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Starboard Value LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2011, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Starboard Value LP compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Starboard Value LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Starboard Value LP located?
Starboard Value LP's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Starboard Value LP registered with the SEC or a state?
Starboard Value LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 156943.
How much does Starboard Value LP manage?
Starboard Value LP reports $8,151,859,267 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Starboard Value LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Starboard Value LP: Regulatory assets under management: $6,251,064,607 in the October 2021 data and $8,151,859,267 in the October 2026 data, up 30%. Total employees: 37 in October 2021 and 44 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Starboard Value LP serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (11).
Which custodians does Starboard Value LP use?
Starboard Value LP's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., State Street Bank and Trust Company and The Bank of New York Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Starboard Value LP 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/156943
What changed in Starboard Value LP's recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 6, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$8,151,859,267 as of October 2026, filing dated September 11, 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)
- 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
- 2011 (15 years)
- Employees
- Total: 44. Performing investment advisory functions: 16.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $8,151,859,267 | 44 | September 11, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $9,048,127,752 | 44 | February 26, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $8,276,157,268 | 45 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $8,045,932,563 | 41 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $9,200,190,463 | 39 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $6,251,064,607 | 37 | April 16, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $6,251,064,607 in the October 2021 data and $8,151,859,267 in the October 2026 data, up 30%.
Total employees: 37 in October 2021 and 44 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- October 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 17 to 16.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Starboard Value LP (CRD 156943): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/starboard-value-lp-new-york-ny-156943