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RIA firms in Pennsylvania

4,334 RIA firms are registered or notice filed in Pennsylvania: 923 state registered and 3,411 federally registered. 846 are headquartered here.

4,334Registered or notice filed
923State registered
3,411Federally registered
846Headquartered here
694Headquartered here with advisers on record

Another 257 state registered advisers with no address on file are registered only in Pennsylvania. 38 exempt reporting advisers also file in Pennsylvania and are not counted as RIA firms. #7 of 52 by RIA firms headquartered.

the largest here

The largest RIA firms headquartered in Pennsylvania, by adviser headcount.

FirmAdvisersReported AUMRegistrationCity
Vanguard Advisers, Inc. 2,439 $345B Federally registered Malvern
Janney Montgomery Scott LLCalso a Broker Dealer 1,341 $11B Federally registered Philadelphia
PNC Wealth Management LLCalso a Broker Dealer 1,165 $30.3B Federally registered Pittsburgh
Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLCalso a Broker Dealer 1,120 $2.1B Federally registered Philadelphia
Lincoln Investmentalso a Broker Dealer 858 $22B Federally registered Fort Washington
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLCalso a Broker Dealer 464 $9B Federally registered Conshohocken
Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC 181 $10.6B Federally registered Berwyn
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC 164 $8.3B Federally registered West Chester
McAdam LLC 135 $2.7B Federally registered Radnor
Federated Securities Corp.also a Broker Dealer 129 not reported Federally registered Pittsburgh

Reported AUM

Of the RIA firms headquartered in Pennsylvania that report assets. Advisers each report the assets they manage, so assets one firm sub-advises for another are counted by both.

Total reported
$4.6T
Firms reporting
722
Median, federally registered
$519M
Median, state registered
$41.2M

How they charge

Share of the 812 firms headquartered here that report their fees.

Percentage of Assets93%
Fixed Fees57%
Hourly Charges40%
Performance-Based Fees16%
Other Fees14%
Commissions2%

Who they serve

Share of the 722 firms headquartered here that report their client types.

Individuals80%
High Net Worth Individuals79%
Charities and Non-Profits31%
Corporations/Businesses30%
Pension/Profit Sharing Plan28%
Pooled Investment Vehicles19%

Cities

RIA firms headquartered in each city.

Pittsburgh77
Philadelphia73
Wayne32
Radnor31
Lancaster27
Conshohocken25
Newtown20
Wexford18
Berwyn17
Malvern17

Newly registered firms

RIA firms headquartered here, by the year they first registered.

202231
202336
202435
202530
2026 so far41
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Filings

Size, registrations and practice

Reported AUM, accounts and employees where filed, registrations by state, fee structure, client types and services.

People

Executives and every rep

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Offices

Headquarters and branches

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Pennsylvania RIA firms, answered.

How many RIA firms are registered in Pennsylvania?

4,334 RIA firms are registered or notice filed in Pennsylvania: 923 state registered and 3,411 federally registered. 846 are headquartered there.

Which RIA firms in Pennsylvania have the most advisers?

Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (2,439 advisers), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (1,341 advisers) and PNC Wealth Management LLC (1,165 advisers).

How much do RIA firms in Pennsylvania manage?

The 722 RIA firms headquartered in Pennsylvania that report assets report $4.6T in total. The median is $519M for federally registered firms and $41.2M for state registered firms.

What is the difference between state and federally registered RIA firms?

Smaller advisers register with the states where they work. Larger advisers register federally and notice file in the states where they have clients, so both appear here.

Can I send these firms to my CRM or ask about them from Claude or ChatGPT?

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Is Accupoint a government agency?

No. Accupoint is an independent data company, not a government agency and not a consumer reporting agency.

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