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ADVSR Rankings

Largest Independent RIAs

The 100 largest independent wealth management RIAs by regulatory assets under management, from each firm's latest Form ADV.

Ranked by
Regulatory assets under management (Form ADV Item 5.F)
Data as of
October 1, 2026
Period
each firm's latest Form ADV
Source
SEC Form ADV filings. Methodology
RankFirmRegulatory AUMIndividual clientsEmployeesHeadquarters
1Fisher Investments$387B199,0614,369Plano, TX
2Vanguard Advisers, Inc.$345B791,4952,208Malvern, PA
3Edelman Financial Engines$326B477,1701,679Santa Clara, CA
4Creative Planning$296B87,0511,650Overland Park, KS
5Hightower Advisors, LLC$199B62,8071,983Chicago, IL
6Empower Advisory Group, LLC$195B293,3478,051Greenwood Village, CO
7Focus Partners Wealth, LLC$182B61,0021,915St. Louis, MO
8Corient$165B25,9631,537Miami, FL
9Cerity Partners LLC$162B24,9451,529New York, NY
10Mariner$125B54,5831,889Overland Park, KS
11Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC$122B80,9861,700Plymouth, MN
12Pathstone$110B1,979704Englewood, NJ
13Mercer Global Advisors Inc.$84B35,0441,429Denver, CO
14Kestra Advisory Services, LLC$80B115,2851,359Austin, TX
15Cresset Asset Management, LLC$79B4,746496Chicago, IL
16CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.$68B8,083610Chicago, IL
17Private Advisor Group, LLC$58B166,623930Morristown, NJ
18IEQ Capital, LLC$57B2,300266Foster City, CA
19Savant Wealth Management$56B23,288659Rockford, IL
20Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC$55B29,565780Newport Beach, CA
21MAI Capital Management, LLC$52B15,740562Cleveland, OH
22CWM, LLC$51B52,2631,416Omaha, NE
23Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC$51B8,840585St. Louis, MO
24SCS Capital Management LLC$49B491213Boston, MA
25EP Wealth Advisors$45B19,618618Torrance, CA
26Lido$43B13,043437LOS Angeles, CA
27Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC$41B33,235309St. Louis, MO
28Rockefeller Capital Management$37B5,931602New York, NY
29BBR Partners, LLC$36B203175New York, NY
30Wealthspire Advisors$34B9,736397New York, NY
31Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions$34B4,311280Cleveland, OH
32Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C.$32B11,064424Akron, OH
33Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, L.P.$32B115,3501,923Cohoes, NY
34Tiedemann Advisors, LLC$31B407182New York, NY
35HB Wealth$30B4,808325Atlanta, GA
36Waverly Advisors, LLC$30B12,923414Birmingham, AL
37Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC$28B1,081175New York, NY
38Plante Moran Financial Advisors$27B3,988144Southfield, MI
39Arax Advisory Partners$27B15,155361New York, NY
401919 Investment Counsel, LLC$26B4,866131Baltimore, MD
41United Capital Financial Advisors$25B24,837289Irving, TX
42Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC$24B29,187493Waltham, MA
43Oxford Financial Group, LTD$23B589156Carmel, IN
44Jordan Park Group LLC$23B163153SAN Francisco, CA
45Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.$23B5,251164Cincinnati, OH
46Seia$23B9,520241LOS Angeles, CA
47Baker Street Advisors, LLC$21B50463SAN Francisco, CA
48Summit Trail Advisors, LLC$20B63994New York, NY
49RWA Wealth Partners$20B5,951178Boston, MA
50Choreo, LLC$19B6,794232Rockford, IL
51Brighton Jones LLC$19B3,585316Seattle, WA
52Comprehensive Financial Management LLC$19B1338LOS Gatos, CA
53Aspiriant, LLC$18B2,310218LOS Angeles, CA
54WE Family Offices$18B11265Coral Gables, FL
55Modera Wealth Management, LLC$18B5,918238Westwood, NJ
56Mission Wealth Management, LP$17B5,299220Santa Barbara, CA
57Citizens Private Wealth$17B2,465214Tarrytown, NY
58Independent Financial Partners$16B52,539328Tampa, FL
59Mycio Wealth Partners, LLC$16B92367Philadelphia, PA
60Evercore Wealth Management, LLC$16B73197New York, NY
61Osaic Advisory Services, LLC$15B29,5162,180Atlanta, GA
62Ballentine Partners$15B342125Waltham, MA
63CW Advisors, LLC$15B6,426152Boston, MA
64CV Advisors LLC$15B14582Aventura, FL
65Freestone Capital Management, LLC$15B2,906120Seattle, WA
66Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC$14B12,69340Fairhope, AL
67Circle Wealth Management, LLC$14B34923Summit, NJ
68Coldstream Wealth Management$14B4,199207Bellevue, WA
69Sapient Capital LLC$14B98059Indianapolis, IN
70Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC$14B29,363797Lincoln, NE
71Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC$13B19,977211Austin, TX
72The Mather Group, LLC$13B4,773186Chicago, IL
73Alphacore Capital LLC$13B3,985124La Jolla, CA
74Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC$13B3,021178Carmel, IN
75Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors, LLP$13B3,214109Boston, MA
76The Caprock Group, LLC$12B42067Boise, ID
77Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC$12B1,51752New York, NY
78Advisors Capital Management, LLC$12B17,842103Ridgewood, NJ
79LNW$12B1,079169Seattle, WA
80Soltis Investment Advisors, LLC$12B5,113121St. George, UT
81Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC$12B4,329124Springfield, MO
82Hub Investment Partners, LLC$12B5,446172Austin, TX
83Curi Capital, LLC$12B2,865180Chicago, IL
84Apollon Wealth Management, LLC$12B8,310199Mount Pleasant, SC
85Perigon Wealth Management, LLC$11B5,421159SAN Francisco, CA
86Apella Wealth$11B8,139179West Hartford, CT
87Pure Financial Advisors, LLC$11B7,503204SAN Diego, CA
88Modern Wealth Management, LLC$11B11,524253Kansas City, MO
89Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc.$11B95168Portland, OR
90Plancorp, LLC$11B2,251112Saint Louis, MO
91Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC$11B36,836325Berwyn, PA
92Parallel Advisors, LLC$10B4,169137SAN Francisco, CA
93Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC$10B2,13384Cincinnati, OH
94Cary Street Partners$10B6,641182Richmond, VA
95Tocqueville Asset Management LP$10B1,15973New York, NY
96Callan Family Office, LLC$10B17049Radnor, PA
97Foundations Investment Advisors LLC$10B29,615353Phoenix, AZ
98Openarc Corporate Advisory, LLC$10B3,841146Atlanta, GA
99Fiduciary Counselling Inc$10B1,64587St Paul, MN
100Choate Investment Advisors$10B61434Boston, MA