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Ervin Investment Management

Seattle, WASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 299739

Filed as ERVIN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · Legal name Ervin Investment Management, LLC

Ervin Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Seattle, WA, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$269,869,724
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Ervin Investment Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ervin Investment Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is Ervin Investment Management located?

Ervin Investment Management's principal office is in Seattle, WA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Ervin Investment Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Ervin Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 299739.

How much does Ervin Investment Management manage?

Ervin Investment Management reports $269,869,724 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Ervin Investment Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Ervin Investment Management: Regulatory assets under management: $143,672,297 in the October 2021 data and $269,869,724 in the October 2026 data, up 88%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Ervin Investment Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (55); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (43).

Which custodians does Ervin Investment Management use?

Ervin Investment Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Ervin Investment Management 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/299739

Does Ervin Investment Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "We do not have a required minimum account size or other requirements for opening or maintaining an account."

What changed in Ervin Investment Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $242,843,605 to $269,869,724 (+11%).

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
  • Hourly charges

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not have a required minimum account size or other requirements for opening or maintaining an account.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$269,869,724

$269,869,724 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $268,177,068.Non-discretionary: $1,692,656.

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 43 Assets $12,341,644 (5%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 55 Assets $257,528,080 (95%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets Not reported

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Ervin Investment Management, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
2 states or jurisdictions
CAWA

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
$144M 2021 $180M 2022 $162M 2023 $206M 2024 $243M 2025 $270M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$269,869,7243March 27, 2026
October 2025$242,843,6053March 31, 2025
October 2024$205,931,0443March 2, 2024
October 2023$161,617,2923March 15, 2023
October 2022$179,822,9763March 23, 2022
October 2021$143,672,2973March 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $143,672,297 in the October 2021 data and $269,869,724 in the October 2026 data, up 88%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $242,843,605 to $269,869,724 (+11%).

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

Not reported.

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. Ervin Investment Management (CRD 299739): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ervin-investment-management-seattle-wa-299739