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Excelsior is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Melville, NY, registered since 2025, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 24, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Excelsior compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Excelsior reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Excelsior located?
Excelsior's principal office is in Melville, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Excelsior registered with the SEC or a state?
Excelsior is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 311850.
How much does Excelsior manage?
Excelsior reports $23,881,030 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Excelsior's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Excelsior: Regulatory assets under management: $9,885,403 in the October 2021 data and $23,881,030 in the October 2026 data, up 142%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Excelsior serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (8); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (5).
Does Excelsior report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/311850
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
- 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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$23,881,030 as of October 2026, filing dated February 24, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Excelsior Investment Advisors, LLC
- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2025 (1 year)
- Employees
- Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. 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 | $23,881,030 | 1 | February 24, 2026 |
| October 2024 | $15,170,125 | 4 | September 13, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $12,245,835 | 4 | September 15, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $11,014,100 | 4 | September 2, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $9,885,403 | 4 | May 5, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $9,885,403 in the October 2021 data and $23,881,030 in the October 2026 data, up 142%.
Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 1 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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. Excelsior (CRD 311850): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/excelsior-melville-ny-311850