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BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106108

Filed as BNY MELLON ADVISORS, INC.

BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1996, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 28, 2026.

30 years
registered since 1996
$33,478,488,988
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
6
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. located?

BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1996. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106108.

How much does BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. manage?

BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. reports $33,478,488,988 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 28, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $9,776,965,545 in the October 2021 data and $33,478,488,988 in the October 2026 data, up 242%. Total employees: 33 in October 2021 and 66 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (120,219); high net worth individuals (4,358); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (472).

Which custodians does BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. use?

BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC (affiliated with the firm) as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/106108

What changed in BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 6 yes answers, previously 7 (now no: 11.H(1)(c)). 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
  • 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 firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$33,478,488,988

$33,478,488,988 as of October 2026, filing dated May 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $33,206,739,506.Non-discretionary: $271,749,482.

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 120,219 Assets $23,658,305,273 (71%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 4,358 Assets $7,857,360,507 (23%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $271,749,482 (1%)
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 472 Assets $160,880,848 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 243 Assets $594,445,664 (2%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $528,361 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $223,319,602 (1%)
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 409 Assets $451,963,982 (1%)
Other
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $259,935,269 (1%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • 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
1996 (30 years)
Employees
Total: 66. Performing investment advisory functions: 44.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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)
4 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
Boston, MAPennington, NJPittsburgh, PASan Francisco, CA
States registered or notice-filed
52 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

6 Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$9.78B 2021 $14.4B 2022 $11.3B 2023 $19.7B 2024 $24B 2025 $33.5B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$33,478,488,98866May 28, 2026
October 2025$23,959,697,12779March 31, 2025
October 2024$19,689,689,74080September 30, 2024
October 2023$11,310,947,59520June 6, 2023
October 2022$14,405,512,17831May 23, 2022
October 2021$9,776,965,54533May 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $9,776,965,545 in the October 2021 data and $33,478,488,988 in the October 2026 data, up 242%.

Total employees: 33 in October 2021 and 66 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. June 2026
    • Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 6 yes answers, previously 7 (now no: 11.H(1)(c)).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • No longer lists the business name BNY Mellon Advisors.
    • No longer lists the business name BNY Investments.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 46 to 44.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $23,959,697,127 to $33,478,488,988 (+40%).
    • Added an office in San Francisco, CA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • Added the business name BNY Investments.
    • Changed its office addresses in Boston, MA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Added an office in Pennington, NJ.
    • No longer lists an office in New York, NY.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
bny.com/INVESTMENTS/US/EN/INSTITUTIONAL/INVESTOR-SOLUTIONS.HTMLbny.com/INVESTMENTS/US/EN/INTERMEDIARY/INVESTOR-SOLUTIONS.HTMLbnyadvisormatch.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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