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Vulcan Value Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Birmingham, AL, registered since 2009, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Vulcan Value Partners LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Vulcan Value Partners LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Vulcan Value Partners LLC located?
Vulcan Value Partners LLC's principal office is in Birmingham, AL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Vulcan Value Partners LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Vulcan Value Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2009. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 151190.
How much does Vulcan Value Partners LLC manage?
Vulcan Value Partners LLC reports $6,083,234,967 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Vulcan Value Partners LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Vulcan Value Partners LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $16,899,538,555 in the October 2021 data and $6,083,234,967 in the October 2026 data, down 64%. Total employees: 66 in October 2021 and 38 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Vulcan Value Partners LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (93); charitable organizations (35); corporations or other businesses not listed above (8).
Which custodians does Vulcan Value Partners LLC use?
Vulcan Value Partners LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon, Northern Trust and State Street as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Vulcan Value Partners LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/151190
What changed in Vulcan Value Partners LLC'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
- 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 12, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$6,083,234,967 as of October 2026, filing dated September 15, 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
- 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2009 (16 years)
- Employees
- Total: 38. Performing investment advisory functions: 12.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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53 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | $6,083,234,967 | 38 | September 15, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $6,922,012,634 | 45 | July 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $7,878,130,018 | 42 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $8,102,484,548 | 55 | July 1, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $19,040,384,556 | 66 | June 6, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $16,899,538,555 | 66 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $16,899,538,555 in the October 2021 data and $6,083,234,967 in the October 2026 data, down 64%.
Total employees: 66 in October 2021 and 38 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).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 16 to 12.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $6,922,012,634 to $6,083,234,967 (-12%).
- 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."
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AdvisorCensus. Vulcan Value Partners LLC (CRD 151190): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vulcan-value-partners-llc-birmingham-al-151190