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ADVSR Rankings

Fastest-Growing RIAs

Independent wealth management RIAs that started the year with $1 billion or more, ranked by growth in regulatory assets between their last two annual Form ADV updates.

Ranked by
Percentage growth in regulatory assets under management, fiscal year to fiscal year
Data as of
October 1, 2026
Period
fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 Form ADV annual updates
Source
SEC Form ADV filings. Methodology

Of 877 independent wealth managers that started fiscal 2024 with $1 billion or more, the median grew +17%. These grew fastest. Growth includes acquisitions and market gains as well as new clients.

RankFirmGrowthFY2024 AUMFY2025 AUMHeadquarters
1Arax Advisory Partners+303%$2.8B$11BNew York, NY
2Savvy+286%$1.3B$5.0BNew York, NY
3Alphacore Capital LLC+201%$3.0B$9.0BLa Jolla, CA
4GC Wealth Management RIA, LLC+171%$2.2B$5.8BCambridge, MA
5Arkadios Wealth Advisors+128%$3.9B$8.8BAtlanta, GA
6Apella Wealth+107%$4.7B$9.8BWest Hartford, CT
7LRI Investments+98%$1.4B$2.8BPalm Beach Gardens, FL
8Root Financial Partners+94%$1.1B$2.1BAustin, TX
9Focus Partners Wealth, LLC+90%$96B$182BSt. Louis, MO
10BFC Planning, Inc.+90%$2.0B$3.8BCedar Rapids, IA
11Legacy Knight MFO, LLC+89%$1.5B$2.8BDallas, TX
12Waverly Advisors, LLC+85%$16B$30BBirmingham, AL
13Modern Wealth Management, LLC+77%$6.1B$11BKansas City, MO
14MAI Capital Management, LLC+76%$30B$52BCleveland, OH
15Greenspring Advisors, LLC+71%$3.8B$6.5BTowson, MD
16New England Private Wealth Advisors, LLC+70%$3.0B$5.1BWellesley, MA
17NWF Advisory Services Inc+68%$3.8B$6.4BLOS Angeles, CA
18JFG Family Office+65%$2.7B$4.5BDenver, CO
19CW Advisors, LLC+64%$9.3B$15BBoston, MA
20Diversify Wealth Management, LLC+63%$2.5B$4.1BSouth Jordan, UT
21HB Wealth+62%$19B$30BAtlanta, GA
22Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC+62%$1.9B$3.1BWalnut Creek, CA
23Balefire, LLC+61%$1.2B$2.0BDallas, TX
24IEQ Capital, LLC+60%$35B$57BFoster City, CA
25Compound Planning, Inc.+60%$3.0B$4.8BNew York, NY
26Oneseven+59%$4.8B$7.7BBeachwood, OH
27LNW+59%$7.7B$12BSeattle, WA
28Aprio Wealth Management, LLC+58%$2.6B$4.2BAtlanta, GA
29LCP Institutional, LLC+57%$2.0B$3.2BAtlanta, GA
30BIP Wealth, LLC+57%$3.4B$5.3BAtlanta, GA
31Cetera Planning Partners+57%$2.7B$4.2BLeawood, KS
32Facet+56%$3.9B$6.0BWest Palm Beach, FL
33Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC+56%$2.1B$3.2BAtlanta, GA
34CS Planning Corp+55%$1.3B$2.0BPortland, OR
35Stelac Advisory Services LLC+55%$4.1B$6.3BNew York, NY
36Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC+54%$2.5B$3.8BSAN Diego, CA
37C2 Private Wealth+54%$1.2B$1.8BNovi, MI
38Callan Family Office, LLC+53%$6.7B$10BRadnor, PA
39T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc.+53%$3.9B$5.9BOwings Mills, MD
40A16z Perennial Management, L.P.+51%$1.8B$2.7BMenlo Park, CA
41Caliber Wealth Management, LLC+51%$1.2B$1.8BOverland Park, KS
42Apollon Wealth Management, LLC+50%$7.7B$12BMount Pleasant, SC
43CWM, LLC+50%$34B$51BOmaha, NE
44Americana Partners, LLC+50%$6.1B$9.1BHouston, TX
45Castle Rock Advisors LLC+49%$1.6B$2.4BBoston, MA
46Elm Wealth+49%$2.0B$3.0BPhiladelphia, PA
47Strategic Wealth Group+48%$1.0B$1.5BEden Prairie, MN
48SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC+47%$2.4B$3.6BParsippany, NJ
49Krilogy+47%$3.5B$5.2BSt. Louis, MO
50Rossmore Private Capital, LLC+46%$1.3B$1.9BGlastonbury, CT