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Sessa Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2014, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Sessa Capital compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sessa Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
What does Sessa Capital's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Sessa Capital located?
Sessa Capital's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Sessa Capital registered with the SEC or a state?
Sessa Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166403.
How much does Sessa Capital manage?
Sessa Capital reports $7,524,173,067 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Sessa Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Sessa Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $1,963,257,185 in the October 2021 data and $7,524,173,067 in the October 2026 data, up 283%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Sessa Capital serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (5).
Does Sessa Capital 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/166403
What changed in Sessa Capital's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $4,720,055,377 to $7,524,173,067 (+59%).
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: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
Sessa Capital is paid a management fee, payable quarterly in advance, of no more than 1.5% per year of the value of each Investor’s interest in the Fund s, calculated as of the first day of the calendar quarter.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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$7,524,173,067 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Sessa Capital IM, L.P.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 13. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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 | $7,524,173,067 | 13 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $4,720,055,377 | 13 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,617,602,160 | 13 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,601,330,608 | 13 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,679,411,535 | 11 | August 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,963,257,185 | 11 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,963,257,185 in the October 2021 data and $7,524,173,067 in the October 2026 data, up 283%.
Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 13 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 $4,720,055,377 to $7,524,173,067 (+59%).
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. Sessa Capital (CRD 166403): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sessa-capital-new-york-ny-166403