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Bridgewater Advisors Inc.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109826

Filed as BRIDGEWATER ADVISORS INC.

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1995, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 12, 2026.

31 years
registered since 1995
$2,566,369,842
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Bridgewater Advisors Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bridgewater Advisors Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Bridgewater Advisors Inc.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 states: Up to $3,000,000: 1% a year; $3,000,000 to $6,000,000: 0.75% a year; Above $6,000,000: 0.5% a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Bridgewater Advisors Inc. located?

Bridgewater Advisors Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Bridgewater Advisors Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1995. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109826.

How much does Bridgewater Advisors Inc. manage?

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. reports $2,566,369,842 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 12, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Bridgewater Advisors Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Bridgewater Advisors Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,744,313,109 in the October 2021 data and $2,566,369,842 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Bridgewater Advisors Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (366); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (223); charitable organizations (6).

Which custodians does Bridgewater Advisors Inc. use?

Bridgewater Advisors Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Bridgewater Advisors 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/109826

What changed in Bridgewater Advisors Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $2,136,285,351 to $2,566,369,842 (+20%).

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

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
AssetsAnnual rate
Up to $3,000,0001%
$3,000,000 to $6,000,0000.75%
Above $6,000,0000.5%
The brochure's wording
The annual fee is 1.00% of the first $3 million, plus 0.75% of the next $3 million, plus 0.5% of any assets in excess of $6 million.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 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
$2,566,369,842

$2,566,369,842 as of October 2026, filing dated March 12, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,566,369,842.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 223 Assets $107,332,444 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 366 Assets $2,379,991,729 (93%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $4,248,590 (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 6 Assets $13,489,085 (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 5 Assets $36,818,224 (1%)
Other
Clients 5 Assets $24,489,770 (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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1995 (31 years)
Employees
Total: 24. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
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
19 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
$1.74B 2021 $1.95B 2022 $1.64B 2023 $1.9B 2024 $2.14B 2025 $2.57B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,566,369,84224March 12, 2026
October 2025$2,136,285,35121March 15, 2025
October 2024$1,904,071,68322July 8, 2024
October 2023$1,641,761,56921May 25, 2023
October 2022$1,954,524,60419May 5, 2022
October 2021$1,744,313,10919April 5, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,744,313,109 in the October 2021 data and $2,566,369,842 in the October 2026 data, up 47%.

Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 24 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 $2,136,285,351 to $2,566,369,842 (+20%).
  2. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 16 to 17.

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
bridgewateradv.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. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. (CRD 109826): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bridgewater-advisors-inc-new-york-ny-109826