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Steward Capital Management

Bloomfield Hills, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 104936

Filed as STEWARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Legal name Steward Capital Management, Inc.

Steward Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bloomfield Hills, MI, registered since 1988, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.

38 years
registered since 1988
$95,148,352
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Steward Capital Management compensated?

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

Where is Steward Capital Management located?

Steward Capital Management's principal office is in Bloomfield Hills, MI, according to its Form ADV.

Is Steward Capital Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Steward Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1988. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104936.

How much does Steward Capital Management manage?

Steward Capital Management reports $95,148,352 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (49% discretionary).

How have Steward Capital Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Steward Capital Management: Regulatory assets under management: $158,031,130 in the October 2021 data and $95,148,352 in the October 2026 data, down 40%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Steward Capital Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (29); corporations or other businesses not listed above (22); high net worth individuals (13).

Which custodians does Steward Capital Management use?

Steward Capital Management'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 Steward Capital Management report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104936

Does Steward Capital Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "SCM does not require that its clients maintain a minimum account size or pay a minimum annual fee for SCM’s services."

What changed in Steward Capital Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $114,998,126 to $95,148,352 (-17%).

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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
SCM does not require that its clients maintain a minimum account size or pay a minimum annual fee for SCM’s services.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
SCM does not require that its clients maintain a minimum account size or pay a minimum annual fee for SCM’s services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 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
$95,148,352

$95,148,352 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $46,392,961.Non-discretionary: $48,755,391.

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 29 Assets $12,216,312 (13%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 13 Assets $34,122,121 (36%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $40,844,234 (43%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $34,528 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 22 Assets $7,931,157 (8%)

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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Steward Capital Management, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1988 (38 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
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
2 states or jurisdictions
MITX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$158M 2021 $144M 2022 $130M 2023 $138M 2024 $115M 2025 $95.1M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$95,148,3525March 26, 2026
October 2025$114,998,1265March 29, 2025
October 2024$137,717,6695April 26, 2024
October 2023$129,519,9045April 28, 2023
October 2022$143,621,8714July 29, 2022
October 2021$158,031,1304March 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $158,031,130 in the October 2021 data and $95,148,352 in the October 2026 data, down 40%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 5 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 $114,998,126 to $95,148,352 (-17%).

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
stewardcapital.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. Steward Capital Management (CRD 104936): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steward-capital-management-bloomfield-hills-mi-104936