Broker-dealer firm · New York, NY
Equitable Advisors, LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 6627 · SEC 801-14065
At a glance
Equitable Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in New York, New York, with $47.3 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed September 30, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is high-net-worth individuals, and it reports 74,960 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a broker-dealer firm, ranked 26th of 391 broker-dealer firms and 453rd of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 212-314-4600equitableadvisors.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $47B
- Rank among broker-dealer firms
- #26 of 391
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #453 of 17,210
- Rank in New York
- #117 of 2,591
- Individual clients
- 74,960
- High-net-worth clients
- 35,521
- Accounts
- 99,022
- Discretionary
- 52% of AUM
- Employees
- 5,674
- Advisory staff
- 4,664
- Offices
- 886
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Frank Angelo Jr MassaPresident/director
- Maryjean Elizabeth BonadonnaVice President, Business Governance and Supervisory Oversight
- David Whitcomb KarrChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
- James Patrick MellinChief Sales Officer
- Jane Lynn SmithAssistant Vice President
- Patricia Agnes BoylanChief Compliance Officer
- Nicholas Burritt LaneDirector
- Candace Lynn ScappatorController/finop/principal Financial Officer
- Yun ZhangDirector
- Tracy ZimmererVice President, Principal Operations Officer
- Qi Ning TianDirector
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Equitable Advisors, LLC is a hybrid RIA: 5,656 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names affiliated broker-dealers: Alliancebernstein Investments, Inc., Bernstein Institutional Services LLC, Equitable Distributors, LLC, Planmember Securities Corporation, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC.
- Alliancebernstein Investments, Inc. ↗CRD 14549
- Bernstein Institutional Services LLC ↗CRD 317807
- Equitable Distributors, LLC ↗CRD 25900
- Planmember Securities Corporation ↗CRD 11869
- Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC ↗CRD 104474
- Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC ↗CRD 28218
Its Form ADV brochure (filed September 2026) names Equitable Advisors as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
Ordinarily, these persons are solely registered representatives of Equitable Advisors in its brokerage business, and their advisory services are conducted through the ORIA.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-net-worth individuals | 35,521 | $36B | 76% |
| Individuals | 39,439 | $9.7B | 21% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 412 | $776M | 2% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 441 | $526M | 1% |
| Charitable organizations | 214 | $281M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Equitable Advisors, LLC answers yes to 58 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- 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
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗equitableadvisors.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Equitable Advisors, LLC manage?
Equitable Advisors, LLC reports $47.3 billion in regulatory assets under management across 99,022 accounts, 52% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed September 30, 2026.
What kind of firm is Equitable Advisors, LLC?
Equitable Advisors, LLC is a broker-dealer firm by its Form ADV answers. The firm is itself registered as a broker-dealer as well as an investment adviser. A public reporting company controls it.
Who are Equitable Advisors, LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are high-net-worth individuals ($35.9 billion, 35,521 clients); individuals ($9.7 billion, 39,439 clients); corporations or other businesses ($776 million, 412 clients).
Does Equitable Advisors, LLC have any disciplinary history?
Equitable Advisors, LLC answers yes to 58 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Equitable Advisors, LLC’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 (2026-09-30), 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). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. 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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