SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Manchester Capital Management LLC
As of its Form ADV filed July 6, 2026, Manchester Capital Management LLC, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Manchester, Vermont, reported $2.8 billion in regulatory assets under management across 1,457 accounts, ranking #1 among independent RIAs in Vermont by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Manchester, VT
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 110003
- SEC file number
- 801-43586
- Registered since
- April 7, 1993
- Latest Form ADV filing
- July 6, 2026
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 3
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $2.8 billion
- Discretionary
- $2.8 billion (97.9%)
- Non-discretionary
- $60.1 million
- Accounts
- 1,457 (1,429 discretionary)
- Clients
- 243, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 38
- Advisory staff
- 14 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $1.9 million
- Asset growth, 1 year
- -19.9% (from $3.5 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- -3.7% (from $3.2 billion three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- -4.8% (from $3.6 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- -6.2% (from 259)
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 Vermont | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #416 | #1 | $2.8 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #6,690 | #25 | -19.9%from $3.5 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years | #5,342 | #22 | -3.7%from $3.2 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #4,606 | #22 | -4.8%from $3.6 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #4,729 | #17 | 243 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #5,050 | #23 | -6.2%from 259 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #1,730 | #5 | 1,457 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #722 | #2 | 14 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #2,015 | #9 | 153 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #1,244 | #4 | 3 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $1.3 billion |
| October 3, 2011 | $1.7 billion |
| October 1, 2012 | $1.8 billion |
| October 1, 2013 | $2.4 billion |
| October 1, 2014 | $2.6 billion |
| October 1, 2015 | $3.1 billion |
| October 3, 2016 | $3.2 billion |
| October 2, 2017 | $3.3 billion |
| October 1, 2018 | $3.5 billion |
| October 1, 2019 | $3.4 billion |
| October 1, 2020 | $4.2 billion |
| October 4, 2021 | $3.6 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $3.7 billion |
| October 5, 2023 | $3.2 billion |
| October 1, 2024 | $3.7 billion |
| September 2, 2025 | $3.5 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $2.8 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 153 clients | $2.2 billion | |
| Pooled investment vehicles 16 clients | $525.5 million | |
| Charitable organizations 7 clients | $84.2 million | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 58 clients | $25.3 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Selection of other advisers
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 101-250.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
None reported.
Advises 16 private funds (Item 7.B).
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $2.2 billion in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 12
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 14
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFA 3, CFP 3.
Between 7 and 12 of the firm's 12 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. The source counts registrations by jurisdiction, and many IARs are registered in more than one, so the exact number is not knowable from it. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
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 Vermont
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Capital Management, Inc. | Montpelier | $2.6 billion |
| Pathway Financial Advisors, LLC | South Burlington | $1.6 billion |
| One Day in July LLC | Burlington | $1.4 billion |
| Hanson & Doremus Investment Management | Burlington | $1.1 billion |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | Williston | $849.1 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Manchester Capital Management LLC on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.mcmllc.com
- Independent RIAs in Vermont
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.