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  "crd_number": 140515,
  "slug": "bhk-investment-advisors-birmingham-al-140515",
  "primary_business_name": "BHK INVESTMENT ADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "BHK INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Birmingham",
  "state": "AL",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "13820",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "13820",
    "common_name": "Birmingham",
    "msa_name": "Birmingham, AL",
    "path": "/advisors/al/birmingham"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2006-05-17",
  "years_registered": 20,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-04-27",
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  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 9,
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  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 11
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  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 2,
  "states_registered": [
    "AL",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "LA",
    "TN",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://bhkllc.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/140515",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(4)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "BIRMINGHAM",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bhk-investment-advisors-birmingham-al-140515",
  "display_name": "BHK Investment Advisors",
  "summary": "BHK Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Birmingham, AL, registered since 2006, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. BHK Investment Advisors (CRD 140515): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is BHK Investment Advisors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BHK Investment Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is BHK Investment Advisors located?",
      "a": "BHK Investment Advisors' principal office is in Birmingham, AL, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is BHK Investment Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "BHK Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 140515."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does BHK Investment Advisors manage?",
      "a": "BHK Investment Advisors reports $794,064,525 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 27, 2026 (47% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have BHK Investment Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for BHK Investment Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $589,568,959 in the October 2021 data and $794,064,525 in the October 2026 data, up 35%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does BHK Investment Advisors serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (181); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (123); corporations or other businesses not listed above (13)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does BHK Investment Advisors use?",
      "a": "BHK Investment Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does BHK Investment Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation) and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/140515"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in BHK Investment Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 589568959.0,
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      "filing_date": "2021-03-30"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2022-09-15"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 664142639.0,
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      "filing_date": "2024-03-25"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 794064525.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2026-04-27"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bhk-investment-advisors-birmingham-al-140515.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 123,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 49884395.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 181,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 11,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 199723667.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 13,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 110663364.0
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/140515",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}