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Wealth manager, independent · LOS Angeles, CA

Lido

Lido Advisors, LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 269866 · SEC 801-100433

At a glance

Lido is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in LOS Angeles, California, with $43B in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed August 27, 2026. It reports 13,043 individual clients, 9,829 of them high-net-worth, holding an average of about $2.9 million each, and 437 employees. That ranks it 26th among the nation’s 5,657 independent wealth management RIAs and 5th of 714 in California. It reports 2 custodians for its clients’ separately managed accounts: Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

Main office 800-301-5436lidoadvisors.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV

Regulatory AUM
$43B
Rank among independent wealth managers
#26 of 5,657
Rank among all SEC RIAs
#492 of 17,210
Rank in California
#5 of 714
Individual clients
13,043
High-net-worth clients
9,829
Accounts
42,220
Discretionary
97% of AUM
Employees
437
Advisory staff
235
Offices
46

Owners and executives on its Form ADV

Custody and brokerage

Broker-dealer

Hybrid RIA

Lido is a hybrid RIA: 7 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Lido Securities, LLC.

Its Form ADV brochure (filed August 2026) names Lincoln Investment as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.

Registered Representatives of Lincoln Investment Planning Some IARs of Lido are also licensed as a registered representative of Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC (“Lincoln”), a dually registered broker- dealer and investment adviser.

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Who it serves

Client typeClientsRegulatory AUMShare
High-net-worth individuals9,829$37B87%
Corporations or other businesses415$2.6B6%
Individuals3,214$1.4B3%
Charitable organizations290$927M2%
Pooled investment vehicles22$684M2%
Investment companies1$72M<1%
Pension and profit sharing plans26$46M<1%
Insurance companies3$24M<1%

Private funds

Lido reports 22 private funds with $684M in gross assets: hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, other private funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).

Disciplinary disclosures

Lido 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 investment companies
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
  • Selecting other advisers
  • Educational seminars and workshops

How it’s paid

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

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Background

Questions

How much does Lido manage?

Lido reports $43B in regulatory assets under management across 42,220 accounts, 97% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed August 27, 2026.

How many clients does Lido have?

It reports 13,043 individual clients: 9,829 high-net-worth individuals and 3,214 other individuals. Individuals account for about 90% of its regulatory assets.

Where is Lido headquartered?

Its main office is in LOS Angeles, California. It reports 46 offices in total and 437 employees, 235 of whom perform investment advisory functions.

How does Lido charge clients?

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

What custodian does Lido use?

It reports 2 custodians for its clients’ separately managed accounts: Fidelity and Charles Schwab. On Schedule D of its Form ADV filed August 27, 2026, it reports these amounts held: Fidelity ($27B); Charles Schwab ($12B). Form ADV lists only custodians holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets.

Is Lido a hybrid RIA with a broker-dealer?

Lido is a hybrid RIA: 7 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Lido Securities, LLC. Those representatives can also earn commissions on brokerage business through the broker-dealer, where different rules apply than for advisory accounts.

Is Lido a fiduciary?

As an SEC-registered investment adviser, Lido owes its advisory clients a fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which includes duties of care and loyalty. 7 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 Lido’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 (2026-08-27), 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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