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RIA comparison · SEC Form ADV

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC vs Rockefeller Capital Management

Two independent wealth managers side by side: assets, clients, staff, services and fees, from each firm’s own filing.

The short answer

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC is the larger of the two, with $41B in regulatory assets to $37B at Rockefeller Capital Management, 13% more than its rival, by their latest Form ADV filings. Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC reports more individual clients (33,235 vs 5,931), while Rockefeller Capital Management’s clients hold more on average (about $3.8 million each against $1.0 million). Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC is based in St. Louis, Missouri and Rockefeller Capital Management in New York, New York.

FigureFocus Advisor Solutions, LLCRockefeller Capital Management
Regulatory AUM$41B$37B
National rank#27#28
HeadquartersSt. Louis, MissouriNew York, New York
Individual clients33,2355,931
High-net-worth clients9,3022,596
Average client assets$1.0 million$3.8 million
Accounts91,35910,479
Discretionary56% of AUM86% of AUM
Employees309602
Advisory staff46372
Clients per advisory employee72316
Offices152
Form ADV filed2026-08-052026-03-31

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC

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Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies
  • Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
  • Pension consulting
  • Selecting other advisers
  • Periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars and workshops
  • Other services

How it’s paid

  • A percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees
  • Other

Rockefeller Capital Management

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Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
  • Pension consulting
  • Selecting other advisers
  • Other services

How it’s paid

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

Questions

Which is bigger, Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC or Rockefeller Capital Management?

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, with $41B in regulatory assets under management against $37B at Rockefeller Capital Management. Nationally they rank #27 and #28 among 5,657 independent wealth management RIAs.

How many clients do Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management have?

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC reports 33,235 individual clients (9,302 high-net-worth) with 46 advisory employees; Rockefeller Capital Management reports 5,931 (2,596 high-net-worth) with 372 advisory employees.

How do Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management charge clients?

Only Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC lists other forms of compensation on Form ADV. Only Rockefeller Capital Management lists performance-based fees. Fee schedules and minimums are in each firm’s Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

What services do Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management offer?

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC lists periodicals or newsletters; educational seminars and workshops, which Rockefeller Capital Management does not. Rockefeller Capital Management lists portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, which Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC does not. Both offer financial planning; portfolio management for individuals and small businesses; portfolio management for investment companies; portfolio management for businesses and institutions; pension consulting; selecting other advisers; other services.

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Where these numbers come from

Every figure is the firm’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). Average client assets divide the assets held for individual and high-net-worth clients by their number. Ranks compare each firm with all US-based independent wealth management RIAs, the same field as The Largest RIAs. Figures can lag recent deals and market moves.

Not an endorsement or a recommendation of either firm. Before hiring an adviser, read its Form ADV Part 2A brochure and check its record on the SEC’s adviser search: Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC ↗, Rockefeller Capital Management ↗. How to check a financial advisor →