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SMA Capital LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2025, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is SMA Capital LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), SMA Capital LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is SMA Capital LLC located?
SMA Capital LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is SMA Capital LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
SMA Capital LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 335168.
How much does SMA Capital LLC manage?
SMA Capital LLC reports $553,453,008 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have SMA Capital LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?
In the Form ADV data for SMA Capital LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $314,427,161 in the October 2025 data and $553,453,008 in the October 2026 data, up 76%. Total employees: 8 in October 2025 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does SMA Capital LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (5).
Does SMA Capital 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/335168
Does SMA Capital LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "SMA Capital targets clients with a minimum account size of $25,000,000. However, SMA Capital reserves the right to accept accounts of a lesser amount."
What changed in SMA Capital LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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 2AAccount minimum: $25,000,000
The brochure's wording
SMA Capital targets clients with a minimum account size of $25,000,000. However, SMA Capital reserves the right to accept accounts of a lesser amount.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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$553,453,008 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 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 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
- 2025 (1 year)
- Employees
- Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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4 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 | $553,453,008 | 9 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $314,427,161 | 8 | July 28, 2025 |
Regulatory assets under management: $314,427,161 in the October 2025 data and $553,453,008 in the October 2026 data, up 76%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2025 and 9 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
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- Regulatory assets under management went from $314,427,161 to $518,000,000 (+65%).
- No longer lists an office in New York, NY.
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. SMA Capital LLC (CRD 335168): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sma-capital-llc-new-york-ny-335168