Broker-dealer firm · Nashville, TN
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 104474 · SEC 801-57937
At a glance
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Nashville, Tennessee, with $1.2 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 30, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles, and it reports 98 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a broker-dealer firm, ranked 159th of 391 broker-dealer firms and 4,816th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 615-622-0000bernstein.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $1.2B
- Rank among broker-dealer firms
- #159 of 391
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #4,816 of 17,210
- Rank in Tennessee
- #58 of 227
- Individual clients
- 98
- High-net-worth clients
- 98
- Accounts
- 139
- Discretionary
- 97% of AUM
- Employees
- 0
- Advisory staff
- 0
- Offices
- 24
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Gary Michael KruegerChief Financial Officer and Director
- Richard Edward MeyersChief Executive Officer
- Steven Michael EisenbergHead of Business Development
- Daniel Eugene WrightChief Compliance Officer
- Keith Andrew PurcellPrincipal Operations Officer
Custody and brokerage
2 custodians
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce$439M77%
- Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.Affiliate of the firm$131M23%
Other RIAs using Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceOther multi-custodian RIAs
Broker-dealer
Affiliated broker-dealer
It names affiliated broker-dealers: Alliancebernstein Investments, Inc., Bernstein Autonomous LLP, Bernstein Institutional Services LLC, Carval CLO Management LLC, Equitable Advisors, LLC, Equitable Distributors, LLC, Planmember Asset Management Corporation, Planmember Securities Corporation, Sanford C. Bernstein (canada) LTD., Sanford C. Bernstein (hong Kong) Limited, Sanford C. Bernstein (india) Private Limited, Sanford C. Bernstein (schweiz) Gmbh and Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC.
- Alliancebernstein Investments, Inc. ↗CRD 14549
- Bernstein Autonomous LLP
- Bernstein Institutional Services LLC ↗CRD 317807
- Carval CLO Management LLC
- Equitable Advisors, LLC ↗CRD 6627
- Equitable Distributors, LLC ↗CRD 25900
- Planmember Asset Management Corporation
- Planmember Securities Corporation ↗CRD 11869
- Sanford C. Bernstein (canada) LTD.
- Sanford C. Bernstein (hong Kong) Limited
- Sanford C. Bernstein (india) Private Limited
- Sanford C. Bernstein (schweiz) Gmbh
- Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC ↗CRD 28218
Its Form ADV brochure (filed March 2026) names Bernstein Institutional Services as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
A number of AB employees are registered representatives of Bernstein LLC, Bernstein Limited, Bernstein Hong Kong, Bernstein Canada or ABI.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 5 | $636M | 52% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 1 | $290M | 24% |
| State or municipal government entities | 1 | $149M | 12% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 98 | $87M | 7% |
| Charitable organizations | 5 | $41M | 3% |
| Insurance companies | 1 | $12M | <1% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 1 | $3M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC answers yes to 28 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
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Subscription fees
- Fixed fees
- Commissions
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗bernstein.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC manage?
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC reports $1.2 billion in regulatory assets under management across 139 accounts, 97% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 30, 2026.
What kind of firm is Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC?
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., 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 Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($636 million, 5 clients); pension and profit sharing plans ($290 million, 1 clients); state or municipal government entities ($149 million, 1 clients).
Does Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC have any disciplinary history?
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC answers yes to 28 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 Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., 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 (2026-03-30), 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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