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Cohen Klingenstein, LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 148428

Filed as COHEN KLINGENSTEIN, LLC

Cohen Klingenstein, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2008, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026.

18 years
registered since 2008
$3,391,536,316
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cohen Klingenstein, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Cohen Klingenstein, LLC located?

Cohen Klingenstein, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cohen Klingenstein, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cohen Klingenstein, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 148428.

How much does Cohen Klingenstein, LLC manage?

Cohen Klingenstein, LLC reports $3,391,536,316 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Cohen Klingenstein, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cohen Klingenstein, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,565,465,653 in the October 2021 data and $3,391,536,316 in the October 2026 data, up 32%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cohen Klingenstein, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (76); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (14); charitable organizations (10).

Which custodians does Cohen Klingenstein, LLC use?

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

Does Cohen Klingenstein, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/148428

What changed in Cohen Klingenstein, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $2,991,839,019 to $3,391,536,316 (+13%).

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 23, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$3,391,536,316

$3,391,536,316 as of October 2026, filing dated March 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $3,391,536,316.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 14 Assets $3,737,644 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 76 Assets $134,287,646 (4%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 6 Assets $2,272,315,241 (67%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $13,069,744 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 10 Assets $962,331,764 (28%)
Other
Clients 6 Assets $5,794,277 (0%)

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
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2008 (18 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
3 states or jurisdictions
CTDCNY

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 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.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an 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
$2.57B 2021 $2.62B 2022 $2.06B 2023 $2.53B 2024 $2.99B 2025 $3.39B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,391,536,3167March 23, 2026
October 2025$2,991,839,0197March 28, 2025
October 2024$2,531,915,6517March 25, 2024
October 2023$2,056,021,7957March 29, 2023
October 2022$2,622,816,2147March 30, 2022
October 2021$2,565,465,6537September 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,565,465,653 in the October 2021 data and $3,391,536,316 in the October 2026 data, up 32%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 7 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 $2,991,839,019 to $3,391,536,316 (+13%).

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

Not 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. Cohen Klingenstein, LLC (CRD 148428): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cohen-klingenstein-llc-new-york-ny-148428