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Fee-only RIAs ranked by total AUM

Dec 2, 2012 @ 12:01 am (Updated 6:44 pm) EST

RankFirmTotal assets ($M)Total accountsDiscretionary assets ($M)Discretionary accountsNondiscretionary assets ($M)Nondiscretionary accountsEmployees
1Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC$10,551.04,391$7,276.03,719$3,275.067285
2Rockefeller & Co. Inc.$7,085.43,058$6,096.42,635$989.1423117
3Tag Associates LLC$6,857.41,028$419.343$6,438.198564
4Summit Rock Advisors LLC$6,587.758$2,246.035$4,341.72331
5BBR Partners LLC$5,744.41,045$4,368.6986$1,375.85967
6MyCIO Wealth Partners LLC$5,544.34,057$1,962.42,290$3,581.91,76729
7KLS Professional Advisors Group LLC$4,755.67,490$4,270.55,323$485.22,16739
8Chilton Private Clients LLC$4,613.7963$4,613.7963$0.0013
9Athena Capital Advisors LLC$4,078.2347$2,781.7251$1,296.59639
10East End Advisors LLC$3,753.321$887.910$2,865.41113
11Ballentine Partners$3,620.92,497$2,094.61,246$1,526.21,25130
12Tiedemann Wealth Management LLC$3,213.71,082$2,989.7877$224.020532
13Symmetry Partners$3,212.024,517$3,212.024,517$0.0070
14Federal Street Advisors Inc.$3,035.91,506$0.00$3,035.91,50624
15Spruce Private Investors LLC$2,929.9216$1,173.6189$1,756.32717

InvestmentNews qualified firms headquartered in the United States based on data reported on Form ADV to the Securities and Exchange Commission as of Nov. 1. To qualify, firms must have met the following criteria: (1) latest ADV filing date is either on or after Jan. 1, (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, (13) the state in which financial advisory business is conducted is one of the following: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI or VT.

Source: InvestmentNews Data