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Van Berkom and Associates Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, registered since 2003, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Van Berkom and Associates Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Van Berkom and Associates Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Van Berkom and Associates Inc. located?
Van Berkom and Associates Inc.'s principal office is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, according to its Form ADV.
Is Van Berkom and Associates Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Van Berkom and Associates Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 128221.
How much does Van Berkom and Associates Inc. manage?
Van Berkom and Associates Inc. reports $3,423,488,807 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Van Berkom and Associates Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Van Berkom and Associates Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $4,540,040,838 in the October 2021 data and $3,423,488,807 in the October 2026 data, down 25%. Total employees: 22 in October 2021 and 33 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Van Berkom and Associates Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (9); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (9); charitable organizations (8).
Does Van Berkom and Associates Inc. 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/128221
What changed in Van Berkom and Associates Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated May 25, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,423,488,807 as of October 2026, filing dated September 28, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- VAN BERKOM GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2003 (23 years)
- Employees
- Total: 33. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $3,423,488,807 | 33 | September 28, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $4,058,092,545 | 31 | October 16, 2024 |
| October 2024 | $3,151,214,282 | 31 | March 11, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $3,172,866,546 | 28 | October 27, 2022 |
| October 2022 | $4,620,210,421 | 22 | October 28, 2021 |
| October 2021 | $4,540,040,838 | 22 | July 9, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $4,540,040,838 in the October 2021 data and $3,423,488,807 in the October 2026 data, down 25%.
Total employees: 22 in October 2021 and 33 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- October 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 17.
- November 2025
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Van Berkom and Associates Inc. (CRD 128221): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/van-berkom-and-associates-inc-montreal-quebec-128221