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Fiduciary Counselors Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Washington, DC, registered since 1999, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Fiduciary Counselors Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Fiduciary Counselors Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Fiduciary Counselors Inc. located?
Fiduciary Counselors Inc.'s principal office is in Washington, DC, according to its Form ADV.
Is Fiduciary Counselors Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Fiduciary Counselors Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111827.
How much does Fiduciary Counselors Inc. manage?
Fiduciary Counselors Inc. reports $20,348,264,544 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (97% discretionary).
How have Fiduciary Counselors Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Fiduciary Counselors Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $17,881,391,473 in the October 2021 data and $20,348,264,544 in the October 2026 data, up 14%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Fiduciary Counselors Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (13).
Which custodians does Fiduciary Counselors Inc. use?
Fiduciary Counselors Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Management Trust Company, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Securities Services and The Bank of NY Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Fiduciary Counselors Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/111827
What changed in Fiduciary Counselors Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $17,024,441,286 to $20,348,264,544 (+20%).
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- 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
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$20,348,264,544 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 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- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1999 (26 years)
- Employees
- Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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1 state or jurisdiction
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | $20,348,264,544 | 8 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $17,024,441,286 | 8 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $14,483,338,840 | 8 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $15,666,887,132 | 8 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $18,668,333,049 | 8 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $17,881,391,473 | 8 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $17,881,391,473 in the October 2021 data and $20,348,264,544 in the October 2026 data, up 14%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $17,024,441,286 to $20,348,264,544 (+20%).
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. Fiduciary Counselors Inc. (CRD 111827): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fiduciary-counselors-inc-washington-dc-111827