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Updated September 28, 2026. Quick answer: IEQ Capital is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser (CRD #301819, confirmed ACTIVE this session via SEC IAPD). Per its own current fee brochure, a $500,000 account would run $25,000 a year under its published fee schedule. Already a client and thinking about leaving? Budget $50 if Schwab custodies your account. This review covers what its fee brochure and current SEC registration confirm today; this firm also has a fiduciary-status page and minimum-investment page on this site.
IEQ Capital at a glance
| Fact | What IEQ Capital’s own pages say |
|---|---|
| Legal entity | IEQ Capital, LLC |
| Registration | IEQ Capital, LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser (CRD #301819, confirmed ACTIVE this session via SEC IAPD). |
| Fee on a $500,000 account | $25,000 a year, per its own current brochure |
| Minimum to open an account | See the minimum-investment page for IEQ Capital |
| Cost to leave (exit fee) | $50 if Schwab custodies your account |
What IEQ Capital’s own fee schedule charges
CRD 301819 independently re-verified ACTIVE/isSECRegistered=Y, effective 5/14/2019. Minimum management fee starts at $6,250/quarter ($25,000/yr); brochure notes some clients negotiate lower, but no textual basis exists to use a lower figure without guessing, so the disclosed starting minimum is used.
“IEQ’s management fees are negotiable and will vary depending upon factors such as the type of Client Account, a Client’s relationship with the Firm, the size and complexity of assets being managed, and the investment strategies being employed by the Firm. Generally, Clients will be charged an annual management fee of up to 1% pursuant to the Client’s IMA. Certain Clients have a minimum management fee starting at $6,250 per quarter, although some Clients negotiate a lower minimum fee.”
IEQ discloses a negotiable ceiling of up to 1% per year, plus a minimum management fee ‘starting at $6,250 per quarter’ ($25,000 a year); the brochure notes some clients negotiate a lower minimum, but does not state a specific lower figure, so the disclosed starting minimum is applied as the floor. That floor dominates the 1% ceiling calculation at all four benchmark balances, which is why every dollar_at figure below is identical, a direct consequence of the minimum-fee mechanics as disclosed rather than a data-entry error.
| Account balance | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| $250,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $25,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $25,000 |
| $2,000,000 | $25,000 |
See the full breakdown, including how the figure is calculated, on IEQ Capital’s own fee page.
Registration
IEQ Capital, LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser (CRD #301819, confirmed ACTIVE this session via SEC IAPD).
This is a registration confirmation only, not a fiduciary-standard verdict (a registered investment adviser can still be a dual registrant with a broker-dealer, which changes which standard applies in each capacity). For the fiduciary-standard question itself, see the fiduciary-status page for IEQ Capital.
What it costs to leave
IEQ Capital, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A states “Typically, a Client’s IMA can be terminated at any time, by either party, for any reason upon a specified written notice period.” IEQ Capital, LLC names 3 possible custodians in its brochure, with no single default. Charles Schwab & Co.’s own published fee schedule states “Full transfer (out) of assets: $50 per account.” Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions disclose no comparable line item (an honest gap).
A dedicated how-to-leave page for IEQ Capital covers the exit costs in full; the general mechanics of switching financial advisors and a dated termination letter apply regardless of firm.
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- Form ADV Part 2A: Firm Brochure (March 31, 2026): https://files.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Common/crd_iapd_Brochure.aspx?BRCHR_VRSN_ID=1032257
- SEC IAPD firm summary (CRD #301819, checked September 28, 2026): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/301819
Methodology. This page was built September 28, 2026, drawing directly on IEQ Capital’s own current fee brochure, linked above, and a fresh SEC IAPD registration check run the same day. As of September 28, 2026, this site publishes a fiduciary-status page and a minimum-investment page for IEQ Capital; where the exit-fee page already exists it is linked above and drawn from that already-sourced page. Any fact we could not independently confirm is named as an honest gap rather than presented as verified. Nothing here is personalized financial, tax, legal, or investment advice, and it is not a substitute for reading IEQ Capital’s own Form ADV Part 2A and Form CRS. We have not used IEQ Capital as a client. IEQ Capital did not pay for, review, or influence this content. See our Editorial Policy, Corrections, Affiliate Disclosure, and Disclaimer.
What does it take to open an account? See IEQ Capital’s minimum investment, straight from its own Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
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