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Sierra Ocean, LLC

Ripon, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 313829

Filed as SIERRA OCEAN, LLC

Sierra Ocean, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Ripon, CA, registered since 2021, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$544,561,375
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sierra Ocean, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sierra Ocean, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Sierra Ocean, LLC located?

Sierra Ocean, LLC's principal office is in Ripon, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sierra Ocean, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Sierra Ocean, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 313829.

How much does Sierra Ocean, LLC manage?

Sierra Ocean, LLC reports $544,561,375 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (38% discretionary).

How have Sierra Ocean, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sierra Ocean, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $137,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $544,561,375 in the October 2026 data, up 297%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sierra Ocean, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (81); high net worth individuals (74); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (26).

Which custodians does Sierra Ocean, LLC use?

Sierra Ocean, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Trust Company of Delaware as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sierra Ocean, LLC 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/313829

What changed in Sierra Ocean, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $446,581,608 to $544,561,375 (+22%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3.

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)

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Minimum annual fee: $5,000

The brochure's wording
Sierra Ocean generally requires a minimum annual fee of $5,000 for investment advisory services. However Sierra Ocean, in its sole discretion, may waive or reduce its minimum annual fee requirement

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 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
$544,561,375

$544,561,375 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $206,471,349.Non-discretionary: $338,090,026.

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 81 Assets $40,077,516 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 74 Assets $242,165,610 (44%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 26 Assets $234,590,972 (43%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $12,763,193 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $14,964,084 (3%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
SIERRA OCEAN CUSTOM WEALTH
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$137M 2021 $270M 2022 $330M 2023 $395M 2024 $447M 2025 $545M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$544,561,3753March 26, 2026
October 2025$446,581,6087March 19, 2025
October 2024$395,076,0303April 16, 2024
October 2023$330,161,8363June 23, 2023
October 2022$269,888,2954April 15, 2022
October 2021$137,000,0002August 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $137,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $544,561,375 in the October 2026 data, up 297%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 3 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 $446,581,608 to $544,561,375 (+22%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3.

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
sierraocean.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. Sierra Ocean, LLC (CRD 313829): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sierra-ocean-llc-ripon-ca-313829