SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Cerity Partners LLC
As of its Form ADV filed July 13, 2026, Cerity Partners LLC, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in New York, New York, reported $161.7 billion in regulatory assets under management across 26,230 accounts, ranking #1 among independent RIAs in New York by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 151559
- SEC file number
- 801-70719
- Registered since
- October 22, 2009
- Latest Form ADV filing
- July 13, 2026
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 66
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $161.7 billion
- Discretionary
- $145.7 billion (90.1%)
- Non-discretionary
- $16.0 billion
- Accounts
- 26,230 (25,495 discretionary)
- Clients
- 26,283, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 1,529
- Advisory staff
- 1,102 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $6.2 million
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 31.6% (from $122.8 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 44.7% (from $53.3 billion three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 43.3% (from $26.7 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 32.3% (from 19,873)
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 | #8 | #1 | $161.7 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #901 | #55 | 31.6%from $122.8 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years | #142 | #6 | 44.7%from $53.3 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #44 | #5 | 43.3%from $26.7 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year | #4 | #1 | $38.8 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #39 | #7 | 26,283 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #446 | #35 | 32.3%from 19,873 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #58 | #7 | 26,230 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #4 | #1 | 1,102 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #13 | #2 | 14,561 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #6 | #1 | 312 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $58.8 million |
| October 3, 2011 | $754.3 million |
| October 1, 2012 | $2.5 billion |
| October 1, 2013 | $2.7 billion |
| October 1, 2014 | $3.2 billion |
| October 1, 2015 | $4.6 billion |
| October 3, 2016 | $4.2 billion |
| October 2, 2017 | $6.2 billion |
| October 1, 2018 | $7.4 billion |
| October 1, 2019 | $19.7 billion |
| October 1, 2020 | $24.7 billion |
| October 4, 2021 | $26.7 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $44.7 billion |
| October 5, 2023 | $53.3 billion |
| October 1, 2024 | $80.6 billion |
| September 2, 2025 | $122.8 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $161.7 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 14,561 clients | $107.3 billion | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans 789 clients | $20.8 billion | |
| Charitable organizations 253 clients | $17.5 billion | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 10,384 clients | $6.8 billion | |
| Pooled investment vehicles 13 clients | $6.1 billion | |
| Corporations or other businesses 226 clients | $3.1 billion | |
| State or municipal government entities 3 clients | $27.4 million | |
| Investment companies 1 client | $9.8 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
- Performance-based fees
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
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 12500.
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
- Other investment adviser
- Commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor
- Trust company
- Accountant or accounting firm
- Insurance company or agency
- Pension consultant
- Sponsor, general partner or managing member of pooled investment vehicles
Advises 10 private funds (Item 7.B).
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $30.7 billion in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 779
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 24
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 663
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 312, CFA 105, ChFC 15, PFS 7.
Between 286 and 426 of the firm's 779 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 New York
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Betterment | New York | $69.5 billion |
| First Manhattan Co. LLC | New York | $38.1 billion |
| BBR Partners, LLC | New York | $36.5 billion |
| Wealthspire Advisors | New York | $34.3 billion |
| Tiedemann Advisors, LLC | New York | $31.0 billion |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Cerity Partners LLC on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.ceritypartners.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.