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  "crd_number": 151916,
  "slug": "cerity-partners-ocio-llc-new-york-ny-151916",
  "primary_business_name": "CERITY PARTNERS OCIO LLC",
  "legal_name": "CERITY PARTNERS OCIO LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "35620",
    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2010-01-04",
  "years_registered": 16,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-31",
  "carried_forward": false,
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  "raum_band": "over_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 61,
  "advisory_employees": 21,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 38
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    "investment_companies": {
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      "count": 2,
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    },
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
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    "performance_based"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "portfolio_management_investment_companies",
    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CO",
    "NY",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://ceritypartners.com/cerity-partners-ocio",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/cerity-partners"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/151916",
  "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cerity-partners-ocio-llc-new-york-ny-151916",
  "display_name": "Cerity Partners Ocio LLC",
  "summary": "Cerity Partners Ocio LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2010, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Cerity Partners Ocio LLC (CRD 151916): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "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",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Cerity Partners Ocio LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cerity Partners Ocio LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does Cerity Partners Ocio LLC's brochure say about its fees?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 0.75% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Cerity Partners Ocio LLC located?",
      "a": "Cerity Partners Ocio LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Cerity Partners Ocio LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Cerity Partners Ocio LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 151916."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Cerity Partners Ocio LLC manage?",
      "a": "Cerity Partners Ocio LLC reports $21,132,697,705 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Cerity Partners Ocio LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Cerity Partners Ocio LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $3,700,382,256 in the October 2021 data and $21,132,697,705 in the October 2026 data, up 471%. Total employees: 141 in October 2021 and 61 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Cerity Partners Ocio LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: charitable organizations (38); high net worth individuals (2); investment companies (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Cerity Partners Ocio LLC use?",
      "a": "Cerity Partners Ocio LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust, State Street Bank and The Bank of New York Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Cerity Partners Ocio LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/151916"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Cerity Partners Ocio LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 22 to 21. Regulatory assets under management went from $17,346,720,716 to $21,132,697,705 (+22%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3700382256.0,
      "total_employees": 141,
      "filing_date": "2021-08-11"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4832854403.0,
      "total_employees": 160,
      "filing_date": "2022-08-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4569619524.0,
      "total_employees": 169,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 14976862185.0,
      "total_employees": 54,
      "filing_date": "2024-06-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 17346720716.0,
      "total_employees": 60,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 21132697705.0,
      "total_employees": 61,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-31"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 22 to 21.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $17,346,720,716 to $21,132,697,705 (+22%).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-11-01",
      "period_label": "November 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Changed its office addresses in Austin, TX.",
        "Changed its office addresses in Denver, CO."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": "0.75% of assets a year",
    "account_minimum": null,
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: up to 0.75% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "Management fees typically are up to 0.75% per annum of the assets managed by the Adviser for a particular Client and payable monthly or quarterly or in arrears or in advance."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "Management fees typically are up to 0.75% per annum of the assets managed by the Adviser for a particular Client and payable monthly or quarterly or in arrears or in advance."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Northern Trust",
      "name_as_filed": "NORTHERN TRUST",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "State Street Bank",
      "name_as_filed": "STATE STREET BANK",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "The Bank of New York Mellon",
      "name_as_filed": "THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cerity-partners-ocio-llc-new-york-ny-151916.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 2,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
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    {
      "type": "investment_companies",
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    {
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      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 1,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    {
      "type": "charitable",
      "label": "Charitable organizations",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/151916",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}