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Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC

Cleveland, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 107808

Filed as BOYD WATTERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cleveland, OH, registered since 2000, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

26 years
registered since 2000
$18,809,101,724
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC located?

Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Cleveland, OH, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107808.

How much does Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC manage?

Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC reports $18,809,101,724 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (96% discretionary).

How have Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $13,278,144,812 in the October 2021 data and $18,809,101,724 in the October 2026 data, up 42%. Total employees: 98 in October 2021 and 140 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (462); high net worth individuals (208); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (140).

Which custodians does Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC use?

Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists PNC Bank as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC 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/107808

What changed in Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 44 to 51. Added an office in Atlanta, GA. Added an office in New York, NY.

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

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 March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$18,809,101,724

$18,809,101,724 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $17,969,478,514.Non-discretionary: $839,623,210.

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 462 Assets $263,313,699 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 208 Assets $287,231,621 (2%)
Investment companies
Clients 4 Assets $666,588,874 (4%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 9 Assets $10,036,946,524 (53%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 140 Assets $2,108,382,552 (11%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 96 Assets $1,983,502,514 (11%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 40 Assets $1,595,504,072 (8%)
Insurance companies
Clients 27 Assets $439,440,546 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 116 Assets $1,428,191,322 (8%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2000 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 140. Performing investment advisory functions: 51.
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)
8 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Atlanta, GABloomfield Hills, MIChicago, ILDenver, CONew York, NYTampa, FLWashington, DCWest Hartford, CT
States registered or notice-filed
53 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
$13.3B 2021 $16.7B 2022 $17.2B 2023 $17.9B 2024 $18.3B 2025 $18.8B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$18,809,101,724140March 31, 2026
October 2025$18,260,525,004124March 25, 2025
October 2024$17,878,495,158121September 13, 2024
October 2023$17,207,197,273118March 31, 2023
October 2022$16,738,915,196116March 31, 2022
October 2021$13,278,144,81298March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $13,278,144,812 in the October 2021 data and $18,809,101,724 in the October 2026 data, up 42%.

Total employees: 98 in October 2021 and 140 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 44 to 51.
    • Added an office in Atlanta, GA.
    • Added an office in New York, NY.

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
boydwatterson.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. Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLC (CRD 107808): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/boyd-watterson-asset-management-llc-cleveland-oh-107808