SEC Form ADV

Registered Investment Advisers

A registered investment adviser (RIA) is a firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to advise clients on securities. Altss tracks 42,652 RIAs, each matched to its SEC Form ADV filing with CRD number, regulatory assets under management, and private-fund activity. This directory lists the 100 largest by AUM — the full register is available with an Altss account.

$11.1T AUM

1.The Vanguard Group

Multi Family Office · Malvern, United States

RIACRD 105958
Vanguard logo
$11.1T AUM

2.Vanguard

Generalist · Malvern, United States

RIACRD 105958
$5.7T AUM

3.Fidelity Management & Research Company

Asset Manager · Boston, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 108281
BlackRock logo
$4.3T AUM

4.BlackRock

Generic · New York, United States

RIACRD 105247
$3.8T AUM

5.Capital Research and Management

Asset Manager · Los Angeles, United States

RIACRD 110885
$3.8T AUM

6.KG&L Capital Management

Bank / Wealth / Trust · Saint Francisville, United States

RIACRD 110885
$3.7T AUM

7.Pacific Ag

other · Hermiston, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 104559
Pacific Private Fund Advisors logo
$3.7T AUM

8.Pacific Private Fund Advisors

Insurance · Newport Beach, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 104559
$3.5T AUM

9.J.P. Morgan

Bank / Wealth / Trust · New York, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 107038
$2.7T AUM

10.Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC

other

RIACRD 338003
Goldman Sachs logo
$2.6T AUM

11.Goldman Sachs

Bank / Wealth / Trust · New York, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 107738
Goldman Sachs Asset Management logo
$2.6T AUM

12.Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Bank / Wealth / Trust · New York, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 107738
$2.6T AUM

13.Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management

Bank / Wealth / Trust · Cohoes, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 107738
$2.2T AUM

14.T. Rowe Price

Generalist · Baltimore, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 105496
$2.2T AUM

15.T. Rowe Price Associates

Asset Manager · Baltimore, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 105496
T. Rowe Price Foundation logo
$2.2T AUM

16.T. Rowe Price Foundation

Corporate Foundation · Baltimore, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 105496
$2.0T AUM

17.Morgan Stanley

Asset Manager · New York, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 149777
$2.0T AUM

18.Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Bank / Wealth / Trust · New York, United States

RIAPrivate fundsCRD 149777
Merrill Lynch logo
$1.8T AUM

19.Merrill Lynch

Bank / Wealth / Trust · New York, United States

RIACRD 7691
$1.8T AUM

20.Merrill Lynch

Asset Manager · New York, United States

RIACRD 7691

Top 20 of 42,652

How this directory is built

Each firm is matched to its SEC Form ADV registration by name and location, then verified against its CRD number — including advisers that register under a subsidiary entity (KKR via KKR Credit Advisors, Blackstone via Blackstone ISG-I Advisors). Regulatory AUM and private-fund activity come straight from the filing. See the methodology for how Altss sources and verifies data, and the glossary for terms like Form ADV, CRD, and regulatory AUM.

Refreshed from SEC Form ADV filings; pages typically updated within 30 days.

What is a registered investment adviser (RIA)?

An RIA is a firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or a state regulator) to advise clients on securities for compensation. Registration is recorded on SEC Form ADV under a unique CRD number.

How does Altss decide a firm is an RIA?

Altss matches each firm in its database to a Form ADV filing by normalized name and location, confirmed by CRD. Large managers often register under a subsidiary name, so the match accounts for those entity relationships rather than relying on the brand name alone.

Can I see all registered investment advisers?

This public directory lists the 100 largest by regulatory AUM. The full register — searchable by CRD, AUM, state, and private-fund activity — is available with an Altss account.

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