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Seabird Investment Partners

San Diego, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 284125

Filed as SEABIRD INVESTMENT PARTNERS · Legal name Seabird Financial Corporation

Seabird Investment Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2016, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 20, 2026.

10 years
registered since 2016
$419,136,366
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Seabird Investment Partners compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Seabird Investment Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

How much does Seabird Investment Partners charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1.5% 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 Seabird Investment Partners located?

Seabird Investment Partners' principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Seabird Investment Partners registered with the SEC or a state?

Seabird Investment Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 284125.

How much does Seabird Investment Partners manage?

Seabird Investment Partners reports $419,136,366 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Seabird Investment Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Seabird Investment Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $261,732,771 in the October 2021 data and $419,136,366 in the October 2026 data, up 60%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Seabird Investment Partners serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (26); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (18); corporations or other businesses not listed above (8).

Which custodians does Seabird Investment Partners use?

Seabird Investment Partners' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Seabird Investment Partners 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/284125

Does Seabird Investment Partners state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "The Adviser does not impose a minimum account requirement on clients."

What changed in Seabird Investment Partners' recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $354,355,170 to $419,136,366 (+18%).

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 2A

Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Fees generally range from 0.25% to 1.50% annually, based on client’s assets under management, as well as the range and complexity of the services provided.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
The Adviser does not impose a minimum account requirement on clients.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 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
$419,136,366

$419,136,366 as of October 2026, filing dated April 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $419,136,366.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 18 Assets $16,297,013 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 26 Assets $74,425,320 (18%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $8,711,546 (2%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 4 Assets $296,935,039 (71%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 8 Assets $22,767,448 (5%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Seabird Financial Corporation
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2016 (10 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
CAMDTX

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
$262M 2021 $307M 2022 $273M 2023 $276M 2024 $354M 2025 $419M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$419,136,3666April 20, 2026
October 2025$354,355,1706March 26, 2025
October 2024$275,839,5296March 28, 2024
October 2023$272,754,6845March 10, 2023
October 2022$306,820,1694March 17, 2022
October 2021$261,732,7714January 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $261,732,771 in the October 2021 data and $419,136,366 in the October 2026 data, up 60%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 6 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 $354,355,170 to $419,136,366 (+18%).

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
seabirdfin.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. Seabird Investment Partners (CRD 284125): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seabird-investment-partners-san-diego-ca-284125