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.
21.Merrill Lynch
Bank / Wealth / Trust · New York, United States
22.Merrill Lynch
Asset Manager · New York, United States
23.GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
RIA · Boston, United States
24.Charles Schwab
Single Family Office · San Francisco, United States
25.BlackRock Financial Management
family office
26.Wellington Management
Generic · Boston, United States
27.SSGA Funds Management, Inc.
Asset Manager · Boston, United States
28.Northern Trust
Bank / Wealth / Trust · Chicago, United States
29.Northern Trust Investments
Bank / Wealth / Trust · Chicago, United States
30.Northern Trust Investments
RIA · Chicago, United States
31.The Northern Trust Company
Pension Fund · Chicago, United States
32.CAPTRUST
Asset Manager · Raleigh, United States
33.PGIM
Asset Manager · Newark, United States
34.BlackRock Alternative Advisors
Hedge Funds · New York, United States
35.Edward Jones
Bank / Wealth / Trust · Mississauga, Canada
36.Managed Account Advisors
Bank / Wealth / Trust · Jersey City, United States
37.UBS
Bank / Wealth / Trust · Zurich, Switzerland
38.UBS Financial Services
Asset Manager · Zürich, Switzerland
39.Mellon Investments Corporation
Single Family Office · Pittsburgh, United States
40.LPL Financial
Bank / Wealth / Trust · San Diego, United States
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.
Track RIA filings, AUM, and private funds
Altss matches every adviser to its Form ADV record. Request access for CRD-level detail, AUM history, and the funds each adviser runs.