SEC-registered wealth management firm Broker-dealer affiliated
Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC
As of its Form ADV filed May 13, 2026, Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered, broker-dealer affiliated wealth management firm in Columbus, Ohio, reported $16.7 billion in regulatory assets under management across 251,223 accounts, ranking #6 among all wealth firms in Ohio by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 142373
- SEC file number
- 801-52664
- Registered since
- August 30, 1996
- Latest Form ADV filing
- May 13, 2026
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 8
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $16.7 billion
- Discretionary
- $16.7 billion (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 251,223 (251,223 discretionary)
- Clients
- 251,223, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 401
- Advisory staff
- 316 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $66,594
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 6.7% (from $15.7 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 11.3% (from $12.1 billion three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 8.1% (from $11.3 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- -7.1% (from 270,365)
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 | $5.5 billion |
| October 3, 2011 | $2.3 billion |
| October 1, 2012 | $2.4 billion |
| October 1, 2013 | $2.7 billion |
| October 1, 2014 | $3.4 billion |
| October 1, 2015 | $3.9 billion |
| October 3, 2016 | $3.8 billion |
| October 2, 2017 | $4.8 billion |
| October 1, 2018 | $6.6 billion |
| October 1, 2019 | $7.1 billion |
| October 1, 2020 | $9.4 billion |
| October 4, 2021 | $11.3 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $13.5 billion |
| October 5, 2023 | $12.1 billion |
| October 1, 2024 | $14.3 billion |
| September 2, 2025 | $15.7 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $16.7 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 251,200 clients | $16.7 billion | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans 23 clients | $29.0 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
Advisory services
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers
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)
- Broker-dealer
- Other investment adviser
- Banking or thrift institution
- Insurance company or agency
- Pension consultant
- Sponsor, general partner or managing member of pooled investment vehicles
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 394
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 380
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 316
Designations held by the firm's IARs: ChFC 56, CFP 30, CFA 2.
Between 14 and 21 of the firm's 394 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 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 Ohio
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. | Cincinnati | $23.0 billion |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd | Beachwood | $18.6 billion |
| Fifth Third Securities, Inc. | Cincinnati | $10.9 billion |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | Cincinnati | $10.3 billion |
| Valmark Advisers, Inc. | Akron | $10.2 billion |
The five wealth firms, broker-dealer affiliated firms included, nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Wealth management firms in Ohio
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.