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Crestwood Advisors
Filed as CRESTWOOD ADVISORS · Legal name Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC
Crestwood Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2017, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 11, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Crestwood Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Crestwood Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Crestwood Advisors located?
Crestwood Advisors' principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Crestwood Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Crestwood Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 286243.
How much does Crestwood Advisors manage?
Crestwood Advisors reports $8,021,455,218 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Crestwood Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Crestwood Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $3,963,019,544 in the October 2021 data and $8,021,455,218 in the October 2026 data, up 102%. Total employees: 39 in October 2021 and 64 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Crestwood Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (870); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (236); corporations or other businesses not listed above (15).
Which custodians does Crestwood Advisors use?
Crestwood Advisors' 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 Crestwood Advisors 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/286243
Does Crestwood Advisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 11, 2026 says: "All relationships are subject to a minimum of $1,000,000 in investible assets."
What changed in Crestwood Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 55 to 56. Regulatory assets under management went from $7,015,988,190 to $8,021,455,218 (+14%). Changed its office addresses in Boulder, CO. No longer lists an office in Westport, CT.
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 2AAccount minimum: $1,000,000
The brochure's wording
All relationships are subject to a minimum of $1,000,000 in investible assets.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 11, 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$8,021,455,218 as of October 2026, filing dated June 11, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC
- Also doing business as
- CRESTWOOD ADVISORS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2017 (9 years)
- Employees
- Total: 64. Performing investment advisory functions: 56.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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3 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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30 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $8,021,455,218 | 64 | June 11, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $7,015,988,190 | 61 | March 25, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $5,692,226,263 | 57 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $4,057,189,857 | 43 | September 26, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $4,963,454,547 | 42 | April 5, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $3,963,019,544 | 39 | July 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,963,019,544 in the October 2021 data and $8,021,455,218 in the October 2026 data, up 102%.
Total employees: 39 in October 2021 and 64 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 55 to 56.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $7,015,988,190 to $8,021,455,218 (+14%).
- Changed its office addresses in Boulder, CO.
- No longer lists an office in Westport, CT.
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Crestwood Advisors (CRD 286243): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/crestwood-advisors-boston-ma-286243