SEC-registered wealth management firm Broker-dealer affiliated
Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc.
As of its Form ADV filed March 30, 2026, Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc., an SEC-registered, broker-dealer affiliated wealth management firm in Albemarle, North Carolina, reported $337.8 million in regulatory assets under management across 877 accounts, ranking #98 among all wealth firms in North Carolina by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 117592
- SEC file number
- 801-63767
- Registered since
- January 3, 2005
- Latest Form ADV filing
- March 30, 2026
- Organized as
- Corporation
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 4
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $337.8 million
- Discretionary
- $337.8 million (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 877 (877 discretionary)
- Clients
- 875, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 14
- Advisory staff
- 12 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $385,223
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 21.4% (from $278.2 million a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 21.3% (from $189.4 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 13.8% (from $176.7 million five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 8.2% (from 809)
Broker-dealer affiliated. The firm is affiliated with a bank (Item 7.A(8)) that is part of a group with a broker-dealer (Item 7.A(1)) or controlled by a public company (Schedule D, Item 10.A). It is ranked among all wealth firms, the directory's view that includes wirehouses and broker-dealer firms, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. 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 all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms.
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $99.7 million |
| October 3, 2011 | $123.2 million |
| October 1, 2012 | $118.1 million |
| October 1, 2013 | $131.0 million |
| October 1, 2014 | $144.4 million |
| October 1, 2015 | $149.5 million |
| October 3, 2016 | $143.5 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $119.6 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $129.3 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $136.5 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $175.5 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $176.7 million |
| October 3, 2022 | $215.7 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $189.4 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $224.7 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $278.2 million |
| October 2, 2026 | $337.8 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 228 clients | $152.4 million | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 609 clients | $137.4 million | |
| Charitable organizations 27 clients | $30.7 million | |
| Corporations or other businesses 11 clients | $14.0 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $3.3 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 businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Educational seminars or workshops
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 0.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: yes.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Broker-dealer
- Banking or thrift institution
- Insurance company or agency
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $13.5 million in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 15
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 15
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 14
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 1, ChFC 1.
0 of the firm's 15 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. 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 North Carolina
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Reichard Capital, LLC | Charlotte | $341.0 million |
| Lewis Financial Management, LLC | Raleigh | $338.7 million |
| Everstar Asset Management, LLC | Mooresville | $336.7 million |
| Insight Folios | Charlotte | $331.3 million |
| Lifeplan Group | Raleigh | $326.0 million |
The five wealth firms, broker-dealer affiliated firms included, nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.uwharrie.com
- Wealth management firms in North Carolina
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.