Sands Capital Management, LLC
Registered investment adviser · Arlington, VA · CRD #137610
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$44.30 billion
Total accounts
274
Employees
182
Disclosure events
0
Firm details
- Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sands-capital-management/about/
- Telephone: (703) 562-4000
- SEC file number: 801-64820
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-07-28
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm answered No to every Item 11 disciplinary question on its most recent Form ADV filing.
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $44.30 billion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $0 |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $44.30 billion |
| Discretionary accounts | 274 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 0 |
| Total accounts | 274 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $21.90 billion |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 182 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 66 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 0 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 0 |
| Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser | 0 |
| Employees who are licensed insurance agents | 0 |
| Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf | 0 |
Custody
| Has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| Has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in the firm's custody | $1.06 billion |
| Clients for whom the firm has custody | 1 |
| A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| A related person has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody | $415.3 million |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 2 |
| The firm acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| A related person acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients | 32 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
Other business activities
Affiliated related persons
Reported conflicts of interest
Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:
- Buys securities from or sells securities to advisory clients (principal transactions)
- Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
- Recommends securities in which it has another proprietary interest
- Recommends securities for which it serves as underwriter or general partner
- Recommends securities in which it has another sales interest
- Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
- Receives soft dollar benefits
- Compensates a non-employee for client referrals
- Provides employee compensation specifically for obtaining clients
Client types
| Type of client | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 55 | $102.7 million |
| High net worth individuals | 37 | $484.1 million |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Not reported | $62.8 million |
| Investment companies | 10 | $8.43 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and BDCs) | 40 | $17.11 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 24 | $3.53 billion |
| Charitable organizations | 31 | $3.50 billion |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 16 | $5.87 billion |
| Insurance companies | Not reported | $60.9 million |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | Not reported | $1.38 billion |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 47 | $844.6 million |
| Other | 9 | $2.93 billion |