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Dunnavan & Co.

Minneapolis, MNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109058

Filed as DUNNAVAN & CO. · Legal name C. C. Dunnavan & Co., Inc.

Dunnavan & Co. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Minneapolis, MN, registered since 1979, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 5, 2026.

47 years
registered since 1979
$392,678,403
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Dunnavan & Co. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Dunnavan & Co. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

How much does Dunnavan & Co. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 5, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Dunnavan & Co. located?

Dunnavan & Co.'s principal office is in Minneapolis, MN, according to its Form ADV.

Is Dunnavan & Co. registered with the SEC or a state?

Dunnavan & Co. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1979. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109058.

How much does Dunnavan & Co. manage?

Dunnavan & Co. reports $392,678,403 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 5, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Dunnavan & Co.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Dunnavan & Co.: Regulatory assets under management: $401,131,134 in the October 2021 data and $392,678,403 in the October 2026 data, down 2%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Dunnavan & Co. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (155); high net worth individuals (73); charitable organizations (2).

Which custodians does Dunnavan & Co. use?

Dunnavan & Co.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Dunnavan & Co. 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/109058

Does Dunnavan & Co. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 5, 2026 says: "There is an account minimum, $500,000, which may be waived by the investment advisor, based on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation."

What changed in Dunnavan & Co.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4.

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

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: 1% of assets a year

The brochure's wording
All Assets Under Management 1.00%
These fees are negotiable and the final fee schedule is attached in the Investment Advisory Contract.

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
There is an account minimum, $500,000, which may be waived by the investment advisor, based on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 5, 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
$392,678,403

$392,678,403 as of October 2026, filing dated March 5, 2026.

Discretionary: $392,678,403.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 155 Assets $48,005,101 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 73 Assets $269,901,418 (69%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $5,827,413 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $68,944,471 (18%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
C. C. Dunnavan & Co., Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1979 (47 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
5 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
$401M 2021 $426M 2022 $351M 2023 $384M 2024 $392M 2025 $393M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$392,678,4036March 5, 2026
October 2025$391,909,8277March 6, 2025
October 2024$383,808,3887March 14, 2024
October 2023$351,402,9117March 20, 2023
October 2022$426,296,6639March 17, 2022
October 2021$401,131,1347March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $401,131,134 in the October 2021 data and $392,678,403 in the October 2026 data, down 2%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 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 5 to 4.

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
dunnavan.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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https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dunnavan-and-co-minneapolis-mn-109058