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Three Bell Capital LLC

Dallas, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 159736

Filed as THREE BELL CAPITAL LLC

Three Bell Capital LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2014, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$5,051,056,009
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Three Bell Capital LLC compensated?

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

Where is Three Bell Capital LLC located?

Three Bell Capital LLC's principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Three Bell Capital LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Three Bell Capital LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159736.

How much does Three Bell Capital LLC manage?

Three Bell Capital LLC reports $5,051,056,009 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026 (42% discretionary).

How have Three Bell Capital LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Three Bell Capital LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,590,840,317 in the October 2021 data and $5,051,056,009 in the October 2026 data, up 218%. Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 22 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Three Bell Capital LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (432); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (179); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (17).

Which custodians does Three Bell Capital LLC use?

Three Bell Capital 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 Three Bell Capital 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/159736

Does Three Bell Capital LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "Typically, there is a $1,000,000 minimum relationship size. However, TBC management has discretion to make exceptions."

What changed in Three Bell Capital LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in VT.

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Typically, there is a $1,000,000 minimum relationship size. However, TBC management has discretion to make exceptions.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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
$5,051,056,009

$5,051,056,009 as of October 2026, filing dated June 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,104,291,888.Non-discretionary: $2,946,764,121.

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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 432 Assets $1,586,982,673 (31%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 17 Assets $517,309,215 (10%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 179 Assets $2,946,764,121 (58%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 22. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
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 July 2026 filing
Los Altos, CA
States registered or notice-filed
15 states or jurisdictions
AZCAFLHIILKSMNMTNCNVNYTXVAVTWA

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
$1.59B 2021 $2.46B 2022 $2.7B 2023 $3.25B 2024 $3.8B 2025 $5.05B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$5,051,056,00922June 9, 2026
October 2025$3,802,284,80021June 11, 2025
October 2024$3,248,428,45718August 12, 2024
October 2023$2,700,919,45619March 17, 2023
October 2022$2,455,881,47118June 13, 2022
October 2021$1,590,840,31714September 2, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,590,840,317 in the October 2021 data and $5,051,056,009 in the October 2026 data, up 218%.

Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 22 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. July 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in VT.
  2. May 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in NV.
  3. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,814,784,801 to $5,051,056,009 (+32%).
    • No longer lists an office in Alamo, CA.

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
three-bell.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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