Wealth manager, independent · Costa Mesa, CA
Check Capital Management Inc
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 107058 · SEC 801-29001
At a glance
Check Capital Management Inc is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Costa Mesa, California, with $2.4B in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed August 26, 2026. It reports 1,192 individual clients, 1,192 of them high-net-worth, holding an average of about $1.9 million each, and 12 employees. That ranks it 475th among the nation’s 5,657 independent wealth management RIAs and 59th of 714 in California. It reports 2 custodians for its clients’ separately managed accounts: Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
Main office 714-641-3579checkcapital.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.4B
- Rank among independent wealth managers
- #475 of 5,657
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #3,291 of 17,210
- Rank in California
- #59 of 714
- Individual clients
- 1,192
- High-net-worth clients
- 1,192
- Accounts
- 2,408
- Discretionary
- 91% of AUM
- Employees
- 12
- Advisory staff
- 9
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Steven G. CheckPresident
- Robert P. HillChief Compliance Officer
- Robert P. HillDirector
- Christopher B. BallardDirector
- Ryan S. KinneyDirector
- Jeremy I. SaltzbergDirector
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
No broker-dealer ties
Check Capital Management Inc reports no employees registered with a broker-dealer and no affiliated broker-dealer.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-net-worth individuals | 1,192 | $2.2B | 94% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 30 | $98M | 4% |
| Investment companies | 1 | $46M | 2% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Check Capital Management Inc reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗checkcapital.com ↗
AtlasMembers
The full record on Check Capital Management Inc
Ten years of SEC filings, its owners and contacts, and how it stacks up against its peers. Atlas members see all of it.
- Assets, accounts, clients and staff, ten years of filings
- Locked
- Growth over one, three and five years
- Locked
- Rank against 1,693 peers of its type and size
- Locked
- Owners and executives, with titles and stakes
- 6 namedLocked
- Main office, fax and compliance officer
- Locked
- Filing changes this year, with alerts
- 1Locked
Free while Atlas launches: create a free account and confirm your email. Every figure comes from SEC filings.
Similar-size RIAs in California
All of California →| Firm | Regulatory AUM | Clients |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Research & Investment ManagementSaratoga | $2.5B | 2,554 |
| Wealth Architects, LLCMountain View | $2.4B | 433 |
| Sentry Advisors, LLCSAN Francisco | $2.4B | 148 |
| Willow Creek Wealth Management, Inc.Sebastopol | $2.3B | 1,029 |
| California Financial AdvisorsSAN Ramon | $2.3B | 1,517 |
| Oakmont CorporationLOS Angeles | $2.2B | 63 |
Background
Questions
How much does Check Capital Management Inc manage?
Check Capital Management Inc reports $2.4B in regulatory assets under management across 2,408 accounts, 91% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed August 26, 2026.
How many clients does Check Capital Management Inc have?
It reports 1,192 individual clients: 1,192 high-net-worth individuals and 0 other individuals. Individuals account for about 94% of its regulatory assets.
Where is Check Capital Management Inc headquartered?
Its main office is in Costa Mesa, California. It reports 1 office in total and 12 employees, 9 of whom perform investment advisory functions.
How does Check Capital Management Inc charge clients?
On Form ADV it lists these forms of compensation: a percentage of assets under management; performance-based fees. Fees and minimums are set out in its Form ADV Part 2A brochure, available on the SEC’s adviser search.
What custodian does Check Capital Management Inc use?
It reports 2 custodians for its clients’ separately managed accounts: Fidelity and Charles Schwab. On Schedule D of its Form ADV filed August 26, 2026, it reports these amounts held: Fidelity ($1.6B); Charles Schwab ($710M). Form ADV lists only custodians holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets.
Is Check Capital Management Inc a hybrid RIA with a broker-dealer?
Check Capital Management Inc reports no employees registered with a broker-dealer and no affiliated broker-dealer.
Is Check Capital Management Inc a fiduciary?
As an SEC-registered investment adviser, Check Capital Management Inc owes its advisory clients a fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which includes duties of care and loyalty. It reports no employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Check Capital Management Inc’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 (2026-08-26), 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). Its national rank compares it with every US-based independent wealth management RIA, the same field as The Largest RIAs. 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.
Not an endorsement or a recommendation. Before hiring any adviser, read its Form ADV Part 2A brochure and check its record on the SEC’s adviser search. How to check a financial advisor →