{
  "crd_number": 104635,
  "slug": "dean-investments-beavercreek-oh-104635",
  "primary_business_name": "DEAN INVESTMENTS",
  "legal_name": "DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Beavercreek",
  "state": "OH",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "19430",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "19430",
    "common_name": "Dayton",
    "msa_name": "Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH",
    "path": "/advisors/oh/dayton"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "1975-01-01",
  "years_registered": 51,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-27",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 909330276.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 909330276.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 10,
  "advisory_employees": 4,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
    "charitable": {
      "raum": 13899821.0,
      "count": 8
    },
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 181723227.0,
      "count": 236
    },
    "investment_companies": {
      "raum": 477922401.0,
      "count": 3
    },
    "pension_profit_sharing": {
      "raum": 19113845.0,
      "count": 11
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
      "raum": 178476430.0,
      "count": 40
    },
    "corporations_other_businesses": {
      "raum": 38194552.0,
      "count": 10
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "other",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "portfolio_management_investment_companies"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": true,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "FL",
    "IL",
    "IN",
    "KS",
    "KY",
    "LA",
    "MI",
    "MO",
    "NC",
    "NE",
    "NH",
    "OH",
    "TN",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://chdean.com",
    "https://facebook.com/CHDEAN",
    "https://instagram.com/CHDEANLLC",
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/CHDEAN",
    "https://x.com/CHDEANLLC"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104635",
  "city_as_filed": "BEAVERCREEK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dean-investments-beavercreek-oh-104635",
  "display_name": "Dean Investments",
  "summary": "Dean Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Beavercreek, OH, registered since 1975, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Dean Investments (CRD 104635): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Dean Investments compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Dean Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Dean Investments located?",
      "a": "Dean Investments' principal office is in Beavercreek, OH, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Dean Investments registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Dean Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1975. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104635."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Dean Investments manage?",
      "a": "Dean Investments reports $909,330,276 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Dean Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Dean Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $643,879,391 in the October 2021 data and $909,330,276 in the October 2026 data, up 41%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Dean Investments serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (236); high net worth individuals (40); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (11)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Dean Investments use?",
      "a": "Dean Investments' 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Dean Investments 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/104635"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Dean Investments' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the January 2026 filing data: No longer registered or notice-filed in OK."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 643879391.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 744342589.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 768423575.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 889620018.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-28"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 895627639.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-26"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 909330276.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-27"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in OK."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "National Financial Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC",
      "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/dean-investments-beavercreek-oh-104635.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 236,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 181723227.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 40,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 178476430.0
    },
    {
      "type": "investment_companies",
      "label": "Investment companies",
      "count": 3,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 477922401.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 11,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 19113845.0
    },
    {
      "type": "charitable",
      "label": "Charitable organizations",
      "count": 8,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 13899821.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 10,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 38194552.0
    }
  ],
  "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/104635",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}