Sterling Capital Management LLC
Registered investment adviser · Charlotte, NC · CRD #135405
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$69.23 billion
Total accounts
3,508
Employees
186
Disclosure events
2
Firm details
- Website: http://www.sterlingcapital.com/
- Telephone: 704-927-4175
- SEC file number: 801-64257
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-07-15
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm reports 1 disclosure question answered Yes, covering 2 reported events. Form ADV Item 11 covers charges and pending proceedings as well as findings, so a Yes answer is not itself a finding of wrongdoing. The underlying detail is filed with the SEC.
- Currently subject to a civil proceeding that could result in a disclosure under 11.H.(1)
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $69.15 billion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $85.3 million |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $69.23 billion |
| Discretionary accounts | 3,499 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 9 |
| Total accounts | 3,508 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $1.68 billion |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 186 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 64 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 36 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 39 |
| 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 | 10 |
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 | $18.00 billion |
| Clients for whom the firm has custody | 519 |
| A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts | No |
| A related person has custody of client securities | No |
| Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody | $0 |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 0 |
| 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 | 34 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
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 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) | 1,777 | $800.1 million |
| High net worth individuals | 1,011 | $1.96 billion |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 2 | $6.17 billion |
| Investment companies | 21 | $4.13 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and BDCs) | 5 | $729.3 million |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 70 | $17.82 billion |
| Charitable organizations | 95 | $2.72 billion |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 112 | $17.22 billion |
| Other investment advisers | 10 | $140.9 million |
| Insurance companies | 134 | $1.81 billion |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 271 | $15.74 billion |