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Branson Frank a Inc

Palo Alto, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110451

Filed as BRANSON FRANK A INC

Branson Frank a Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Palo Alto, CA, registered since 1986, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026.

40 years
registered since 1986
$223,208,345
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Branson Frank a Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Branson Frank a Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Branson Frank a Inc located?

Branson Frank a Inc's principal office is in Palo Alto, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Branson Frank a Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Branson Frank a Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1986. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110451.

How much does Branson Frank a Inc manage?

Branson Frank a Inc reports $223,208,345 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 19, 2026 (43% discretionary).

How have Branson Frank a Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Branson Frank a Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $220,918,746 in the October 2021 data and $223,208,345 in the October 2026 data, up 1%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Branson Frank a Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (11); charitable organizations (1).

Which custodians does Branson Frank a Inc use?

Branson Frank a Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists U. S. Bank as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Branson Frank a 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/110451

What changed in Branson Frank a Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $262,576,303 to $223,208,345 (-15%).

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
  • 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 20, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$223,208,345

$223,208,345 as of October 2026, filing dated March 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $96,511,262.Non-discretionary: $126,697,083.

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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 11 Assets $125,225,844 (56%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $97,982,501 (44%)

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 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
1986 (40 years)
Employees
Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
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
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$221M 2021 $245M 2022 $215M 2023 $239M 2024 $263M 2025 $223M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$223,208,3451March 19, 2026
October 2025$262,576,3033March 20, 2025
October 2024$239,312,3433March 20, 2024
October 2023$215,269,4633March 7, 2023
October 2022$244,715,2993March 7, 2022
October 2021$220,918,7463March 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $220,918,746 in the October 2021 data and $223,208,345 in the October 2026 data, up 1%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 1 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $262,576,303 to $223,208,345 (-15%).

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

Not reported.

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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