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Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC

Bethlehem, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 138638

Filed as CORNERSTONE ADVISORS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bethlehem, PA, registered since 2006, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$9,571,773,832
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC located?

Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Bethlehem, PA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 138638.

How much does Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC manage?

Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC reports $9,571,773,832 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (52% discretionary).

How have Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $6,875,542,744 in the October 2021 data and $9,571,773,832 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 29 in October 2021 and 34 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (282); high net worth individuals (252); charitable organizations (97).

Which custodians does Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC use?

Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab, M&T Bank and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, 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/138638

What changed in Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 23 to 26. Regulatory assets under management went from $8,299,028,636 to $9,571,773,832 (+15%).

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
  • 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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$9,571,773,832

$9,571,773,832 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $4,981,239,031.Non-discretionary: $4,590,534,801.

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 282 Assets $110,056,270 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 252 Assets $1,375,747,904 (14%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 96 Assets $4,117,031,932 (43%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 97 Assets $1,947,831,123 (20%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 21 Assets $1,627,019,746 (17%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $264,202,877 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 16 Assets $129,883,980 (1%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 34. Performing investment advisory functions: 26.
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
18 states or jurisdictions
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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
$6.88B 2021 $7.61B 2022 $6.64B 2023 $7.42B 2024 $8.3B 2025 $9.57B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$9,571,773,83234March 26, 2026
October 2025$8,299,028,63633February 27, 2025
October 2024$7,416,501,87431March 27, 2024
October 2023$6,637,582,88232July 25, 2023
October 2022$7,611,767,96431March 28, 2022
October 2021$6,875,542,74429August 6, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $6,875,542,744 in the October 2021 data and $9,571,773,832 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 29 in October 2021 and 34 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 23 to 26.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $8,299,028,636 to $9,571,773,832 (+15%).

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
cornerstone-companies.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. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC (CRD 138638): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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