48,579,119,916 | 16 | March 25, 2022 |
Regulatory assets under management: $48,579,119,916 in the October 2022 data and $54,134,531,229 in the October 2026 data, up 11%.
Total employees: 16 in October 2022 and 46 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
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 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.ISource: 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. Pinestone Asset Management Inc. (CRD 317431): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pinestone-asset-management-inc-montreal-quebec-317431