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Advisors Capital Management

SEC-registered adviser since 2003Ridgewood, NJCRD 112266

18,140
Clients
57
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 8 September 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Advisors Capital Management is an investment adviser headquartered in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and registered with the SEC since 2003. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, other individuals, and corporations and other businesses. High-net-worth individuals account for 52% of its regulatory assets under management.

Its services include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, and educational seminars. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. Acm Holding Trust owns 50% to 75% of Advisors Capital Management.

Clients

Advisors Capital Management serves 18,140 clients, 2,863 of them high-net-worth individuals. The average client has about $673,000 with the firm, and high-net-worth clients hold 52% of its $12.2 billion in assets.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Individuals14,979 clients41%
  • High-net-worth individuals2,863 clients52%
  • Corporations and other businesses171 clients3%
  • OtherPension and profit-sharing plans, Charitable organizations, State or municipal government entities, Insurance companies, Other4%
Show client breakdown
Individuals (other than HNW)
Clients
14,979
Regulatory AUM
$5,015,342,353
Share
41.1%
Avg. per client
$335K
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
2,863
Regulatory AUM
$6,321,260,514
Share
51.8%
Avg. per client
$2.21M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
64
Regulatory AUM
$105,388,086
Share
0.9%
Avg. per client
$1.65M
Charitable organizations
Clients
59
Regulatory AUM
$103,374,891
Share
0.8%
Avg. per client
$1.75M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$1,074,401
Share
0.0%
Avg. per client
$1.07M
Insurance companies
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$123,926,366
Share
1.0%
Avg. per client
$62.0M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
171
Regulatory AUM
$355,899,758
Share
2.9%
Avg. per client
$2.08M
Other
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$174,991,041
Share
1.4%
Avg. per client
$175.0M

Total

Clients
18,140
Regulatory AUM
$12,201,257,410
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$673K

What it does

Advisors Capital Management provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting and educational seminars. It is paid through a percentage of assets, hourly charges and fixed fees.

Advisors Capital Management provided financial planning to 1,500 clients last fiscal year and advises no private funds.

100.0% of assets ($12.20B across 18,140 accounts) are managed with discretion. $3.33B sits in a wrap fee program the firm both sponsors and manages. 1% of clients are outside the U.S., and 34 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks58%
  • Funds15%
  • Bonds24%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds14%
    • State and local bonds5%
    • High-yield corporate bonds4%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds1%
  • Cash3%

Custodians

Advisors Capital Management’s client accounts are held mainly at Fidelity, with 53% of managed assets, and LPL Financial, with 25%. Advisors Capital Management does not have custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • FidelityFidelity Brokerage Services LLC · Smithfield, RI · $6.48B53%
  • LPL FinancialLPL Financial LLC · Boston, MA · $3.05B25%
  • Charles SchwabCharles Schwab & Co., Inc. · Westlake, TX · $1.67B14%
  • All other custodians$997.0M8%

Ownership and leadership

Acm Holding Trust owns 50% to 75% of Advisors Capital Management.

Who owns the firm
Advisors Capital Management, LLC· the adviser
  • Acm Holding Trust

    Control person · since January 2013

    Owns 50% to 75% of Advisors Capital Management, LLC
  • Kevin Kern

    Control person · since December 2002

    Owns 10% to 25% of Advisors Capital Management, LLC
  • Michael Lieberman

    since December 2004

    Owns 5% to 10% of Advisors Capital Management, LLC
  • David Lieberman

    since June 2005

    Owns 5% to 10% of Advisors Capital Management, LLC
  • Jeremy Lieberman

    since September 2015

    Owns 5% to 10% of Advisors Capital Management, LLC

Leadership

  • Steven Weiss
    Senior Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Joanne Feeney
    Managing Member
  • Kevin Kern
    Managing Member
  • Charles Lieberman
    Managing Member, Chief Investment Officer
  • Michael Lieberman
    Managing Member
  • David Lieberman
    Managing Member
  • Jeremy Lieberman
    Managing Member
  • Kevin Strauss
    Managing Member

Staff

  • 103 employees
  • 57 in advisory functions
  • 57 state-registered reps
  • 9 insurance agents
  • 160 soliciting firms

Reported holdings

Advisors Capital Management’s reported 13F holdings total $9.45B across 634 positions, and the ten largest make up 21.1% of it.

$9.45B
Reported 13F value
634
Positions
21.1%
In the 10 largest
+10.1%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. Apple Inc.3.2%
  2. Broadcom Inc.3.0%
  3. Nvidia Corporation2.7%
  4. Microsoft Corp.2.5%
  5. Cisco Sys Inc.1.9%
  6. Alphabet Inc. · Cap Stk CL C1.6%
  7. iShares TR · Core S&P500 ETF1.6%
  8. International Business Machs1.6%
  9. JPMORGAN Chase & CO1.5%
  10. Amazon Com Inc.1.4%

Together, the ten largest are 21.1% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 11 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $9.45B is not its $12.20B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Advisors Capital Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Advisors Capital Management’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Advisors Capital Management has 23 offices (1 private residence, listed without an address), with 23 listed addresses across 16 states.

Listed office addresses by state

New Jersey · 1 listed address

  • 10 Wilsey Square, Suite 200, RidgewoodHQ

Other business names

Advisors Capital Management has reported 3 other business names to the SEC.

  • Acm Wealth
  • Advisors Capital
  • Bridgeview Wealth

Registration details

Legal name
Advisors Capital Management, LLC
Headquarters
10 Wilsey Square, Suite 200, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
SEC file
801-62058
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Advisors Capital Management have?

Advisors Capital Management has 18,140 clients and manages $12.2 billion for them, as of September 2026. They include 14,979 other individuals, 2,863 high-net-worth individuals and 171 corporations and other businesses.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 8 September 2026

What services does Advisors Capital Management offer?

Advisors Capital Management provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting and educational seminars.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Advisors Capital Management use?

Advisors Capital Management’s separately managed account assets are held at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (Smithfield, RI), with $6,483,953,726, LPL Financial LLC (Boston, MA), with $3,053,005,450 and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Westlake, TX), with $1,667,336,793. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 8 September 2026

How many financial advisors does Advisors Capital Management have?

Advisors Capital Management has 57 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 103 employees, and 57 perform investment advisory functions. 0 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 9 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Advisors Capital Management invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Advisors Capital Management’s separately managed accounts held 58% exchange-traded equities, 15% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 14% investment grade corporate bonds, 5% state and local bonds, 4% high-yield corporate bonds, 3% cash and equivalents and 1% U.S. government and agency bonds. It advises no private funds of its own.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Advisors Capital Management?

Advisors Capital Management is owned through a trust by Charles Lieberman. Its direct owners are Kevin Kern (10% to 25%), Michael Lieberman (5% to 10%), David Lieberman (5% to 10%), Jeremy Lieberman (5% to 10%) and Acm Holding Trust (50% to 75%).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 8 September 2026

How does Advisors Capital Management get paid?

Advisors Capital Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 8 September 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 112266.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 11 August 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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