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Systima Capital Management
Filed as SYSTIMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Legal name Systima Capital Management LLC
Systima Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2014, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Systima Capital Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Systima Capital Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other.
Where is Systima Capital Management located?
Systima Capital Management's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Systima Capital Management registered with the SEC or a state?
Systima Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168318.
How much does Systima Capital Management manage?
Systima Capital Management reports $512,605,896 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (81% discretionary).
How have Systima Capital Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Systima Capital Management: Regulatory assets under management: $505,744,980 in the October 2021 data and $512,605,896 in the October 2026 data, up 1%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Systima Capital Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (6); other (1).
Which custodians does Systima Capital Management use?
Systima Capital Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists The Bank of New York Mellon as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Systima Capital Management 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/168318
Does Systima Capital Management state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "The Adviser does not have a minimum size for a Client account."
What changed in Systima Capital Management's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $594,552,802 to $512,605,896 (-14%).
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
- Other
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: None
The brochure's wording
The Adviser does not have a minimum size for a Client account.
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$512,605,896 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Systima Capital Management LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- 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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
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 | $512,605,896 | 7 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $594,552,802 | 7 | May 14, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $579,094,473 | 7 | March 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $492,059,423 | 7 | June 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $508,276,454 | 9 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $505,744,980 | 9 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $505,744,980 in the October 2021 data and $512,605,896 in the October 2026 data, up 1%.
Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 7 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
- Regulatory assets under management went from $594,552,802 to $512,605,896 (-14%).
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. Systima Capital Management (CRD 168318): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/systima-capital-management-chicago-il-168318