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Collins Advisors, LLC

Buffalo, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 129270

Filed as COLLINS ADVISORS, LLC

Collins Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Buffalo, NY, registered since 2011, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 7, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2011
$176,396,942
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Collins Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Collins Advisors, LLC located?

Collins Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Buffalo, NY, according to its Form ADV.

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

Collins Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 129270.

How much does Collins Advisors, LLC manage?

Collins Advisors, LLC reports $176,396,942 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 7, 2026 (99% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Collins Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $116,464,379 in the October 2021 data and $176,396,942 in the October 2026 data, up 51%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Collins Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (473); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (56); high net worth individuals (52).

Which custodians does Collins Advisors, LLC use?

Collins Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Collins 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/129270

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 1. Regulatory assets under management went from $158,918,719 to $176,396,942 (+11%).

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 May 7, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$176,396,942

$176,396,942 as of October 2026, filing dated May 7, 2026.

Discretionary: $174,146,226.Non-discretionary: $2,250,716.

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 473 Assets $31,526,336 (18%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 52 Assets $128,470,626 (73%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 56 Assets $16,110,894 (9%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $289,086 (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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • 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
2011 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
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
7 states or jurisdictions
CAFLMANCNMNYVA

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
$116M 2021 $134M 2022 $127M 2023 $142M 2024 $159M 2025 $176M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$176,396,9423May 7, 2026
October 2025$158,918,7193March 31, 2025
October 2024$141,589,0003March 27, 2024
October 2023$126,647,5454March 29, 2023
October 2022$133,924,0454March 29, 2022
October 2021$116,464,3795May 6, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $116,464,379 in the October 2021 data and $176,396,942 in the October 2026 data, up 51%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 3 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 1.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $158,918,719 to $176,396,942 (+11%).

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
collinsadvisorsllc.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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AdvisorCensus. Collins Advisors, LLC (CRD 129270): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/collins-advisors-llc-buffalo-ny-129270