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Saba Capital Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2010, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 29, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Saba Capital Management, L.P. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Saba Capital Management, L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Saba Capital Management, L.P. located?
Saba Capital Management, L.P.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Saba Capital Management, L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?
Saba Capital Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 154362.
How much does Saba Capital Management, L.P. manage?
Saba Capital Management, L.P. reports $18,303,991,573 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 29, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Saba Capital Management, L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Saba Capital Management, L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $5,925,090,737 in the October 2021 data and $18,303,991,573 in the October 2026 data, up 209%. Total employees: 35 in October 2021 and 67 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Saba Capital Management, L.P. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (30); investment companies (3); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (3).
Which custodians does Saba Capital Management, L.P. use?
Saba Capital Management, L.P.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon, Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and TD Prime Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Saba Capital Management, L.P. 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/154362
What changed in Saba Capital Management, L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 17. 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
- 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated May 29, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$18,303,991,573 as of October 2026, filing dated May 29, 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)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2010 (16 years)
- Employees
- Total: 67. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $18,303,991,573 | 67 | May 29, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $17,012,727,997 | 58 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $13,424,813,328 | 52 | July 8, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $9,727,578,922 | 41 | September 26, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $9,702,690,235 | 39 | August 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $5,925,090,737 | 35 | May 25, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $5,925,090,737 in the October 2021 data and $18,303,991,573 in the October 2026 data, up 209%.
Total employees: 35 in October 2021 and 67 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 19 to 17.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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. Saba Capital Management, L.P. (CRD 154362): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/saba-capital-management-l-p-new-york-ny-154362