AdvisorCensus by AdvisorSEO Max

AdvisorCensus / Financial advisors / Arizona / Phoenix / Foothills Advisors, LLC

Foothills Advisors, LLC

Cave Creek, AZSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 298408

Filed as FOOTHILLS ADVISORS, LLC

Foothills Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cave Creek, AZ, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 24, 2026.

2 years
registered since 2024
$142,096,859
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Foothills Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Foothills Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Foothills Advisors, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 24, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Foothills Advisors, LLC located?

Foothills Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Cave Creek, AZ, according to its Form ADV.

Is Foothills Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Foothills Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 298408.

How much does Foothills Advisors, LLC manage?

Foothills Advisors, LLC reports $142,096,859 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Foothills Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2024?

In the Form ADV data for Foothills Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $117,670,829 in the October 2024 data and $142,096,859 in the October 2026 data, up 21%. Total employees: 3 in October 2024 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Foothills Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (136); high net worth individuals (48); corporations or other businesses not listed above (3).

Which custodians does Foothills Advisors, LLC use?

Foothills Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Foothills Advisors, LLC 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/298408

Does Foothills Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 24, 2026 says: "Foothills does not require a minimum to open an account."

What changed in Foothills Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $128,502,878 to $142,096,859 (+11%).

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

Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Foothills charges an annual investment advisory fee based on the total assets under management as follows: Assets Under Management Maximum Annual Fee Monthly Fee All Accounts 1.50% .125%

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Foothills does not require a minimum to open an account.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 24, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$142,096,859

$142,096,859 as of October 2026, filing dated August 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $142,096,859.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 136 Assets $47,683,049 (34%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 48 Assets $92,807,762 (65%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $906,856 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $699,192 (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
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2024 (2 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
AZCONEOR

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$118M 2024 $104M 2025 $142M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$142,096,8593August 24, 2026
October 2025$104,219,7753January 28, 2025
October 2024$117,670,8293April 3, 2024

Regulatory assets under management: $117,670,829 in the October 2024 data and $142,096,859 in the October 2026 data, up 21%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2024 and 3 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. September 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $128,502,878 to $142,096,859 (+11%).
  2. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $104,219,775 to $128,502,878 (+23%).

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
foothillsadvisors.com

Source: 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. Foothills Advisors, LLC (CRD 298408): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/foothills-advisors-llc-cave-creek-az-298408