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PYA Waltman Capital, LLC

Knoxville, TNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 137283

Filed as PYA WALTMAN CAPITAL, LLC

PYA Waltman Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Knoxville, TN, registered since 2005, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 2, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2005
$1,005,970,630
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is PYA Waltman Capital, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), PYA Waltman Capital, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is PYA Waltman Capital, LLC located?

PYA Waltman Capital, LLC's principal office is in Knoxville, TN, according to its Form ADV.

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

PYA Waltman Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 137283.

How much does PYA Waltman Capital, LLC manage?

PYA Waltman Capital, LLC reports $1,005,970,630 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 2, 2026 (76% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for PYA Waltman Capital, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $879,167,089 in the October 2021 data and $1,005,970,630 in the October 2026 data, up 14%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does PYA Waltman Capital, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (206); high net worth individuals (192); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (15).

Which custodians does PYA Waltman Capital, LLC use?

PYA Waltman Capital, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does PYA Waltman 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/137283

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 8. Regulatory assets under management went from $819,277,781 to $1,005,970,630 (+23%).

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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 2, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,005,970,630

$1,005,970,630 as of October 2026, filing dated March 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $761,305,721.Non-discretionary: $244,664,909.

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 206 Assets $65,667,660 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 192 Assets $615,831,494 (61%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 15 Assets $133,241,295 (13%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 8 Assets $184,770,316 (18%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $6,459,865 (1%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2005 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 17. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
9 states or jurisdictions
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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
$879M 2021 $1.02B 2022 $864M 2023 $1.03B 2024 $819M 2025 $1.01B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,005,970,63017March 2, 2026
October 2025$819,277,78116March 12, 2025
October 2024$1,030,582,69414August 13, 2024
October 2023$864,023,35014February 16, 2023
October 2022$1,017,643,45211March 18, 2022
October 2021$879,167,08912March 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $879,167,089 in the October 2021 data and $1,005,970,630 in the October 2026 data, up 14%.

Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 17 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 8.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $819,277,781 to $1,005,970,630 (+23%).
  2. December 2025
    • No longer lists an office in Atlanta, GA.

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
pyawaltman.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. PYA Waltman Capital, LLC (CRD 137283): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pya-waltman-capital-llc-knoxville-tn-137283