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Barnett & Co Inc

Chattanooga, TNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 105867

Filed as BARNETT & CO INC

Barnett & Co Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chattanooga, TN, registered since 1984, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026.

42 years
registered since 1984
$142,016,348
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Barnett & Co Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Barnett & Co Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Barnett & Co Inc located?

Barnett & Co Inc's principal office is in Chattanooga, TN, according to its Form ADV.

Is Barnett & Co Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Barnett & Co Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1984. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105867.

How much does Barnett & Co Inc manage?

Barnett & Co Inc reports $142,016,348 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Barnett & Co Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Barnett & Co Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $222,379,571 in the October 2021 data and $142,016,348 in the October 2026 data, down 36%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Barnett & Co Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (60); high net worth individuals (56).

Which custodians does Barnett & Co Inc use?

Barnett & Co Inc'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 Barnett & Co 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/105867

What changed in Barnett & Co Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: 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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

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

See the firm's brochure (dated August 17, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$142,016,348

$142,016,348 as of October 2026, filing dated August 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $142,016,348.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 60 Assets $19,286,175 (14%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 56 Assets $121,944,253 (86%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $327,093 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $458,827 (0%)

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
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1984 (42 years)
Employees
Total: 5. 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
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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
$222M 2021 $157M 2022 $152M 2023 $156M 2024 $175M 2025 $142M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$142,016,3485August 17, 2026
October 2025$174,961,0005January 29, 2025
October 2024$155,952,1493January 29, 2024
October 2023$151,541,7473January 27, 2023
October 2022$157,224,1363March 25, 2022
October 2021$222,379,5717July 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $222,379,571 in the October 2021 data and $142,016,348 in the October 2026 data, down 36%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 5 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. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $174,961,000 to $142,016,348 (-19%).

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
barnettandcompany.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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