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Big Sioux Wealth Management

Watertown, SDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 299593

Filed as BIG SIOUX WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Big Sioux Financial, Inc.

Big Sioux Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Watertown, SD, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 27, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$235,177,047
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Big Sioux Wealth Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Big Sioux Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is Big Sioux Wealth Management located?

Big Sioux Wealth Management's principal office is in Watertown, SD, according to its Form ADV; the March 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Big Sioux Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Big Sioux Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 299593.

How much does Big Sioux Wealth Management manage?

Big Sioux Wealth Management reports $235,177,047 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 27, 2026 (97% discretionary).

How have Big Sioux Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Big Sioux Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $131,848,333 in the October 2021 data and $235,177,047 in the October 2026 data, up 78%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Big Sioux Wealth Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (597); high net worth individuals (246); charitable organizations (15).

Which custodians does Big Sioux Wealth Management use?

Big Sioux Wealth Management'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 Big Sioux Wealth Management 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/299593

Does Big Sioux Wealth Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 27, 2026 says: "In general, we require a minimum asset level of $ 100,000 to establish an investment advisory relationship. This minimum account size may be waived at the Firm’s discretion."

What changed in Big Sioux Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 5. Regulatory assets under management went from $200,749,508 to $235,177,047 (+17%). 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

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: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
In general, we require a minimum asset level of $ 100,000 to establish an investment advisory relationship. This minimum account size may be waived at the Firm’s discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 27, 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
$235,177,047

$235,177,047 as of October 2026, filing dated February 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $228,162,927.Non-discretionary: $7,014,120.

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 597 Assets $61,114,522 (26%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 246 Assets $167,903,807 (71%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 15 Assets $2,000,452 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 10 Assets $4,158,266 (2%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Big Sioux Financial, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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)
1 other office, as of the March 2026 filing
Sioux Falls, SD
States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
AZFLIAMNNDSDTX

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
$132M 2021 $165M 2022 $189M 2023 $188M 2024 $201M 2025 $235M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$235,177,0477February 27, 2026
October 2025$200,749,5086April 16, 2025
October 2024$187,790,0353January 31, 2024
October 2023$189,305,8973September 13, 2023
October 2022$164,714,8802February 14, 2022
October 2021$131,848,3332March 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $131,848,333 in the October 2021 data and $235,177,047 in the October 2026 data, up 78%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 7 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. March 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $200,749,508 to $235,177,047 (+17%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in IA.

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
bigsiouxwealth.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. Big Sioux Wealth Management (CRD 299593): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/big-sioux-wealth-management-watertown-sd-299593