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Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC

Minneapolis, MNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 38357

Filed as CLIFTONLARSONALLEN WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Minneapolis, MN, registered since 2000, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

26 years
registered since 2000
$14,426,640,890
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC located?

Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Minneapolis, MN, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

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

Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 38357.

How much does Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC manage?

Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC reports $14,426,640,890 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (60% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $5,426,858,831 in the October 2021 data and $14,426,640,890 in the October 2026 data, up 166%. Total employees: 113 in October 2021 and 158 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (4,202); high net worth individuals (2,348); corporations or other businesses not listed above (338).

Does Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/38357

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Added the business name CLA Meridian Capital. Employees performing advisory functions went from 97 to 81. Changed its office addresses in Appleton, WI. Changed its office addresses in Tampa, FL. Added an office in Salt Lake City, UT. Added an office in Tempe, AZ. No longer lists an office in Phoenix, AZ. No longer lists an office in Wenatchee, WA.

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 March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$14,426,640,890

$14,426,640,890 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $8,724,139,324.Non-discretionary: $5,702,501,566.

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 4,202 Assets $1,205,845,891 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 2,348 Assets $10,130,027,642 (70%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 159 Assets $1,932,706,980 (13%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 307 Assets $247,428,451 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 338 Assets $910,631,926 (6%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
CLA MERIDIAN CAPITAL
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2000 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 158. Performing investment advisory functions: 81.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
25 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Addison, TXAlbuquerque, NMAppleton, WIBellevue, WACarmel, CACharlotte, NCDenver, COEau Claire, WIIrvine, CAKing of Prussia, PALivingston, NJLos Angeles, CAMiddleton, WINew Bedford, MAOak Brook, ILOrlando, FLPeoria, ILQuincy, MASalt Lake City, UTSpokane, WASt. Louis, MOStevens Point, WITampa, FLTempe, AZWauwatosa, WI
States registered or notice-filed
52 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

2 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$5.43B 2021 $6.95B 2022 $6.75B 2023 $7.98B 2024 $12.3B 2025 $14.4B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$14,426,640,890158March 31, 2026
October 2025$12,327,816,161148March 31, 2025
October 2024$7,977,801,363153March 29, 2024
October 2023$6,753,872,946154March 30, 2023
October 2022$6,947,612,102145March 28, 2022
October 2021$5,426,858,831113August 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $5,426,858,831 in the October 2021 data and $14,426,640,890 in the October 2026 data, up 166%.

Total employees: 113 in October 2021 and 158 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
    • Added the business name CLA Meridian Capital.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 97 to 81.
    • Changed its office addresses in Appleton, WI.
    • Changed its office addresses in Tampa, FL.
    • Added an office in Salt Lake City, UT.
    • Added an office in Tempe, AZ.
    • No longer lists an office in Phoenix, AZ.
    • No longer lists an office in Wenatchee, WA.

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
claconnect.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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