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Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 112192

Filed as SHENKMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1985, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026.

41 years
registered since 1985
$36,544,289,129
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. located?

Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1985. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 112192.

How much does Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. manage?

Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. reports $36,544,289,129 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $27,531,396,688 in the October 2021 data and $36,544,289,129 in the October 2026 data, up 33%. Total employees: 129 in October 2021 and 149 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (45); insurance companies (43); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (23).

Which custodians does Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. use?

Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, State Street Bank and Trust Company and The Bank of NY Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. 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/112192

What changed in Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 50 to 51.

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

See the firm's brochure (dated September 26, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$36,544,289,129

$36,544,289,129 as of October 2026, filing dated September 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $36,544,289,129.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 Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 2 Assets $42,446,720 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 2 Assets $2,812,541,894 (8%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 45 Assets $11,389,478,166 (31%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 23 Assets $2,359,688,347 (6%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 16 Assets $929,400,456 (3%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 18 Assets $7,216,685,928 (20%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 43 Assets $7,205,992,422 (20%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 10 Assets $4,588,055,196 (13%)

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
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1985 (41 years)
Employees
Total: 149. Performing investment advisory functions: 51.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
3 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Boca Raton, FLLondonStamford, CT
States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
COCTFLLANYTX

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
$27.5B 2021 $25.1B 2022 $26.7B 2023 $30.8B 2024 $30.8B 2025 $36.5B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$36,544,289,129149September 25, 2026
October 2025$30,803,664,921142September 26, 2024
October 2024$30,803,664,921142September 26, 2024
October 2023$26,714,031,831136September 28, 2023
October 2022$25,066,976,838140September 28, 2022
October 2021$27,531,396,688129September 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $27,531,396,688 in the October 2021 data and $36,544,289,129 in the October 2026 data, up 33%.

Total employees: 129 in October 2021 and 149 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. October 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 50 to 51.
  2. February 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in MA, PA.
  4. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 47 to 50.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $30,803,664,921 to $35,081,848,210 (+14%).

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
shenkmancapital.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. Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (CRD 112192): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shenkman-capital-management-inc-new-york-ny-112192