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  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/frost-investment-advisors-llc-san-antonio-tx-146148",
  "display_name": "Frost Investment Advisors, LLC",
  "summary": "Frost Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Antonio, TX, registered since 2008, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Frost Investment Advisors, LLC (CRD 146148): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
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    {
      "q": "How is Frost Investment Advisors, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Frost Investment Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Frost Investment Advisors, LLC located?",
      "a": "Frost Investment Advisors, LLC's principal office is in San Antonio, TX, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Frost Investment Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Frost Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 146148."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Frost Investment Advisors, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Frost Investment Advisors, LLC reports $5,361,498,188 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
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    {
      "q": "How have Frost Investment Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Frost Investment Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $5,020,632,778 in the October 2021 data and $5,361,498,188 in the October 2026 data, up 7%. Total employees: 34 in October 2021 and 31 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
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    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Frost Investment Advisors, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (4); insurance companies (3); corporations or other businesses not listed above (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Frost Investment Advisors, LLC use?",
      "a": "Frost Investment Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Frost Bank (affiliated with the firm) as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Frost Investment Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/146148"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Frost Investment Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the December 2025 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 30 to 31."
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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