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Childress & Co LLC
Filed as CHILDRESS & CO LLC
Childress & Co LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 23, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Childress & Co LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Childress & Co LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
How much does Childress & Co LLC charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 23, 2026 states: Flat fee: $100 a year (Three trust accounts of immediate family members). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Is Childress & Co LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Childress & Co LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 341213.
How much does Childress & Co LLC manage?
Childress & Co LLC reports $120,288,481 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 23, 2026 (100% discretionary).
What types of clients does Childress & Co LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (17); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).
Which custodians does Childress & Co LLC use?
Childress & Co LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Interactive Brokers LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Childress & Co 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/341213
Does Childress & Co LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 23, 2026 says: "Minimum Account Size $500,000" "The minimum dollar value for establishing an advisory account is generally $500,000, although we may accept lesser amounts at our discretion."
What changed in Childress & Co LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $0 to $120,288,481. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
Minimum Account Size $500,000
The minimum dollar value for establishing an advisory account is generally $500,000, although we may accept lesser amounts at our discretion.
Flat fee: $100 a year (Three trust accounts of immediate family members)
The brochure's wording
Three trust accounts of immediate family members are charged a fixed annual fee of $100.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 23, 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$120,288,481 as of October 2026, filing dated August 23, 2026.
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.DA 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- 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
- 2026 (0 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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3 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- September 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $0 to $120,288,481.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- June 2026
- Newly registered with the SEC.
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.INot 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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AdvisorCensus. Childress & Co LLC (CRD 341213): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/childress-and-co-llc-341213