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Compass Ion Advisors, LLC

Conshohocken, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 166418

Filed as COMPASS ION ADVISORS, LLC

Compass Ion Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Conshohocken, PA, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2013
$1,586,830,325
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Compass Ion Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

What does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 18, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Compass Ion Advisors, LLC located?

Compass Ion Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Conshohocken, PA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

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

Compass Ion Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166418.

How much does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC manage?

Compass Ion Advisors, LLC reports $1,586,830,325 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026 (92% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Compass Ion Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $748,974,948 in the October 2021 data and $1,586,830,325 in the October 2026 data, up 112%. Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (844); high net worth individuals (333); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (27).

Which custodians does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC use?

Compass Ion Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Compass Ion 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/166418

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

In the October 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in CO.

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

Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Compass Ion’s fees for providing services for consulting services to Retirement Plan Sponsors are based upon a percentage of assets under management and generally range from 0.25% to 1.00%, payable quarterly in advance.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 18, 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
$1,586,830,325

$1,586,830,325 as of October 2026, filing dated September 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,452,383,330.Non-discretionary: $134,446,995.

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 844 Assets $310,317,183 (20%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 333 Assets $1,142,066,146 (72%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 27 Assets $134,446,996 (8%)

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
2013 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 24. Performing investment advisory functions: 15.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
Chadds Ford, PA
States registered or notice-filed
22 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
$749M 2021 $871M 2022 $767M 2023 $1.09B 2024 $1.33B 2025 $1.59B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,586,830,32524September 3, 2026
October 2025$1,328,104,98823July 31, 2025
October 2024$1,089,630,15220June 6, 2024
October 2023$767,057,71215September 12, 2023
October 2022$870,558,08015July 27, 2022
October 2021$748,974,94813July 19, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $748,974,948 in the October 2021 data and $1,586,830,325 in the October 2026 data, up 112%.

Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 24 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. October 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in CO.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,328,104,988 to $1,586,830,325 (+19%).
  3. January 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in OH.
  4. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in OR.

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
compass-ionadvisors.comionadv.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. Compass Ion Advisors, LLC (CRD 166418): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/compass-ion-advisors-llc-conshohocken-pa-166418