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Tensile Capital Management LP

Larkspur, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 164161

Filed as TENSILE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Tensile Capital Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Larkspur, CA, registered since 2012, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 31, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$1,796,045,985
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Tensile Capital Management LP compensated?

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

Where is Tensile Capital Management LP located?

Tensile Capital Management LP's principal office is in Larkspur, CA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Tensile Capital Management LP registered with the SEC or a state?

Tensile Capital Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164161.

How much does Tensile Capital Management LP manage?

Tensile Capital Management LP reports $1,796,045,985 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Tensile Capital Management LP: Regulatory assets under management: $1,736,156,802 in the October 2021 data and $1,796,045,985 in the October 2026 data, up 3%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Tensile Capital Management LP serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (6).

Does Tensile Capital Management 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/164161

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 8. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,040,819,415 to $1,796,045,985 (-12%).

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,796,045,985

$1,796,045,985 as of October 2026, filing dated July 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,796,045,985.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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 6 Assets $1,796,045,985 (100%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
New York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

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
$1.74B 2021 $1.86B 2022 $1.78B 2023 $1.91B 2024 $2.04B 2025 $1.8B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,796,045,98511July 31, 2026
October 2025$2,040,819,41511May 1, 2025
October 2024$1,908,965,33511May 2, 2024
October 2023$1,784,285,26212June 15, 2023
October 2022$1,863,598,31812March 30, 2022
October 2021$1,736,156,80210March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,736,156,802 in the October 2021 data and $1,796,045,985 in the October 2026 data, up 3%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 11 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 7 to 8.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,040,819,415 to $1,796,045,985 (-12%).

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
tensilecapital.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. Tensile Capital Management LP (CRD 164161): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tensile-capital-management-lp-larkspur-ca-164161