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Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC

Memphis, TNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 115231

Filed as STEEL GROVE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Memphis, TN, registered since 2001, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 29, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2001
$1,639,538,829
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

How much does Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC located?

Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Memphis, TN, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 115231.

How much does Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC manage?

Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC reports $1,639,538,829 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 29, 2026 (84% discretionary).

How have Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $912,961,039 in the October 2021 data and $1,639,538,829 in the October 2026 data, up 80%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (831); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (36); charitable organizations (11).

Which custodians does Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC use?

Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Steel Grove Capital Advisors, 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/115231

Does Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "Steel Grove generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."

What changed in Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Added an office in Dallas, TX. No longer lists an office in Oxford, MS.

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)
  • 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

Asset-based fee: up to 1% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Wealth management fees will not exceed 1.00% annually based on several factors, including: the scope and complexity of the services to be provided; the level of assets to be managed; and the overall relationship with the Advisor.
Fees may be negotiable at the sole discretion of the Advisor.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Steel Grove generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$1,639,538,829

$1,639,538,829 as of October 2026, filing dated September 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,382,731,492.Non-discretionary: $256,807,337.

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 36 Assets $8,941,439 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 831 Assets $1,544,098,775 (94%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 11 Assets $59,616,926 (4%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $24,626,852 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 4 Assets $2,254,837 (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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2001 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 13. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
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 October 2026 filing
Dallas, TX
States registered or notice-filed
19 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
$913M 2021 $1.27B 2022 $1.23B 2023 $1.36B 2024 $1.36B 2025 $1.64B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,639,538,82913September 29, 2026
October 2025$1,360,070,39512June 6, 2025
October 2024$1,355,751,32911August 1, 2024
October 2023$1,227,657,29211July 12, 2023
October 2022$1,266,427,53111March 14, 2022
October 2021$912,961,03911May 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $912,961,039 in the October 2021 data and $1,639,538,829 in the October 2026 data, up 80%.

Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 13 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
    • Added an office in Dallas, TX.
    • No longer lists an office in Oxford, MS.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,360,070,395 to $1,639,538,829 (+21%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in AR, CA, CO, MD, NC, NH, OH, OK, PA, SC, WI.
  3. February 2026
    • Added an office in Oxford, MS.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  4. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in NC.

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
steelgrove.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. Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLC (CRD 115231): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steel-grove-capital-advisors-llc-memphis-tn-115231