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Federated Securities Corp. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pittsburgh, PA, registered since 2009, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated June 29, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Federated Securities Corp. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Federated Securities Corp. reports these compensation arrangements: other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Federated Securities Corp. located?
Federated Securities Corp.'s principal office is in Pittsburgh, PA, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Federated Securities Corp. registered with the SEC or a state?
Federated Securities Corp. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2009. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 5009.
How have Federated Securities Corp.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Federated Securities Corp.: Total employees: 274 in October 2021 and 311 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
Does Federated Securities Corp. 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/5009
What changed in Federated Securities Corp.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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- Other
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.FNot reported.
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.DNot 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- Educational seminars/workshops
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2009 (17 years)
- Employees
- Total: 311. Performing investment advisory functions: 213.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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2 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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52 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 | Not reported | 311 | June 29, 2026 |
| October 2025 | Not reported | 300 | March 27, 2025 |
| October 2024 | Not reported | 278 | March 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | Not reported | 275 | July 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | Not reported | 280 | March 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 274 | April 23, 2021 |
Total employees: 274 in October 2021 and 311 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- July 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 203 to 213.
- Added an office in Boston, MA.
- Added an office in New York, NY.
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. Federated Securities Corp. (CRD 5009): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/federated-securities-corp-pittsburgh-pa-5009