{ "crd_number": 164161, "slug": "tensile-capital-management-lp-larkspur-ca-164161", "primary_business_name": "TENSILE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP", "legal_name": "TENSILE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP", "dbas": [], "city": "Larkspur", "state": "CA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "41860", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "41860", "common_name": "San Francisco", "msa_name": "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA", "path": "/advisors/ca/san-francisco" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2012-06-29", "years_registered": 14, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-07-31", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 1796045985.0, "raum_discretionary": 1796045985.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 11, "advisory_employees": 8, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 1796045985.0, "count": 6 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://linkedin.com/company/tensile-capital-management/about", "https://tensilecapital.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/164161", "city_as_filed": "LARKSPUR", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tensile-capital-management-lp-larkspur-ca-164161", "display_name": "Tensile Capital Management LP", "summary": "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.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Tensile Capital Management LP (CRD 164161): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Tensile Capital Management LP compensated?", "a": "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." }, { "q": "Where is Tensile Capital Management LP located?", "a": "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)." }, { "q": "Is Tensile Capital Management LP registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Tensile Capital Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164161." }, { "q": "How much does Tensile Capital Management LP manage?", "a": "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)." }, { "q": "How have Tensile Capital Management LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "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." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Tensile Capital Management LP serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (6)." }, { "q": "Does Tensile Capital Management LP report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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" }, { "q": "What changed in Tensile Capital Management LP's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "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%)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1736156802.0, "total_employees": 10, "filing_date": "2021-03-30" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1863598318.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2022-03-30" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1784285262.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2023-06-15" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1908965335.0, "total_employees": 11, "filing_date": "2024-05-02" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2040819415.0, "total_employees": 11, "filing_date": "2025-05-01" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1796045985.0, "total_employees": 11, "filing_date": "2026-07-31" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "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%)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tensile-capital-management-lp-larkspur-ca-164161.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 6, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 1796045985.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/164161", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }