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First Citizens Asset Management, Inc

Raleigh, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 140777

Filed as FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC

First Citizens Asset Management, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Raleigh, NC, registered since 2014, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$465,065,299
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
5
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is First Citizens Asset Management, Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Citizens Asset Management, Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is First Citizens Asset Management, Inc located?

First Citizens Asset Management, Inc's principal office is in Raleigh, NC, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 18 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is First Citizens Asset Management, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

First Citizens Asset Management, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 140777.

How much does First Citizens Asset Management, Inc manage?

First Citizens Asset Management, Inc reports $465,065,299 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 27, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have First Citizens Asset Management, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for First Citizens Asset Management, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $109,823,007 in the October 2021 data and $465,065,299 in the October 2026 data, up 323%. Total employees: 41 in October 2021 and 58 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does First Citizens Asset Management, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,184); high net worth individuals (62); corporations or other businesses not listed above (9).

Which custodians does First Citizens Asset Management, Inc use?

First Citizens Asset Management, Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does First Citizens Asset Management, Inc report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 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/140777

What changed in First Citizens Asset Management, Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated April 14, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$465,065,299

$465,065,299 as of October 2026, filing dated May 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $435,094,631.Non-discretionary: $29,970,668.

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 1,184 Assets $292,361,494 (63%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 62 Assets $90,785,961 (20%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $564,086 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 6 Assets $77,434,611 (17%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 9 Assets $3,834,088 (1%)
Other
Clients 1 Assets $85,059 (0%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
FIRST CITIZENS WEALTH
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 58. Performing investment advisory functions: 32.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
18 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
Anderson, SCAndrews, SCAtlanta, GACarnesville, GACayce, SCCharleston, SCCharlotte, NCColumbia, SCFayetteville, ARGreenville, SCMyrtle Beach, SCRaleigh, NCRichmond, VASpartanburg, SCSummerville, SCSumter, SCThomaston, CTToccoa, GA
States registered or notice-filed
14 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

5 Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

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
$110M 2021 $106M 2022 $274M 2023 $523M 2024 $167M 2025 $465M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$465,065,29958May 27, 2026
October 2025$167,013,74253May 15, 2025
October 2024$522,986,89952September 7, 2024
October 2023$273,656,16149August 19, 2023
October 2022$105,832,92343April 5, 2022
October 2021$109,823,00741April 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $109,823,007 in the October 2021 data and $465,065,299 in the October 2026 data, up 323%.

Total employees: 41 in October 2021 and 58 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. June 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Added the business name First Citizens Wealth.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 33 to 32.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $167,013,742 to $465,065,299 (+178%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Charleston, SC.
    • Added an office in Fayetteville, AR.
    • Added an office in Raleigh, NC.
    • Added an office in Thomaston, CT.
    • No longer lists an office in Boston, MA.
    • No longer lists an office in Irmo, SC.
    • No longer lists an office in Lancaster, SC.
    • No longer lists an office in Seneca, SC.
  3. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in MA.
  4. November 2025
    • 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.I
firstcitizens.com/WEALTH

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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