Private fund adviser · Lexington, KY
Middleground Capital
Middleground Management, LP · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 297235 · SEC 801-113431
At a glance
Middleground Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Lexington, Kentucky, with $3.9 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed May 21, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 1,142nd of 4,686 private fund advisers and 2,451st of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 859-721-1466middleground.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $3.9B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #1,142 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #2,451 of 17,210
- Rank in Kentucky
- #5 of 85
- Clients
- 24
- Accounts
- 24
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 111
- Advisory staff
- 38
- Offices
- 3
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- John M. StewartLimited Partner, Chief Executive Officer
- Scot D. DuncanLimited Partner, Chief Operating Officer
- Monica S. McClintonLimited Partner, Chief Compliance Officer
- Christopher J. SpeightLimited Partner
- Christen S. ParasLimited Partner
- Justin W. SteilLimited Partner
- Jonathan N. LaChief Financial Officer
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
Middleground Capital’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 24 | $3.9B | 100% |
Private funds
Middleground Capital reports 24 private funds with $3.4B in gross assets: private equity funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Middleground Capital 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
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗middleground.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Middleground Capital manage?
Middleground Capital reports $3.9 billion in regulatory assets under management across 24 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed May 21, 2026.
What kind of firm is Middleground Capital?
Middleground Capital is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are Middleground Capital’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($3.9 billion, 24 clients).
Does Middleground Capital manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 24 private funds with $3.4 billion in gross assets, including private equity funds.
Does Middleground Capital have any disciplinary history?
Middleground Capital 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 Middleground Capital’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 (2026-05-21), 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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