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Southeastern Asset Management Inc.

Memphis, TNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 105276

Filed as SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

Southeastern Asset Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Memphis, TN, registered since 1975, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

50 years
registered since 1975
$3,703,724,946
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Southeastern Asset Management Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Southeastern Asset Management Inc. located?

Southeastern Asset Management Inc.'s principal office is in Memphis, TN, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Southeastern Asset Management Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Southeastern Asset Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1975. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105276.

How much does Southeastern Asset Management Inc. manage?

Southeastern Asset Management Inc. reports $3,703,724,946 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Southeastern Asset Management Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Southeastern Asset Management Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $10,470,996,723 in the October 2021 data and $3,703,724,946 in the October 2026 data, down 65%. Total employees: 61 in October 2021 and 29 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Southeastern Asset Management Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (7); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (5); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4).

Which custodians does Southeastern Asset Management Inc. use?

Southeastern Asset Management Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Southeastern Asset 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/105276

What changed in Southeastern Asset Management Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 14. Regulatory assets under management went from $4,327,763,955 to $3,703,724,946 (-14%). Added an office in Singapore City. No longer lists an office in Greenwich, CT.

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$3,703,724,946

$3,703,724,946 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $3,703,724,946.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 5 Assets $78,838,778 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 7 Assets $156,258,581 (4%)
Investment companies
Clients 3 Assets $2,623,312,222 (71%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $36,377,849 (1%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 4 Assets $741,637,730 (20%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $5,777,858 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $52,764,029 (1%)
Other
Clients 1 Assets $8,757,899 (0%)

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
1975 (50 years)
Employees
Total: 29. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Singapore City
States registered or notice-filed
10 states or jurisdictions
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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
$10.5B 2021 $11.1B 2022 $5.48B 2023 $5.27B 2024 $4.33B 2025 $3.7B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,703,724,94629March 27, 2026
October 2025$4,327,763,95531March 28, 2025
October 2024$5,271,901,66025June 7, 2024
October 2023$5,479,257,68237March 30, 2023
October 2022$11,059,463,39151March 30, 2022
October 2021$10,470,996,72361April 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $10,470,996,723 in the October 2021 data and $3,703,724,946 in the October 2026 data, down 65%.

Total employees: 61 in October 2021 and 29 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 14.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $4,327,763,955 to $3,703,724,946 (-14%).
    • Added an office in Singapore City.
    • No longer lists an office in Greenwich, CT.

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
southeasternasset.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. Southeastern Asset Management Inc. (CRD 105276): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/southeastern-asset-management-inc-memphis-tn-105276