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RBC Capital Markets, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1977, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 30, 2026.
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From the filingHow is RBC Capital Markets, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), RBC Capital Markets, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is RBC Capital Markets, LLC located?
RBC Capital Markets, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is RBC Capital Markets, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
RBC Capital Markets, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1977. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 31194.
How much does RBC Capital Markets, LLC manage?
RBC Capital Markets, LLC reports $310,428,968,904 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 30, 2026 (76% discretionary).
How have RBC Capital Markets, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for RBC Capital Markets, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $146,593,034,210 in the October 2021 data and $310,428,968,904 in the October 2026 data, up 112%. Total employees: 7,859 in October 2021 and 8,781 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does RBC Capital Markets, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (263,588); high net worth individuals (12,350); corporations or other businesses not listed above (3,071).
Does RBC Capital Markets, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 8 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 8 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(3), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.E(2)). 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/31194
What changed in RBC Capital Markets, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the June 2026 filing data: 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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated August 24, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$310,428,968,904 as of October 2026, filing dated September 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- Financial planning services
- 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
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- RBC CLEARING AND CUSTODY, RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1977 (49 years)
- Employees
- Total: 8,781. Performing investment advisory functions: 5,908.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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25 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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52 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 118 Reports 8 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(3) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $310,428,968,904 | 8,781 | September 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $259,962,335,074 | 8,476 | June 27, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $201,263,931,084 | 8,204 | September 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $183,480,849,974 | 8,094 | September 29, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $201,164,001,482 | 7,825 | September 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $146,593,034,210 | 7,859 | September 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $146,593,034,210 in the October 2021 data and $310,428,968,904 in the October 2026 data, up 112%.
Total employees: 7,859 in October 2021 and 8,781 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- June 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- May 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- February 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 8 yes answers, previously 9 (now no: 11.E(4)).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5680 to 5908.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $259,962,335,074 to $310,428,968,904 (+19%).
- Added an office in Houston, TX.
- Added an office in Indianapolis, IN.
- Added an office in Syracuse, NY.
- Added an office in Wayzata, MN.
- No longer lists an office in Milwaukee, WI.
- No longer lists an office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
- No longer lists an office in St. Petersburg, FL.
- No longer lists an office in Washington, DC.
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. RBC Capital Markets, LLC (CRD 31194): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rbc-capital-markets-llc-new-york-ny-31194