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Apella Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in West Hartford, CT, registered since 2014, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 8, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Apella Wealth compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Apella Wealth reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other.
Where is Apella Wealth located?
Apella Wealth's principal office is in West Hartford, CT, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 28 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Apella Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?
Apella Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 171106.
How much does Apella Wealth manage?
Apella Wealth reports $11,065,217,421 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 8, 2026 (79% discretionary).
How have Apella Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Apella Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $1,662,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $11,065,217,421 in the October 2026 data, up 566%. Total employees: 47 in October 2021 and 179 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Apella Wealth serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (4,548); high net worth individuals (3,591); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (145).
Which custodians does Apella Wealth use?
Apella Wealth's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Apella Wealth 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/171106
Does Apella Wealth state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 26, 2026 says: "The Firm has a minimum account size of $500,000 and retains the right to waive the minimum account size at its discretion." "Apella requires a minimum initial account value of $500,000 to engage us for services discussed in this brochure. However, sometimes, at our sole discretion, we may accept smaller accounts based on various criteria, such as anticipated future assets, related accounts, and other individual Client circumstances."
What changed in Apella Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Added an office in Costa Mesa, CA. No longer lists an office in Huntington Beach, CA.
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
- 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 2AAccount minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
The Firm has a minimum account size of $500,000 and retains the right to waive the minimum account size at its discretion.
Apella requires a minimum initial account value of $500,000 to engage us for services discussed in this brochure. However, sometimes, at our sole discretion, we may accept smaller accounts based on various criteria, such as anticipated future assets, related accounts, and other individual Client circumstances.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 26, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$11,065,217,421 as of October 2026, filing dated September 8, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Apella Capital, LLC
- Also doing business as
- APELLA WEALTH
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 179. Performing investment advisory functions: 88.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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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28 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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51 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 | $11,065,217,421 | 179 | September 8, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $4,714,755,698 | 117 | July 17, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,349,019,931 | 77 | July 9, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,478,162,661 | 67 | October 2, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,357,000,000 | 58 | July 1, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,662,000,000 | 47 | August 19, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,662,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $11,065,217,421 in the October 2026 data, up 566%.
Total employees: 47 in October 2021 and 179 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- August 2026
- Added an office in Costa Mesa, CA.
- No longer lists an office in Huntington Beach, CA.
- July 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 93 to 88.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $9,776,223,571 to $11,065,217,421 (+13%).
- Added an office in Larkspur, CA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 68 to 93.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $7,953,076,688 to $9,776,223,571 (+23%).
- Registered or notice-filed in AK, AR, KY, MS, ND, PR, WV.
- February 2026
- Added an office in Fairfax, VA.
- Added an office in Fredericksburg, VA.
- Added an office in Harrisonburg, VA.
- Added an office in Warrenton, VA.
- Added an office in Williamsburg, VA.
- December 2025
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 53 to 68.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $4,714,755,698 to $7,953,076,688 (+69%).
- Registered or notice-filed in KS, MT, NE, OK, SD.
- November 2025
- Added an office in Chicago, IL.
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. Apella Wealth (CRD 171106): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/apella-wealth-west-hartford-ct-171106