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Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC

New Hartford, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 158898

Filed as ASCENT WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC

Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New Hartford, NY, registered since 2011, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026.

15 years
registered since 2011
$1,518,044,632
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC located?

Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC's principal office is in New Hartford, NY, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158898.

How much does Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC manage?

Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC reports $1,518,044,632 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026 (95% discretionary).

How have Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $896,102,650 in the October 2021 data and $1,518,044,632 in the October 2026 data, up 69%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (778); high net worth individuals (258); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (38).

Which custodians does Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC use?

Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC 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/158898

Does Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 says: "Ascent offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses and retirement plans. Ascent generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."

What changed in Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in CT, LA.

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

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Ascent offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses and retirement plans. Ascent generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 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
$1,518,044,632

$1,518,044,632 as of October 2026, filing dated July 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,437,583,054.Non-discretionary: $80,461,578.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 778 Assets $337,020,389 (22%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 258 Assets $981,235,719 (65%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 38 Assets $130,569,966 (9%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 6 Assets $21,839,650 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 16 Assets $47,378,908 (3%)

A 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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2011 (15 years)
Employees
Total: 17. Performing investment advisory functions: 15.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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)
3 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Charlotte, NCElmira, NYSaratoga Springs, NY
States registered or notice-filed
16 states or jurisdictions
CACTFLGALAMAMDNCNHNJNYPASCTNTXVA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$896M 2021 $1.06B 2022 $959M 2023 $1.11B 2024 $1.32B 2025 $1.52B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,518,044,63217July 17, 2026
October 2025$1,322,466,78214January 29, 2025
October 2024$1,114,192,88913March 12, 2024
October 2023$958,544,29413March 24, 2023
October 2022$1,063,457,26112April 25, 2022
October 2021$896,102,65011March 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $896,102,650 in the October 2021 data and $1,518,044,632 in the October 2026 data, up 69%.

Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 17 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
  1. August 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in CT, LA.
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 15.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,322,466,782 to $1,518,044,632 (+15%).
    • Added an office in Charlotte, NC.

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.I
ascentwealthpartners.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Ascent Wealth Partners, LLC (CRD 158898): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ascent-wealth-partners-llc-new-hartford-ny-158898