Canso Investment Counsel Ltd.
SEC-registered
Broker-Dealer (Dually Registered) · Large ($10B–$100B)
CRD 336447
· SEC file 801-132893
· Richmond Hill, Ontario
· www.cansofunds.com
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ADV data as of Sep 26, 2025
- Regulatory AUM
- $44.4B
- Discretionary
- $44.4B
- Clients
- 107
- Avg AUM / client
- $415M
- Accounts
- 107
- Employees
- 65
AUM over time
$37.8B
$44.4B
Apr 2025
Jun 2025
Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Sep 26, 2025
Asset allocation (SMA assets by investment type)
as of Sep 26, 2025
Investment-grade corporate bonds
$26.6B
60%
Sovereign bonds
$11.1B
25%
Non-investment-grade bonds
$3.5B
8%
US government & agency bonds
$2.7B
6%
Exchange-traded equities
$444M
1%
Share of SMA assets by investment vehicle type, as filed in Form ADV Item 5.K. Dollar figures are percentages applied to total regulatory AUM.
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment companies | 1 | $1.3B | 2.97% |
| Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) | 64 | $25.5B | 57.5% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 9 | $3.1B | 6.95% |
| Charitable organizations | 4 | $198M | 0.45% |
| State or municipal government entities | 9 | $3.6B | 8.04% |
| Other investment advisers | 9 | $8.5B | 19.2% |
| Insurance companies | 1 | $102M | 0.23% |
| Corporations and other businesses | 8 | $1.8B | 4.17% |
| Other | 2 | $208M | 0.47% |
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 09/26/2025 | 1.21 MB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
- • Performance-based fees
Services
- • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
- • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
Custody
Reported custodians
- State Street $9.9B (22% of AUM) Sep 2025
- Cibc Mellon Trust Company $7.1B (16% of AUM) Sep 2025
- RBC $5.3B (12% of AUM) Sep 2025
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Sep 26, 2025.
View current Form ADV (SEC/IAPD) ↗