SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Arax Advisory Partners
As of its Form ADV filed August 14, 2026, Arax Advisory Partners, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in New York, New York, reported $26.5 billion in regulatory assets under management across 39,138 accounts, ranking #8 among independent RIAs in New York by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 133535
- SEC file number
- 801-67165
- Registered since
- September 20, 2006
- Latest Form ADV filing
- August 14, 2026
- Legal name
- ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS, LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 38
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $26.5 billion
- Discretionary
- $23.8 billion (89.8%)
- Non-discretionary
- $2.7 billion
- Accounts
- 39,138 (35,710 discretionary)
- Clients
- 15,678, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 361
- Advisory staff
- 168 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $677,729
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 262.4% (from $7.3 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 183.9% (from $1.2 billion three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 91.2% (from $1.0 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 240.0% (from 4,611)
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 New York | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #38 | #8 | $26.5 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #7 | #3 | 262.4%from $7.3 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #1 | #1 | 91.2%from $1.0 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year | #15 | #2 | $19.2 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #60 | #10 | 15,678 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #10 | #5 | 240.0%from 4,611 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #41 | #5 | 39,138 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #37 | #3 | 168 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #28 | #4 | 4,949 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #62 | #4 | 39 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $80.8 million |
| October 3, 2011 | $95.2 million |
| October 1, 2012 | $108.6 million |
| October 1, 2013 | $153.4 million |
| October 1, 2014 | $190.6 million |
| October 1, 2015 | $335.9 million |
| October 3, 2016 | $399.4 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $506.6 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $652.0 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $506.6 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $816.8 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $1.0 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $1.3 billion |
| October 5, 2023 | $1.2 billion |
| October 1, 2024 | $1.4 billion |
| September 2, 2025 | $7.3 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $26.5 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 4,949 clients | $21.2 billion | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 10,206 clients | $3.0 billion | |
| Corporations or other businesses 312 clients | $1.4 billion | |
| Charitable organizations 130 clients | $298.7 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans 53 clients | $285.2 million | |
| Pooled investment vehicles 12 clients | $235.1 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
- Selection of other advisers
- Educational seminars or workshops
- Other
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 5000.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: yes.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Insurance broker or agent
- Other financial products
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Broker-dealer
- Other investment adviser
- Municipal advisor
- Insurance company or agency
- Sponsor, general partner or managing member of pooled investment vehicles
Advises 17 private funds (Item 7.B).
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $2.7 billion in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 233
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 95
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 230
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 39, CFA 10, ChFC 6, PFS 5.
Between 65 and 97 of the firm's 233 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.
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Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 4 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 New York
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Wealthspire Advisors | New York | $34.3 billion |
| Tiedemann Advisors, LLC | New York | $31.0 billion |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | New York | $28.3 billion |
| Offit Capital | New York | $20.6 billion |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | New York | $19.9 billion |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Arax Advisory Partners on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.araxadvisorypartners.com
- Independent RIAs in New York
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.