Private fund adviser · Dallas, TX
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 107922 · SEC 801-55592
At a glance
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Dallas, Texas, with $11.9 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 30, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 537th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 1,213th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 214-253-6000canyonpartners.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $12B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #537 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #1,213 of 17,210
- Rank in Texas
- #47 of 1,081
- Clients
- 28
- Accounts
- 28
- Discretionary
- 98% of AUM
- Employees
- 192
- Advisory staff
- 80
- Offices
- 6
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Mitchell R. JulisManaging Partner
- Joshua S. FriedmanManaging Partner
- Douglas A. AndersonChief Compliance Officer
- Jonathan M. KaplanCo-Chief Operating Officer
- Luis A. SilvaChief Financial Officer
- Stephen P. ChoGeneral Counsel
- Stacy L. SilvermanCo-Chief Operating Officer
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC is a hybrid RIA: 21 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: CP Investments, LLC.
- CP Investments, LLC ↗CRD 24029
An introducing broker-dealer: its trades clear through another firm, which holds the brokerage accounts. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, February 2026
Its Form ADV brochure (filed March 2026) names CP Investments as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
Canyon’s principals are also principals and registered representatives of CP Investments.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 25 | $12B | 98% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 3 | $243M | 2% |
Private funds
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC reports 24 private funds with $11B in gross assets: hedge funds, private equity funds, securitized asset funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗canyonpartners.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Canyon Capital Advisors LLC manage?
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC reports $11.9 billion in regulatory assets under management across 28 accounts, 98% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 30, 2026.
What kind of firm is Canyon Capital Advisors LLC?
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are Canyon Capital Advisors LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($11.7 billion, 25 clients); corporations or other businesses ($243 million, 3 clients).
Does Canyon Capital Advisors LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 24 private funds with $11.5 billion in gross assets, including hedge funds, private equity funds, securitized asset funds.
Does Canyon Capital Advisors LLC have any disciplinary history?
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Canyon Capital Advisors LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-30), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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