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Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2012, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC 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 Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC located?
Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC's principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158216.
How much does Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC manage?
Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC reports $1,488,117,595 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,877,417,473 in the October 2021 data and $1,488,117,595 in the October 2026 data, down 21%. Total employees: 28 in October 2021 and 23 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (8).
Does Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/158216
What changed in Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 22.
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,488,117,595 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 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
- CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES II, LLC (RELYING ADVISER), CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC (RELYING ADVISER), YASS MANAGER, LLC (RELYING ADVISER), YUCAIPA ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 23. Performing investment advisory functions: 22.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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 113 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
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 | $1,488,117,595 | 23 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,388,807,105 | 22 | May 20, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,479,151,825 | 23 | March 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,332,393,245 | 25 | March 22, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,021,360,726 | 27 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,877,417,473 | 28 | March 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,877,417,473 in the October 2021 data and $1,488,117,595 in the October 2026 data, down 21%.
Total employees: 28 in October 2021 and 23 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 22.
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. Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC (CRD 158216): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/yucaipa-master-manager-llc-los-angeles-ca-158216