RIA rundown 2019: Largest fee-only RIAs

RIA rundown 2019: Largest fee-only RIAs
Ranked by total assets under management
JUN 01, 2019
By  Ellie Zhu
Rank 2019 2019 Total Discretionary Nondiscretionary
Firm Phone/website assets ($M) accounts assets ($M) accounts assets ($M) accounts Employees
1 Hall Capital Partners 1 Maritime Plaza, Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 288-0544 hallcapital.com $36,253.90 174 $12,011.60 62 $24,242.30 112 157
2 Moneta Group Investment Advisors 100 South Brentwood, Suite 500 Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 726-2300 monetagroup.com $20,257.50 25,379 $9,217.10 3,992 $11,040.30 21,387 300
3 Jasper Ridge Partners 201 Main St., Suite 1000 Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817) 333-0027 jasperridge.com $20,001.70 40 $19,288.10 35 $713.60 5 82
4 Silvercrest Asset Management Group 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 649-0600 silvercrestgroup.com $19,032.20 1,218 $14,244.60 1,192 $4,787.60 26 129
5 BBR Partners 2 Grand Central Tower, 140 E. 45th St., 26th Fl. New York, NY 10017 (212) 313-9870 bbrpartners.com $15,886.20 3,670 $13,748.60 3,460 $2,137.60 210 115
6 Comprehensive Financial Management 720 University Ave., Suite 200 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 358-3316 cfmoffice.com $14,175.00 45 $14,175.00 45 $0.00 0 29
7 Tiedemann Advisors 520 Madison Ave., 26th Floor New York, NY 10022 (212) 396-5900 linkedin.com/company/tiedemann-advisors $13,920.60 407 $11,574.30 326 $2,346.40 81 115
8 Summit Rock Advisors 9 W. 57th St., 12th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 993-7150 summit-rock.com $13,720.90 139 $6,450.30 97 $7,270.60 42 63
9 Aspiriant 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 806-4000 aspiriant.com $11,670.00 8,669 $9,903.60 7,303 $1,766.40 1,366 155
10 Bahl & Gaynor 255 E. Fifth St., Suite 2700 Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 287-6100 twitter.com/bahlgaynor $11,524.50 2,211 $10,744.30 2,130 $780.30 81 23
11 Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth 200 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2300 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 346-5850 brfadvisors.com $10,892.90 7,451 $0.00 0 $10,892.90 7,451 52
12 Mercer Global Advisors 1200 17th St., 25th Floor Denver, CO 80202 (800) 258-1559 merceradvisors.com $10,687.20 28,708 $10,323.50 26,961 $363.70 1,747 342
13 Johnson Investment Counsel 3777 West Fork Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45247 (513) 661-3100 johnsoninv.com $10,661.20 11,001 $10,661.20 11,001 $0.00 0 116
14 Appleton Partners 1 Post Office Square, Sixth Floor Boston, MA 2109 (617) 338-0700 appletonpartners.com $9,650.80 5,931 $9,650.80 5,931 $0.00 0 49
15 Jordan Park Group 100 Pine St., Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 417-3000 linkedin.com/company/jordanpark $9,237.70 1,167 $9,237.70 1,167 $0.00 0 53
16 FCI Advisors 5901 College Blvd., Suite 110 Overland Park, KS 66211 (800) 615-2536 fciadvisors.com $8,613.10 12,406 $7,490.40 11,113 $1,122.60 1,293 63
17 Personal Capital Advisors Corporation 250 Montgomery St., Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 800-5922 personalcapital.com $8,558.60 52,331 $8,558.60 52,331 $0.00 0 236
18 Pathstone 10 Sterling Blvd., Suite 402 Englewood, NJ 7631 (201) 944-7284 pathstone.com $8,534.40 8,334 $3,734.90 6,010 $4,799.50 2,324 112
19 Tag Associates 810 Seventh Ave., Seventh Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 275-1500 tagassoc.com $8,054.50 1,101 $290.90 92 $7,763.50 1,009 68
20 WE Family Offices 701 Brickell Ave., Suite 2100 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 825-2225 wefamilyoffices.com $7,402.70 73 $0.00 0 $7,402.70 73 47
21 Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors 230 Congress St. Boston, MA 02110 (617) 523-6531 sustainabilitygroup.com $7,242.40 2,850 $7,053.60 2,831 $188.80 19 90
22 Williams, Jones & Associates 717 Fifth Ave., 11th Floor New York, NY 10022 (212) 935-8750 williamsjones.com $6,989.80 3,974 $6,829.00 3,722 $160.80 252 38
23 Boston Private Wealth 1 Federal St., 30th Floor Boston, MA 2110 (617) 223-0200 bostonprivate.com/personal/wealth-management $6,789.20 5,274 $6,405.80 5,158 $383.40 116 96
24 Ballentine Partners 230 Third Ave., Suite 6 Waltham, MA 2451 (781) 341-1300 ballentinepartners.com $6,424.60 4,019 $4,231.60 2,398 $2,193.00 1,621 73
25 East End Advisors 610 Fifth Ave., Fifth Floor New York, NY 10020 (212) 218-8137 $6,358.80 33 $1,487.30 16 $4,871.50 17 16
26 KLS Professional Advisors Group 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 355-0346 klsadvisors.com $5,848.70 8,729 $5,336.30 5,808 $512.50 2,921 55
27 Athena Capital Advisors 55 Old Bedford Rd., Suite 302 Lincoln, MA 1773 (781) 274-9300 linkedin.com/company/athena-capital-advisors/ $5,822.90 429 $5,212.10 361 $610.90 68 44
28 Fiduciary Counselling 2000 Wells Fargo Place St Paul, MN 55101 (651) 228-0935 $5,751.10 1,487 $2,473.70 1,266 $3,277.40 221 74
29 Mill Creek Capital Advisors 161 Washington Street, Suite 1500 Conshohocken, PA 19428 (610-941-7700 http://www.mireekcap.com $5,623.05 337 $5,083.32 327 $539.72 10 29
30 Churchill Management Group 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 937-7110 churchillmanagement.com $5,500.30 17,055 $5,360.60 16,444 $139.70 611 56
31 Homrich Berg 3550 Lenox Road, Ne, Suite 2700 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-264-1400 $5,457.26 8,190 $4,921.20 8,010 $536.06 180 98
32 Savant Capital Management 190 Buckley Dr. Rockford, IL 61107 (815) 227-0300 savantcapital.com $5,383.00 4,831 $5,383.00 4,831 $0.00 0 163
33 Pinnacle Associates 335 Madison Ave., Suite 1100 New York, NY 10017 (212) 652-3200 pinnacleinsights.org $5,323.80 4,334 $5,323.80 4,334 $0.00 0 55
34 Brighton Jones 2030 1st Ave., Third Floor Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 258-5000 brightonjones.com $5,299.30 1,718 $5,163.90 1,714 $135.40 4 170
35 Seven Bridges Advisors 9 W. 57th St., 29th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 490-6320 sevenbridgesadvisors.com $5,068.40 125 $2,223.30 20 $2,845.10 105 23
36 CV Advisors 19495 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 808 Aventura, FL 33180 (305) 358-5990 cv-advisors.com $5,064.50 576 $510.40 101 $4,554.10 475 40
37 Adviser Investments 85 Wells Ave., Suite 109 Newton, MA 2459 (617) 321-2200 adviserinvestments.com $5,014.00 10,533 $5,014.00 10,533 $0.00 0 83
38 Ferguson Wellman Capital Management 888 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1200 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 226-1444 facebook.com/fergusonwellman $4,965.80 3,011 $4,965.80 3,011 $0.00 0 48
39 The Bollard Group 1 Joy St. Boston, MA 2108 (617) 720-5800 bollard.com $4,940.60 543 $4,876.30 514 $64.30 29 30
40 Wetherby Asset Management 580 California St., Eighth Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 399-9159 wetherby.com $4,851.90 3,568 $4,616.70 3,483 $235.30 85 69
41 Seven Post Investment Office 1 Montgomery St., Suite 3150 San Francisco, CA 94104 415) 341-9300 sevenpost.com $4,515.80 151 $4,283.00 143 $232.80 8 16
42 Choate Investment Advisors 2 International Place, Suite 3000 Boston, MA 02110 (617) 973-4900 twitter.com/choateia $4,495.30 2,387 $3,863.20 2,211 $632.10 176 14
43 Altair Advisers 303 W. Madison St., Suite 600 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 429-3000 altairadvisers.com $4,404.40 701 $1,220.30 365 $3,184.10 336 49
44 EP Wealth Advisors 21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite1200 Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 543-4559 epwealth.com $4,390.00 9,111 $4,290.00 8,959 $100.00 152 99
45 Ropes Wealth Advisors Prudential Tower Boston, MA 02199 (617) 235-4260 ropeswealthadvisors.com $4,260.40 2,760 $4,121.50 2,705 $138.80 55 34
46 Bridges Investment Management 1125 S. 103 St., Suite 580 Omaha, NE 68124 (402) 397-4700 bridgesinv.com $4,235.30 1,652 $4,124.60 1,562 $110.60 90 35
47 Dowling & Yahnke 12265 El Camino Real, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92130 (858) 509-9500 dyinc.com $4,235.20 4,299 $4,235.20 4,299 $0.00 0 44
48 Orgel Wealth Management 2420 Rivers Edge Dr. Altoona, WI 54720 (715) 835-6525 orgelwealth.com $4,191.40 7,392 $4,191.40 7,392 $0.00 0 45
49 Gofen And Glossberg 455 Cityfront Plaza, Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 828-1100 gofen.com $4,186.90 3,093 $3,937.70 2,996 $249.20 97 27
50 The Mather Group 353 N. Clark St., Suite 2775 Chicago, IL 60654 (630) 537-1078 themathergroup.com $4,145.20 5,825 $2,931.50 2,993 $1,213.80 2,832 52
51 Balasa Dinverno Foltz 500 Park Blvd., Suite 1400 Itasca, IL 60143 (630) 875-4900 linkedin.com/company/balasa-dinverno-foltz $4,136.70 5,346 $4,136.70 5,346 $0.00 0 44
52 B|O|S 345 California St., Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 781-8535 facebook.com/bosinvest $4,056.80 3,424 $3,480.50 3,273 $576.30 151 41
InvestmentNews qualified 2,206 firms headquartered in the United States based on data reported on Form ADV to the Securities and Exchange Commission as of May 1, 2019. To qualify, firms must have met the following criteria: (1) latest ADV filing date is either on or after Jan. 1, 2018, (2) total AUM is at least $100M, (3) does not have employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer, (4) provided investment advisory services to clients during its most recently completed fiscal year, (5) no more than 50% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies), (6) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pension and profit-sharing plans (but not the plan participants), (7) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to corporations or other businesses, (8) does not receive commissions, (9) provides financial planning services, (10) is not actively engaged in business as a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered), (11) is not actively engaged in business as a registered representative of a broker-dealer, (12) has neither a related person who is a broker-dealer/municipal securities dealer/government securities broker or dealer (registered or unregistered) nor one who is an insurance company or agency.
Source: InvestmentNews Data. Visit data.InvestmentNews.com/ria for more-complete profiles and financials. Contact the InvestmentNews data team at IN-data@investmentnews.com for more information.

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