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Vector Capital Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2014, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 24, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Vector Capital Management, L.P. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Vector Capital Management, L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
Where is Vector Capital Management, L.P. located?
Vector Capital Management, L.P.'s principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Vector Capital Management, L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?
Vector Capital Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 171172.
How much does Vector Capital Management, L.P. manage?
Vector Capital Management, L.P. reports $3,751,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Vector Capital Management, L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Vector Capital Management, L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $3,513,363,374 in the October 2021 data and $3,751,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 7%. Total employees: 50 in October 2021 and 51 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Vector Capital Management, L.P. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (9).
Does Vector Capital Management, L.P. 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/171172
What changed in Vector Capital Management, L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 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
- 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated June 24, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,751,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated June 24, 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)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- VCP CREDIT, LLC, VECTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS II/III EXTENSION, L.P., VECTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P., VECTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P., VECTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS V, L.P., VECTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS VI, L.P., VECTOR PANTHEON PARTNERS, L.P., VECTOR VELOCITY FUND PARTNERS. L.P.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 51. Performing investment advisory functions: 32.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the July 2026 filing
- 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 | $3,751,000,000 | 51 | June 24, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $4,221,000,000 | 51 | March 26, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $4,069,000,000 | 48 | July 1, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $4,750,000,558 | 47 | July 12, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $4,338,319,837 | 50 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $3,513,363,374 | 50 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,513,363,374 in the October 2021 data and $3,751,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 7%.
Total employees: 50 in October 2021 and 51 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- July 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- No longer lists the business name Vector Capital Partners Special Situations. L.P..
- No longer lists the business name VCP Credit, L.P..
- No longer lists the business name Vector Capital.
- Added the business name Vector Velocity Fund Partners. L.P..
- Added the business name Vector Pantheon Partners, L.P..
- Regulatory assets under management went from $4,221,000,000 to $3,751,000,000 (-11%).
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. Vector Capital Management, L.P. (CRD 171172): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vector-capital-management-l-p-san-francisco-ca-171172