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Wealth manager, independent · Bellevue, WA

Coldstream Wealth Management

Coldstream Capital Management Inc · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 108805 · SEC 801-39379

At a glance

Coldstream Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Bellevue, Washington, with $14B in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed August 19, 2026. It reports 4,199 individual clients, 2,393 of them high-net-worth, holding an average of about $2.9 million each, and 207 employees. That ranks it 68th among the nation’s 5,657 independent wealth management RIAs and 3rd of 158 in Washington. It reports 2 custodians for its clients’ separately managed accounts: Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

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Regulatory AUM
$14B
Rank among independent wealth managers
#68 of 5,657
Rank among all SEC RIAs
#1,097 of 17,210
Rank in Washington
#3 of 158
Individual clients
4,199
High-net-worth clients
2,393
Accounts
4,386
Discretionary
98% of AUM
Employees
207
Advisory staff
166
Offices
10

Owners and executives on its Form ADV

Custody and brokerage

Broker-dealer

Hybrid RIA

Coldstream Wealth Management is a hybrid RIA: 13 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Coldstream Securities, Inc..

Its Form ADV brochure (filed March 2026) names Coldstream Securities as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.

rokerage or mutual fund trail commissions from the sale of securities, in their capacity as registered representatives of Coldstream Securities, Inc., a registered broker- dealer, member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Other hybrid RIAs

Who it serves

Client typeClientsRegulatory AUMShare
High-net-worth individuals2,393$11B81%
Corporations or other businesses131$1.1B8%
Individuals1,806$775M6%
Charitable organizations39$589M4%
Pension and profit sharing plans17$133M<1%

Private funds

Coldstream Wealth Management reports 1 private funds with $152M in gross assets: real estate funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).

Disciplinary disclosures

Coldstream Wealth Management reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗

Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
  • Pension consulting
  • Selecting other advisers
  • Educational seminars and workshops

How it’s paid

  • A percentage of assets under management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other

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Questions

How much does Coldstream Wealth Management manage?

Coldstream Wealth Management reports $14B in regulatory assets under management across 4,386 accounts, 98% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed August 19, 2026.

How many clients does Coldstream Wealth Management have?

It reports 4,199 individual clients: 2,393 high-net-worth individuals and 1,806 other individuals. Individuals account for about 87% of its regulatory assets.

Where is Coldstream Wealth Management headquartered?

Its main office is in Bellevue, Washington. It reports 10 offices in total and 207 employees, 166 of whom perform investment advisory functions.

How does Coldstream Wealth Management charge clients?

On Form ADV it lists these forms of compensation: a percentage of assets under management; hourly charges; fixed fees; performance-based fees; other. Fees and minimums are set out in its Form ADV Part 2A brochure, available on the SEC’s adviser search.

What custodian does Coldstream Wealth Management use?

It reports 2 custodians for its clients’ separately managed accounts: Fidelity and Charles Schwab. On Schedule D of its Form ADV filed August 19, 2026, it reports these amounts held: Fidelity ($7.4B); Charles Schwab ($5.6B). Form ADV lists only custodians holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets.

Is Coldstream Wealth Management a hybrid RIA with a broker-dealer?

Coldstream Wealth Management is a hybrid RIA: 13 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Coldstream Securities, Inc.. Those representatives can also earn commissions on brokerage business through the broker-dealer, where different rules apply than for advisory accounts.

Is Coldstream Wealth Management a fiduciary?

As an SEC-registered investment adviser, Coldstream Wealth Management owes its advisory clients a fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which includes duties of care and loyalty. 13 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer, where different rules apply to brokerage recommendations.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure is Coldstream Wealth Management’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-08-19), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Its national rank compares it with every US-based independent wealth management RIA, the same field as The Largest RIAs. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.

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