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Callahan Advisors, LLC

Houston, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 114058

Filed as CALLAHAN ADVISORS, LLC

Callahan Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 2003, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

23 years
registered since 2003
$1,327,579,088
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Callahan Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Callahan Advisors, LLC located?

Callahan Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV.

Is Callahan Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Callahan Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 114058.

How much does Callahan Advisors, LLC manage?

Callahan Advisors, LLC reports $1,327,579,088 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Callahan Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Callahan Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $724,424,002 in the October 2021 data and $1,327,579,088 in the October 2026 data, up 83%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Callahan Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (243); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (188); charitable organizations (16).

Which custodians does Callahan Advisors, LLC use?

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

Does Callahan Advisors, 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/114058

What changed in Callahan Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,199,098,973 to $1,327,579,088 (+11%). Registered or notice-filed in IL.

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,327,579,088

$1,327,579,088 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,327,579,088.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 188 Assets $75,599,674 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 243 Assets $1,222,340,999 (92%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 16 Assets $29,638,415 (2%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2003 (23 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
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
11 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
$724M 2021 $890M 2022 $780M 2023 $933M 2024 $1.2B 2025 $1.33B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,327,579,08811March 30, 2026
October 2025$1,199,098,97310June 20, 2025
October 2024$932,947,83910August 30, 2024
October 2023$780,089,1819March 28, 2023
October 2022$889,711,6939April 4, 2022
October 2021$724,424,0028March 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $724,424,002 in the October 2021 data and $1,327,579,088 in the October 2026 data, up 83%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 11 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 $1,199,098,973 to $1,327,579,088 (+11%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in IL.
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in IL.

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
callahanadvisors.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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