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StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP) files a range of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that provide detailed insight into its operations as a global private markets investment firm. This page centralizes those STEP SEC filings, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, along with other key materials such as proxy statements.
In its periodic reports, StepStone presents financial statements and disclosures related to its private markets activities, including management and advisory fees, performance fees, assets under management, assets under advisement and other operating metrics. The company also reports non-GAAP measures, describing how fee revenues, fee-related earnings and performance fee-related earnings complement GAAP results, and provides reconciliations in its filings.
Current reports on Form 8-K highlight material events such as quarterly earnings releases, dividend declarations and changes to the company’s governing documents. For example, recent 8-K filings describe amendments to StepStone’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including an exculpation amendment for certain officers and “clean-up” amendments that remove obsolete provisions and make clarifying, technical and conforming changes.
The company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A offers additional detail on corporate governance, board composition, controlled company status under Nasdaq rules, executive compensation, and shareholder voting results. It also discusses the dual-class share structure and the “Sunset” mechanism that affects StepStone’s status as a controlled company.
On this page, Stock Titan pairs these filings with AI-powered summaries that explain complex sections in plain language. Users can quickly understand the main points of StepStone’s 10-K and 10-Q reports, follow significant 8-K announcements, and review governance and compensation information from the proxy statement. Filings related to insider ownership and transactions, when available, can also be accessed to help investors analyze how management and other insiders are aligned with shareholders.
StepStone Group (STEP): Form 4 insider transaction — Co‑Chief Operating Officer and Director Jose A. Fernandez reported Rule 10b5‑1 plan sales of Class A common stock across 11/11–11/13/2025. Disclosed sales include 70,204 shares at a weighted average price of $61.41 on 11/11/2025, 57,798 shares at $62.70 on 11/12/2025, and 55,444 shares at $62.18 on 11/13/2025, with additional smaller tranches at prices noted in the filing.
Following the transactions, beneficial ownership shows Class A: 0 shares indirect by Trust and 11,676 shares direct. Class B: 3,216,601 shares indirect by Trust and 1,605,500 shares indirect by Santaluz Capital Partners, LLC.
StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) reported Q2 FY2026 results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Total revenues were $454.2 million, up from $271.7 million a year ago, driven by management and advisory fees of $215.5 million and performance fees of $238.7 million, including carried interest allocations of $206.7 million.
Expenses rose sharply to $1,177.0 million, primarily from equity-based compensation of $884.5 million and performance fee-related compensation of $119.7 million. The company reported a net loss attributable to StepStone Group Inc. of $366.1 million, or $4.66 per diluted share, versus net income of $17.6 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter.
On the balance sheet, cash and cash equivalents were $229.8 million and debt obligations were $269.9 million. Accrued carried interest allocations increased to $1,733.9 million. As of November 4, 2025, shares outstanding were 79,124,247 Class A and 39,133,716 Class B. For the six months, total revenues were $818.5 million, while equity-based compensation totaled $1,073.2 million.
StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) reported that it issued a press release announcing financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company furnished the release as Exhibit 99.1 to an 8‑K dated November 6, 2025.
The information under Item 2.02 is furnished and not deemed filed under the Exchange Act, and is incorporated by reference only if specifically referenced in future filings.
StepStone Group (STEP) — Form 4: CEO and Director Scott W. Hart reported a Rule 10b5-1 sale of 10,000 shares of Class A common stock on 10/27/2025 at a weighted average price of $64.34, executed in multiple trades between $63.88 and $64.60. Following the transaction, beneficial ownership includes 50,883 Class A shares held directly, 30,000 Class A shares held indirectly by a trust, and 3,061,782 Class B shares held indirectly by a trust.
Jose A. Fernandez reported a transaction on 09/30/2025 in which he exchanged 200,000 Class B Units of StepStone Group LP for 200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The exchange triggered an automatic redemption and cancellation of 200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock. The Form 4 shows beneficial ownership after the transactions including 211,210 shares of Class A Common Stock (indirect, by trust), 3,216,601 shares of Class B Common Stock (indirect, by trust), and 1,605,500 shares of Class B Common Stock (indirect, by Santaluz Capital Partners, LLC). The filing was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/01/2025 and includes the issuer ticker STEP.
David Y. Park, Chief Financial Officer of StepStone Group Inc. (STEP), purchased 109 shares of Class A common stock on October 1, 2025, under the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) at a price of $45.81 per share. The filing notes the ESPP price equals 85% of the lower of the fair market value on the offering period start or end date, and the reported price reflects 85% of the fair market value as of April 1, 2025. After the purchase, the reporting person beneficially owned 22,129 shares. The Form 4 was filed by one reporting person and signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Mr. Park.
Thomas Keck, a director of StepStone Group Inc. (STEP), reported transfers on September 30, 2025. He transferred 30,623 Class B Units of StepStone Group LP together with an equal number of Class B common shares to an entity owned entirely by a trust established for the benefit of his immediate family. The Form 4 states Keck retained the exclusive right to exercise or direct voting control over the transferred interests but disclaims beneficial ownership of them. The filing shows resulting holdings including 2,520,501 Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by a trust, 30,623 Class B Common Stock indirectly owned via Croft & Company LLC, and 1,645,374 Class B Common Stock indirectly owned via Cresta Capital, LLC. The transactions were reported by an attorney-in-fact on October 1, 2025.
Scott W. Hart, StepStone Group Inc. CEO and director, reported sales of Class A common stock executed on 09/25/2025 under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The filings show a sale of 8,589 shares at a weighted average price of $64.62 and a sale of 1,411 shares at a weighted average price of $65.18. The reporting person discloses indirect beneficial ownership by trust of 41,411 and 40,000 shares in the respective entries. The form identifies the reporting person as a member of a 13D group that owns more than 10% of the issuer. The document is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/26/2025.
StepStone Group Inc. amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to remove obsolete provisions and make technical, clarifying and conforming changes. Stockholders approved the so-called Clean-Up Amendments at the company’s 2025 annual meeting, the company filed a Certificate of Amendment that became effective upon filing, and subsequently filed a Restated Certificate that integrates the prior certificate, the Clean-Up Amendments and an earlier amendment limiting certain officer liability. Copies of the Certificate of Amendment and the Restated Certificate are attached as exhibits and incorporated by reference.
Jose A. Fernandez reports beneficial ownership of 5,033,311 shares of StepStone Group Inc. Class A Common Stock, representing 6.0% of the 78,563,710 shares outstanding as of September 12, 2025, assuming conversion of Class B units on a one-for-one basis. His holdings arise from Class B units and Class B common stock received in the issuer's 2020 IPO, exchanges into Class A shares, and vested restricted stock units.
The filing notes a new 10b5-1 plan entered in August 2025 permitting sales of up to 211,210 Class A shares subject to minimum price conditions. The Class B Committee has disbanded and prior reporting as a committee member has ceased. Contracts referenced include the Partnership Operating Agreement, an exchange agreement, registration rights and a tax receivable agreement.