Asset manager · Ridgeland, MS
Smith Shellnut Wilson
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 106235 · SEC 801-49071
At a glance
Smith Shellnut Wilson is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, with $6.9 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed September 9, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is banking or thrift institutions, and it reports 241 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 598th of 3,218 asset managers and 1,710th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 601-605-1776ssw1776.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $6.9B
- Rank among asset managers
- #598 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #1,710 of 17,210
- Rank in Mississippi
- #1 of 34
- Individual clients
- 241
- High-net-worth clients
- 66
- Accounts
- 880
- Discretionary
- 21% of AUM
- Employees
- 16
- Advisory staff
- 14
- Offices
- 6
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Frank W. SmithChairman
- Jr. W. P. JohnsonManaging Director
- Frank W. SmithManaging Director
- David D. WilliamsDirector
- Roseann HigginsChief Compliance Officer
- Thomas J. FairManaging Director
Custody and brokerage
3 custodians
- Fnbb Capital Markets$2.3B45%
- Fidelity$1.6B31%
- First Horizon Bank$1.3B24%
Other RIAs using Fnbb Capital MarketsOther multi-custodian RIAs
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Smith Shellnut Wilson is a hybrid RIA: 5 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: B1capital Inc.
- B1capital Inc ↗CRD 337605
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banking or thrift institutions | 51 | $5.5B | 79% |
| State or municipal government entities | 24 | $402M | 6% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 66 | $386M | 6% |
| Charitable organizations | 25 | $269M | 4% |
| Insurance companies | 4 | $191M | 3% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 26 | $87M | 1% |
| Individuals | 175 | $86M | 1% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 9 | $27M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Smith Shellnut Wilson 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 businesses and institutions
- Selecting other advisers
- Security ratings or pricing
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗ssw1776.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Smith Shellnut Wilson manage?
Smith Shellnut Wilson reports $6.9 billion in regulatory assets under management across 880 accounts, 21% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed September 9, 2026.
What kind of firm is Smith Shellnut Wilson?
Smith Shellnut Wilson is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals. It reports a bank or thrift among its related persons. A public reporting company controls it.
Who are Smith Shellnut Wilson’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are banking or thrift institutions ($5.5 billion, 51 clients); state or municipal government entities ($402 million, 24 clients); high-net-worth individuals ($386 million, 66 clients).
Does Smith Shellnut Wilson have any disciplinary history?
Smith Shellnut Wilson reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Smith Shellnut Wilson’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 (2026-09-09), 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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