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  "crd_number": 194515,
  "slug": "coston-mcisaac-and-shea-financial-advisors-bar-harbor-me-194515",
  "primary_business_name": "COSTON, MCISAAC & SHEA FINANCIAL ADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "COSTON, MCISAAC, AND PARTNERS INC.",
  "dbas": [
    "COSTON, MCISAAC & SHEA FINANCIAL ADVISORS"
  ],
  "city": "Bar Harbor",
  "state": "ME",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": null,
  "metro": null,
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2015-05-26",
  "years_registered": 11,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-05-21",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 466919598.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 466919598.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 12,
  "advisory_employees": 11,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 1019
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      "count": 235
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "other",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "MA",
    "ME"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://costonshea.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/194515",
  "city_as_filed": "BAR HARBOR",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/coston-mcisaac-and-shea-financial-advisors-bar-harbor-me-194515",
  "display_name": "Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors",
  "summary": "Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bar Harbor, ME, registered since 2015, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors (CRD 194515): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors located?",
      "a": "Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors' principal office is in Bar Harbor, ME, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 194515."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors manage?",
      "a": "Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors reports $466,919,598 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $190,101,611 in the October 2021 data and $466,919,598 in the October 2026 data, up 146%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,019); high net worth individuals (235)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors use?",
      "a": "Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Axos Clearing LLC and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/194515"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Coston, McIsaac & Shea Financial Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the June 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 190101611.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2021-02-23"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 270807048.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2022-09-02"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 292006042.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2023-09-21"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 343764434.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2024-07-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 405676340.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2025-06-23"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 466919598.0,
      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2026-05-21"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-06-01",
      "period_label": "June 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 11.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $405,676,340 to $466,919,598 (+15%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Axos Clearing LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "AXOS CLEARING LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/coston-mcisaac-and-shea-financial-advisors-bar-harbor-me-194515.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 1019,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 197122829.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 235,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 269796769.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/194515",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}