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Ashford Advisors, LLC

Pittsford, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 114238

Filed as ASHFORD ADVISORS, LLC

Ashford Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pittsford, NY, registered since 2001, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2001
$942,675,757
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Ashford Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ashford Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other.

Where is Ashford Advisors, LLC located?

Ashford Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Pittsford, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Ashford Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Ashford Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 114238.

How much does Ashford Advisors, LLC manage?

Ashford Advisors, LLC reports $942,675,757 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (74% discretionary).

How have Ashford Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Ashford Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $639,598,993 in the October 2021 data and $942,675,757 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Ashford Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (51); corporations or other businesses not listed above (20); charitable organizations (8).

Which custodians does Ashford Advisors, LLC use?

Ashford Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Northern Trust Securities, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Ashford Advisors, 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/114238

Does Ashford Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026 says: "Ashford generally requires a minimum family relationship of $10,000,000 for AAP."

What changed in Ashford Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3. Regulatory assets under management went from $828,983,055 to $942,675,757 (+14%).

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 2A

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

Account minimum: $10,000,000

The brochure's wording
Ashford generally requires a minimum family relationship of $10,000,000 for AAP.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 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
$942,675,757

$942,675,757 as of October 2026, filing dated March 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $701,814,335.Non-discretionary: $240,861,422.

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
High net worth individuals
Clients 51 Assets $812,153,639 (86%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 8 Assets $52,801,497 (6%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 20 Assets $77,720,621 (8%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2001 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
CADCFLMANHNY

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
$640M 2021 $760M 2022 $641M 2023 $725M 2024 $829M 2025 $943M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$942,675,7578March 18, 2026
October 2025$828,983,0559March 26, 2025
October 2024$725,031,9128March 28, 2024
October 2023$640,667,1438March 28, 2023
October 2022$760,396,9849March 31, 2022
October 2021$639,598,9939August 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $639,598,993 in the October 2021 data and $942,675,757 in the October 2026 data, up 47%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 8 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $828,983,055 to $942,675,757 (+14%).

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

Not reported.

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. Ashford Advisors, LLC (CRD 114238): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ashford-advisors-llc-pittsford-ny-114238