SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Mitchell Vaught & Taylor Inc
As of its Form ADV filed March 31, 2025, Mitchell Vaught & Taylor Inc, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Chicago, Illinois, reported $42.4 million in regulatory assets under management across 257 accounts, ranking #428 among independent RIAs in Illinois by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 106160
- SEC file number
- 801-52668
- Registered since
- August 12, 1996
- Latest Form ADV filing
- March 31, 2025
- Organized as
- Corporation
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 0
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $42.4 million
- Discretionary
- $39.3 million (92.7%)
- Non-discretionary
- $3.1 million
- Accounts
- 257 (227 discretionary)
- Clients
- 87, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 5
- Advisory staff
- 5 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $164,994
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 0.0% (from $42.4 million a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- -9.3% (from $56.8 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- -32.3% (from $298.6 million five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 0.0% (from 87)
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among independent wealth management RIAs.
| Ranking | Nationally | In Illinois | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #11,196 | #428 | $42.4 million |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #4,735 | #184 | -32.3%from $298.6 million |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #9,436 | #370 | 87 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #7,524 | #299 | 257 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #2,648 | #110 | 5 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #13,805 | #535 | 5 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $248.4 million |
| October 3, 2011 | $278.8 million |
| October 1, 2012 | $293.7 million |
| October 1, 2013 | $342.8 million |
| October 1, 2014 | $389.3 million |
| October 1, 2015 | $447.0 million |
| October 3, 2016 | $453.3 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $483.0 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $549.4 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $455.0 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $268.5 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $298.6 million |
| October 3, 2022 | $312.5 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $56.8 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $55.4 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $42.4 million |
| October 2, 2026 | $42.4 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 67 clients | $24.1 million | |
| High net worth individuals 5 clients | $12.4 million | |
| State or municipal government entities 15 clients | $5.9 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
- Selection of other advisers
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Other
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 1-10.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
None reported.
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 0
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 5
IAR registrations by jurisdiction are not available for this firm. IAR CE requirements by state.
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Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 0 disclosure questions. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in Illinois
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Stevard LLC | Chicago | $42.9 million |
| Tomchaney Investment Services, Inc. | Orland Park | $42.9 million |
| Berg Investment Planning | Berkeley | $42.2 million |
| Maguire Asset Management, LLC | Oak Brook | $42.0 million |
| Clearview Wealth Solutions, LLC | Barrington | $41.7 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Mitchell Vaught & Taylor Inc on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.mvtinvest.com
- Independent RIAs in Illinois
Firm data as of October 2, 2026, from ia100226.zip. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.