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Seabird Investment Partners
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.
Quick answers
From the filingHow 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 2AAsset-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 as of October 2026, filing dated April 20, 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 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))
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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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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3 states or jurisdictions
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 | $419,136,366 | 6 | April 20, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $354,355,170 | 6 | March 26, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $275,839,529 | 6 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $272,754,684 | 5 | March 10, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $306,820,169 | 4 | March 17, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $261,732,771 | 4 | January 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- 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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
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