Custodians ranked by number of RIA custody clients

OCT 02, 2014
By  mlanche
FirmAddressCity, State ZipPhoneWebsiteHead of RIA custody business2014 # of clients% change vs. 20132014 assets under custody% changeMinimum assets of advisers
Schwab Advisor Services211 Main St.San Francisco, CA 94105(877) 687-4085www.advisorservices.schwab.com Bernie Clark (executive vice president and head of Schwab Advisor Services)7,0000.0%$1,081,00020.8%N/A
TD Ameritrade InstitutionalOne Plaza Four AJersey City, NJ 07311(800) 934- 6124tdainstitutional.comThomas Nally (president)4,5000.0%$300,00.0N/ANone
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services200 Seaport Blvd.Boston, MA 02210(800) 735-3756fiws.fidelity.comMichael Durbin (President, Institutional Wealth Services)2,948-8.2%N/AN/A$15M
Trade-PMR Inc.2511 N.W. 41st St.Gainesville, FL 32606(888) 579-8640tradepmr.comRobb W. Baldwin (President, CEO)1,52511.8%N/DN/ANone
Interactive Brokers8 Greenwich Office ParkGreenwich, CT 06831(877) 442-2757www.interactivebrokers.comAndrea Nagy1,38812.6%$15,000.042.9%None
Shareholders Service Group9845 Erma RoadSan Diego, CA 92131(800) 380-7370ssginstitutional.comPeter Mangan (president, CEO)1,25515.3%N/DN/ANone
Scottrade Advisor Services12800 Corporate Hill DriveSt. Louis, MO 63131(866) 306-7135advisor.scottrade.comMatt G. Wilson (President and CEO, Scottrade, Inc.)1,100-12.0%N/DN/ANone
Pershing Advisors SolutionsOne Pershing PlazaJersey City, NJ 07399(800) 445-4467pershing.com/riaMark Tibergien (CEO)5622.7%$143,70021.6%$100M
Folio Institutional8180 Greensboro DriveMcLean, VA 22102(703) 245-4000folioinstitutional.comGreg Vigrass (President, Folio Institutional )32518.2%N/DN/AN/A
Raymond James Investment Advisors Division880 Carillon ParkwaySt. Petersburg, FL 33716(888) 399-1237raymondjamesria.comBill Van Law (President)2851.8%$10,00022.0%$50M
LPL Financial LLC75 State St,Boston, MA 02109(800) 877-7210www.joinlpl.comMatthew Enyedi (SVP RIA Services)28231.2%$78,00056.6%None
Trust Co. of America7103 S. Revere ParkwayCentennial, CO 80112(800) 955-7808trustamerica.comDavid Barry (CEO)19817.9%$13,50018.4%None
National Advisors Trust Co8717 W. 110th St., Suite 700Overland Park, KS 66210(913) 234-8200nationaladvisorstrust.comToby Crookshanks (Director of Operations)16313.2%$9,53315.5%None
RBC Advisor Services60 S. Sixth St.Minneapolis, MN 55402(888) 665-7630rbc-as.comCatie Tobin (Head of RBC Correspondent & Advisor Services)98-1.0%$13,00011.9%$100M

As of June 30. N/A = not available. N/D = not disclosed. Source: InvestmentNews Data

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