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PACIFIC CAPITAL ASSOCIATES
Legal name: PACIFIC CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
CRD 160407File 801-112260
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Filing as of Apr 20, 2026
Feed vintage Oct 1, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$258.8M
Below cohort median (national)
Discretionary AUM
$258.8M
Clients
497
1,082 accounts
Employees
6
Below cohort median in CA
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Corporation
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- LARO
- Registration date
- Jan 5, 2018
- Principal office
- 4747 VIEWRIDGE AVE, SUITE 107, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92123-1688
- Phone
- 858-560-5244
- Website
- HTTPS://WWW.PCASD.COM
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $258.8M
- Discretionary AUM
- $258.8M
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $0
- Discretionary accounts
- 1,082
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 0
- Total accounts
- 1,082
- AUM per client
- $521K
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Fewer than 5 | $2.4M |
| High net worth individuals | 411 | $147.8M |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | Fewer than 5 | $1.4M |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 86 | $107.2M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Fixed fees
- Hourly charges
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Financial planning services
- Selection of other advisers
- Portfolio management for other
- Portfolio management for businesses
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- Yes
- Firm Custody Assets
- No
- Firm Custody Clients
- No
- Firm Custody Securities
- No
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- Related Person Custody Securities
- No
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11This firm answered no to every Item 11 disclosure question in this filing.
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | Clients | 499 | 497 | decreased by2 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | AUM | $221,091,916 | $258,800,740 | increased by$37,708,824 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Accounts | 1,081 | 1,082 | increased by1 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Employees | 7 | 6 | decreased by1 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Clients | 676 | 499 | decreased by177 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | AUM | $206,934,965 | $221,091,916 | increased by$14,156,951 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Accounts | 1,233 | 1,081 | decreased by152 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Clients | 664 | 676 | increased by12 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | AUM | $185,877,782 | $206,934,965 | increased by$21,057,183 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Accounts | 1,030 | 1,233 | increased by203 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
On Form 5500, an adviser usually appears as a plan service provider (Schedule C), not the plan sponsor.
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