Wealth manager, independent · Woodbury, NY
Vanderbilt Advisory Services
PFG Investments, LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 116537 · SEC 801-77166
At a glance
Vanderbilt Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Woodbury, New York, with $2.1B in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed February 27, 2026. It reports 6,199 individual clients, 395 of them high-net-worth, holding an average of about $0.3 million each, and 161 employees. That ranks it 527th among the nation’s 5,657 independent wealth management RIAs and 41st of 408 in New York.
Main office 631-845-5100vanderbiltfg.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.1B
- Rank among independent wealth managers
- #527 of 5,657
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #3,515 of 17,210
- Rank in New York
- #41 of 408
- Individual clients
- 6,199
- High-net-worth clients
- 395
- Accounts
- 6,470
- Discretionary
- 92% of AUM
- Employees
- 161
- Advisory staff
- 144
- Offices
- 44
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Stephen A. DistanteCEO
- Jr D. AntenorChief Operations Officer
- Joseph J. TrifilettiPresident
- Megan L. PlappChief Financial Officer
- Michelle D. ThomasChief Compliance Officer
- Steven M. HoweDirector of Business Development
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
Vanderbilt Advisory Services’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Vanderbilt Advisory Services is a hybrid RIA: 131 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names affiliated broker-dealers: Ark Global, LLC, Impactu.investments, LLC and Vanderbilt Securities, LLC.
- Ark Global, LLC ↗CRD 172684
It doesn’t hold client accounts or customer funds itself. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, April 2026
- Impactu.investments, LLC ↗CRD 122696
It doesn’t hold client accounts or customer funds itself. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, March 2026
- Vanderbilt Securities, LLC ↗CRD 5953
An introducing broker-dealer: its trades clear through National Financial Services (Fidelity), which holds the brokerage accounts. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, December 2025
Its Form ADV brochure (filed December 2025) names Vanderbilt Securities as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
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Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | 5,804 | $1.1B | 52% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 395 | $939M | 44% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 243 | $62M | 3% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 20 | $20M | <1% |
| Charitable organizations | 8 | $2M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Vanderbilt Advisory Services answers yes to 3 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
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗vanderbiltfg.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Vanderbilt Advisory Services manage?
Vanderbilt Advisory Services reports $2.1B in regulatory assets under management across 6,470 accounts, 92% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed February 27, 2026.
How many clients does Vanderbilt Advisory Services have?
It reports 6,199 individual clients: 395 high-net-worth individuals and 5,804 other individuals. Individuals account for about 96% of its regulatory assets.
Where is Vanderbilt Advisory Services headquartered?
Its main office is in Woodbury, New York. It reports 44 offices in total and 161 employees, 144 of whom perform investment advisory functions.
How does Vanderbilt Advisory Services charge clients?
On Form ADV it lists these forms of compensation: a percentage of assets under management; hourly charges; fixed fees. Fees and minimums are set out in its Form ADV Part 2A brochure, available on the SEC’s adviser search.
Is Vanderbilt Advisory Services a hybrid RIA with a broker-dealer?
Vanderbilt Advisory Services is a hybrid RIA: 131 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names affiliated broker-dealers: Ark Global, LLC, Impactu.investments, LLC and Vanderbilt Securities, LLC. Vanderbilt Securities, LLC clears through National Financial Services (Fidelity), according to its annual report filed with the SEC. Those representatives can also earn commissions on brokerage business through the broker-dealer, where different rules apply than for advisory accounts.
Is Vanderbilt Advisory Services a fiduciary?
As an SEC-registered investment adviser, Vanderbilt Advisory Services owes its advisory clients a fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which includes duties of care and loyalty. 131 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 Vanderbilt Advisory Services’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 (2026-02-27), 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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