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Bard Associates Inc

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 104984

Filed as BARD ASSOCIATES INC

Bard Associates Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1987, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 22, 2026.

39 years
registered since 1987
$416,229,875
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Bard Associates Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bard Associates Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Bard Associates Inc located?

Bard Associates Inc's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Bard Associates Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Bard Associates Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1987. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104984.

How much does Bard Associates Inc manage?

Bard Associates Inc reports $416,229,875 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 22, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Bard Associates Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Bard Associates Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $329,412,536 in the October 2021 data and $416,229,875 in the October 2026 data, up 26%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Bard Associates Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (93); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (87); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

Which custodians does Bard Associates Inc use?

Bard Associates Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Bard Associates 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/104984

What changed in Bard Associates Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4. Registered or notice-filed in NC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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 firm's brochure (dated March 13, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$416,229,875

$416,229,875 as of October 2026, filing dated May 22, 2026.

Discretionary: $416,229,875.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 87 Assets $32,299,995 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 93 Assets $364,770,488 (88%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $19,159,392 (5%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1987 (39 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
9 states or jurisdictions
CACOFLILMANCNHNYTX

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
$329M 2021 $394M 2022 $310M 2023 $337M 2024 $385M 2025 $416M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$416,229,87510May 22, 2026
October 2025$384,627,78810March 24, 2025
October 2024$337,059,1849March 12, 2024
October 2023$309,851,6649March 24, 2023
October 2022$394,489,4929March 29, 2022
October 2021$329,412,5369March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $329,412,536 in the October 2021 data and $416,229,875 in the October 2026 data, up 26%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 10 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 5 to 4.
    • Registered or notice-filed in NC.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in NH.

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
bardassociatesinc.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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