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Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC

Frisco, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 111521

Filed as CAIN, WATTERS & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Frisco, TX, registered since 1991, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 4, 2026.

35 years
registered since 1991
$5,036,805,273
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC located?

Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC's principal office is in Frisco, TX, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1991. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111521.

How much does Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC manage?

Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC reports $5,036,805,273 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 4, 2026 (47% discretionary).

How have Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,179,283,661 in the October 2021 data and $5,036,805,273 in the October 2026 data, up 131%. Total employees: 155 in October 2021 and 341 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,474); other (1,122); high net worth individuals (800).

Which custodians does Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC use?

Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and T Bank (affiliated with the firm) as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Cain, Watters & Associates, 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/111521

What changed in Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 71 to 86. Regulatory assets under management went from $4,237,891,280 to $5,036,805,273 (+19%).

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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated June 4, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$5,036,805,273

$5,036,805,273 as of October 2026, filing dated June 4, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,382,606,144.Non-discretionary: $2,654,199,129.

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 1,474 Assets $425,605,144 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 800 Assets $2,512,445,166 (50%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $1,885,020 (0%)
Other
Clients 1,122 Assets $2,096,869,943 (42%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1991 (35 years)
Employees
Total: 341. Performing investment advisory functions: 86.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.T Bank · affiliated

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 July 2026 filing
Kaysville, UT
States registered or notice-filed
51 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
$2.18B 2021 $2.75B 2022 $2.66B 2023 $3.54B 2024 $4.24B 2025 $5.04B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$5,036,805,273341June 4, 2026
October 2025$4,237,891,280337April 1, 2025
October 2024$3,544,679,305283May 29, 2024
October 2023$2,664,713,561265March 31, 2023
October 2022$2,753,384,041225March 31, 2022
October 2021$2,179,283,661155March 21, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,179,283,661 in the October 2021 data and $5,036,805,273 in the October 2026 data, up 131%.

Total employees: 155 in October 2021 and 341 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 71 to 86.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $4,237,891,280 to $5,036,805,273 (+19%).
  2. March 2026
    • 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
cainwatters.comcfoortho.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. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC (CRD 111521): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cain-watters-and-associates-llc-frisco-tx-111521