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Sage Investment Counsel

Franklin, TNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 116907

Filed as SAGE INVESTMENT COUNSEL · Legal name Sage Investment Counsel LLC

Sage Investment Counsel is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Franklin, TN, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 3, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$164,594,287
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sage Investment Counsel compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sage Investment Counsel reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Sage Investment Counsel located?

Sage Investment Counsel's principal office is in Franklin, TN, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sage Investment Counsel registered with the SEC or a state?

Sage Investment Counsel is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 116907.

How much does Sage Investment Counsel manage?

Sage Investment Counsel reports $164,594,287 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 3, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Sage Investment Counsel's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sage Investment Counsel: Regulatory assets under management: $111,937,537 in the October 2021 data and $164,594,287 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sage Investment Counsel serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (46); high net worth individuals (33).

Which custodians does Sage Investment Counsel use?

Sage Investment Counsel's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sage Investment Counsel 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/116907

What changed in Sage Investment Counsel's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $144,189,892 to $164,594,287 (+14%).

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)
  • 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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 3, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$164,594,287

$164,594,287 as of October 2026, filing dated March 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $164,594,287.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 46 Assets $10,800,449 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 33 Assets $153,793,838 (93%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Sage Investment Counsel LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
3 states or jurisdictions
NETNTX

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
$112M 2021 $129M 2022 $121M 2023 $130M 2024 $144M 2025 $165M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$164,594,2874March 3, 2026
October 2025$144,189,8924March 11, 2025
October 2024$129,657,3034March 11, 2024
October 2023$121,221,0504March 17, 2023
October 2022$128,937,3254September 28, 2022
October 2021$111,937,5374July 15, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $111,937,537 in the October 2021 data and $164,594,287 in the October 2026 data, up 47%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $144,189,892 to $164,594,287 (+14%).
  2. March 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in TX.

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
sageinv.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. Sage Investment Counsel (CRD 116907): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sage-investment-counsel-franklin-tn-116907