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Fiduciary Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Milwaukee, WI, registered since 1980, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Fiduciary Management, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Fiduciary Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Fiduciary Management, Inc. located?
Fiduciary Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Milwaukee, WI, according to its Form ADV.
Is Fiduciary Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Fiduciary Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1980. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109149.
How much does Fiduciary Management, Inc. manage?
Fiduciary Management, Inc. reports $11,359,924,535 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Fiduciary Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Fiduciary Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $16,869,752,608 in the October 2021 data and $11,359,924,535 in the October 2026 data, down 33%. Total employees: 25 in October 2021 and 25 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Fiduciary Management, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (198); high net worth individuals (196); charitable organizations (93).
Which custodians does Fiduciary Management, Inc. use?
Fiduciary Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab, The Northern Trust Company. and U.S. Bank as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Fiduciary Management, Inc. 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/109149
What changed in Fiduciary Management, Inc.'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- 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated June 9, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$11,359,924,535 as of October 2026, filing dated June 9, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1980 (46 years)
- Employees
- Total: 25. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- 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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22 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 | $11,359,924,535 | 25 | June 9, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $14,977,293,915 | 24 | March 17, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $14,936,427,714 | 26 | March 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $13,213,149,862 | 26 | June 20, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $17,323,689,295 | 25 | March 16, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $16,869,752,608 | 25 | March 26, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $16,869,752,608 in the October 2021 data and $11,359,924,535 in the October 2026 data, down 33%.
Total employees: 25 in October 2021 and 25 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
- Regulatory assets under management went from $14,977,293,915 to $11,359,924,535 (-24%).
- Registered or notice-filed in AZ, MD.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Fiduciary Management, Inc. (CRD 109149): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/fiduciary-management-inc-milwaukee-wi-109149