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Abrdn Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Philadelphia, PA, registered since 1995, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Abrdn Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Abrdn Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other.
Where is Abrdn Inc. located?
Abrdn Inc.'s principal office is in Philadelphia, PA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Abrdn Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Abrdn Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1995. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111069.
How much does Abrdn Inc. manage?
Abrdn Inc. reports $41,477,054,582 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Abrdn Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Abrdn Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $36,810,255,577 in the October 2021 data and $41,477,054,582 in the October 2026 data, up 13%. Total employees: 352 in October 2021 and 193 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Abrdn Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (90); investment companies (23); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (16).
Which custodians does Abrdn Inc. use?
Abrdn Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Citibank, JP Morgan Chase & Co and Master Trust Bank of Japan as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Abrdn Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/111069
What changed in Abrdn Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 47 to 55. Regulatory assets under management went from $37,575,048,457 to $41,477,054,582 (+10%).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$41,477,054,582 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS, ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS GLOBAL, ABRDN, ABRDN INVESTMENTS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1995 (31 years)
- Employees
- Total: 193. Performing investment advisory functions: 55.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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2 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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52 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $41,477,054,582 | 193 | March 26, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $37,575,048,457 | 193 | July 21, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $47,163,625,481 | 212 | July 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $52,096,926,901 | 266 | June 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $56,266,003,343 | 291 | September 12, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $36,810,255,577 | 352 | July 6, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $36,810,255,577 in the October 2021 data and $41,477,054,582 in the October 2026 data, up 13%.
Total employees: 352 in October 2021 and 193 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 47 to 55.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $37,575,048,457 to $41,477,054,582 (+10%).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Abrdn Inc. (CRD 111069): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/abrdn-inc-philadelphia-pa-111069