RIA Data Center
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| Rank | Business Name | Avg. account AUM | Discretionary AUM | Non-discretionary AUM | Total AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parsec Financial Management Inc | $592,022 | $3,227,398,811 | $200,407,546 | $3,427,806,357 |
| 2 | Bragg Financial Advisors Inc | $1,723,918 | $2,272,123,381 | — | $2,272,123,381 |
| 3 | Smith, Salley & Associates, LLC | $1,299,959 | $2,025,980,505 | $654,840 | $2,026,635,345 |
| 4 | Salem Investment Counselors Inc | $1,030,874 | $1,969,210,901 | $26,562,068 | $1,995,772,969 |
| 5 | Colony Family Offices, LLC | $7,132,859 | $1,940,821,644 | $42,113,128 | $1,982,934,772 |
| 6 | STEARNS FINANCIAL GROUP | $625,790 | $1,439,316,947 | — | $1,439,316,947 |
| 7 | Novare Capital Management | $2,104,274 | $1,221,876,662 | $2,810,878 | $1,224,687,540 |
| 8 | Sheets Smith Wealth Management | $1,190,246 | $998,616,543 | — | $998,616,543 |
| 9 | Triad Financial Advisors, Inc. | $379,526 | $782,406,629 | $19,911,829 | $802,318,458 |
| 10 | Arbor Investment Advisors, LLC | $720,959 | $728,731,460 | $15,298,339 | $744,029,799 |
| 11 | Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC | $1,106,118 | $639,336,306 | — | $639,336,306 |
| 12 | Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. | $648,912 | $592,931,197 | $8,610,529 | $601,541,726 |
| 13 | Live Oak Private Wealth, LLC | $698,592 | $592,405,648 | — | $592,405,648 |
| 14 | Bluesky Wealth Advisors, LLC | $426,759 | $560,761,458 | — | $560,761,458 |
| 15 | Absher Wealth Management, LLC | $425,599 | $558,833,039 | $50,199,694 | $609,032,733 |
| 16 | MCSHANE PARTNERS | $1,646,154 | $535,000,000 | — | $535,000,000 |
| 17 | Kuhn Advisors, Inc. | $452,562 | $511,395,178 | — | $511,395,178 |
| 18 | Kingfisher Capital, LLC | $1,721,898 | $494,184,812 | — | $494,184,812 |
| 19 | Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. | $596,112 | $470,928,308 | — | $470,928,308 |
| 20 | Cook Wealth Management Group, LLC | $447,918 | $405,365,714 | — | $405,365,714 |
| 21 | Collegiate Capital Management, Inc. | $259,441 | $397,259,516 | $41,974,475 | $439,233,991 |
| 22 | Ironsides Asset Advisors, LLC | $1,688,391 | $386,633,541 | $236,382,865 | $623,016,406 |
| 23 | Defender Capital LLC | $839,817 | $365,600,000 | $1,400,000 | $367,000,000 |
| 24 | Altrius Capital Management, Inc. | $880,567 | $364,976,454 | $6,622,768 | $371,599,222 |
| 25 | Carolina Capital Consulting, Inc. | $617,308 | $364,211,716 | — | $364,211,716 |
| 26 | Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC | $263,362 | $340,938,736 | $641,889 | $341,580,625 |
| 27 | Hilltop Wealth Advisors, LLC | $259,568 | $335,361,704 | — | $335,361,704 |
| 28 | GREERWALKER WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC | $1,799,116 | $309,447,871 | — | $309,447,871 |
| 29 | Reichard Capital, LLC | $1,878,303 | $308,041,716 | — | $308,041,716 |
| 30 | Strathmore Capital Advisors, Inc. | $388,401 | $297,903,343 | — | $297,903,343 |
| 31 | Arjuna Capital, LLC | $905,180 | $296,898,901 | — | $296,898,901 |
| 32 | Armor Investment Advisors, LLC | $558,565 | $287,661,009 | — | $287,661,009 |
| 33 | Townsend Asset Management Corp. | $339,667 | $284,898,023 | $15,027,856 | $299,925,879 |
| 34 | Financial Symmetry Incorporated | $199,141 | $284,256,771 | $380,476,878 | $664,733,649 |
| 35 | Whitener Capital Management, Inc | $302,277 | $275,189,229 | $39,783,869 | $314,973,098 |
| 36 | Zuraw Financial Advisors, LLC | $450,407 | $269,793,947 | — | $269,793,947 |
| 37 | Sapere Wealth Management, LLC | $1,201,469 | $267,927,650 | — | $267,927,650 |
| 38 | Auctus Advisors LLC | $548,384 | $263,115,315 | $657,297 | $263,772,612 |
| 39 | Timonier Family Office, Ltd. | $537,473 | $258,216,230 | $78,779,453 | $336,995,683 |
| 40 | Harbor Capital Management Inc | $527,111 | $224,420,822 | $69,706,903 | $294,127,725 |
| 41 | Omnistar Financial Group, Inc. | $217,624 | $216,528,747 | $14,805,376 | $231,334,123 |
| 42 | Beacon Financial Strategies Corp. | $445,837 | $205,281,006 | $3,370,726 | $208,651,732 |
| 43 | Beacon Wealthcare LLC | $254,761 | $198,071,176 | $4,718,655 | $202,789,831 |
| 44 | Altamont Capital Management, LLC. | $599,321 | $195,977,836 | — | $195,977,836 |
| 45 | First Financial Group Corporation | $272,480 | $190,191,000 | — | $190,191,000 |
| 46 | BEACON WEALTHCARE, INC. | $242,652 | $188,229,555 | $3,707,785 | $191,937,340 |
| 47 | Wrenn Financial Strategies, Inc. | $477,531 | $186,988,231 | $38,406,313 | $225,394,544 |
| 48 | BRC Wealth Management, LLC | $490,923 | $185,568,840 | — | $185,568,840 |
| 49 | Capital Management LLC | $615,606 | $183,277,017 | $93,129,922 | $276,406,939 |
| 50 | Reliant Investment Partners, LLC | $222,329 | $172,304,737 | — | $172,304,737 |
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*Methodology: InvestmentNews qualified 2,756 firms headquartered in the United States based on data reported on Form ADV to the Securities and Exchange Commission. To qualify, firms must have met the following criteria: (1) latest ADV filing date is either on or after January 1, 2020, (2) total AUM is at least $100M, (3) does not have employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer, (4) managed assets for individual 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) not one who is an insurance company or agency.
Database last updated on July 2021.
