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Zest
Filed as ZEST · Legal name Zest Capital LLC
Zest is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Miami, FL, registered since 2021, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Zest compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Zest reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
What does Zest's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.75% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Zest located?
Zest's principal office is in Miami, FL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Zest registered with the SEC or a state?
Zest is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 316889.
How much does Zest manage?
Zest reports $90,613,564 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (89% discretionary).
How have Zest's assets and staff changed since 2022?
In the Form ADV data for Zest: Regulatory assets under management: $140,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $90,613,564 in the October 2026 data, down 35%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Zest serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (4); high net worth individuals (2); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).
Does Zest 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/316889
Does Zest state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "The minimum dollar value for establishing an Account is generally $100,000. Initial investments of a lesser amount may be accepted at Adviser’s discretion."
What changed in Zest's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $101,064,352 to $90,613,564 (-10%).
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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.75% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
Adviser typically receives an annual management fee, between 0.75% and 2% of the net asset value of the Account. All fees are negotiable.
Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
The minimum dollar value for establishing an Account is generally $100,000. Initial investments of a lesser amount may be accepted at Adviser’s discretion.
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$90,613,564 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Zest Capital LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2021 (4 years)
- Employees
- Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- 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 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 | $90,613,564 | 3 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $101,064,352 | 3 | July 29, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $102,660,556 | 2 | September 16, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $183,805,605 | 2 | May 11, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $140,000,000 | 2 | March 9, 2022 |
Regulatory assets under management: $140,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $90,613,564 in the October 2026 data, down 35%.
Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 3 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
- Regulatory assets under management went from $101,064,352 to $90,613,564 (-10%).
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.INot reported.
Source: 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. Zest (CRD 316889): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/zest-miami-fl-316889