SEC-registered wealth management firm Broker-dealer affiliated
Wilmington Trust Investment Management
As of its Form ADV filed May 14, 2026, Wilmington Trust Investment Management, an SEC-registered, broker-dealer affiliated wealth management firm in Wilmington, Delaware, reported $140.8 million in regulatory assets under management across 74 accounts, ranking #17 among all wealth firms in Delaware by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Wilmington, DE
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 19396
- SEC file number
- 801-41081
- Registered since
- March 24, 1992
- Latest Form ADV filing
- May 14, 2026
- Legal name
- WILMINGTON TRUST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 14
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $140.8 million
- Discretionary
- $140.8 million (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 74 (74 discretionary)
- Clients
- 74, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 36
- Advisory staff
- 30 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $1.9 million
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 8.3% (from $130.0 million a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- -8.8% (from $186.0 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- -46.6% (from $3.3 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- -14.0% (from 86)
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.
| Ranking | Nationally | In Delaware | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest wealth firms by assets under management, including broker-dealer firms | #7,147 | #17 | $140.8 million |
| Fastest-growing wealth firms over one year, including broker-dealer firms | #5,818 | #17 | 8.3%from $130.0 million |
| Fastest-growing wealth firms over three years, including broker-dealer firms | #5,854 | #14 | -8.8%from $186.0 million |
| Fastest-growing wealth firms over five years, including broker-dealer firms | #5,176 | #14 | -46.6%from $3.3 billion |
| Wealth firms with the biggest asset gains over one year, including broker-dealer firms | #6,647 | #17 | $10.8 million |
| Wealth firms with the most clients, including broker-dealer firms | #10,904 | #28 | 74 |
| Wealth firms with the most accounts, including broker-dealer firms | #13,101 | #33 | 74 |
| Wealth firms with the most advisory staff, including broker-dealer firms | #554 | #3 | 30 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $4.2 billion |
| October 3, 2011 | $2.7 billion |
| October 1, 2012 | $2.4 billion |
| October 1, 2013 | $1.3 billion |
| October 1, 2014 | $1.3 billion |
| October 1, 2015 | $1.0 billion |
| October 3, 2016 | $406.7 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $341.8 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $414.4 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $2.0 billion |
| October 1, 2020 | $2.5 billion |
| October 4, 2021 | $3.3 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $599.0 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $186.0 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $188.9 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $130.0 million |
| October 2, 2026 | $140.8 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 74 clients | $140.8 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Charitable organizations fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| State or municipal government entities fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Other investment advisers fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Insurance companies fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Corporations or other businesses fewer than 5 clients | $0 |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
Advisory services
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 0.
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
- Commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor
- Banking or thrift institution
- Trust company
- 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
- 0
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 0
IAR registrations by jurisdiction are not available for this firm. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 3 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 Delaware
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Donald W. Nicholson & Associates Ltd | Wilmington | $171.2 million |
| Benchmark Financial, LLC | Wilmington | $131.6 million |
| Montchanin Asset Management, LLC | Montchanin | $120.8 million |
| Back Bay Financial Planning & Investments | Bethany Beach | $120.5 million |
| Stratfi | Wilmington | $115.0 million |
The five wealth firms, broker-dealer affiliated firms included, nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Wilmington Trust Investment Management on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Wealth management firms in Delaware
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.