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Girard Advisory Services, LLC

King of Prussia, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 39163

Filed as GIRARD ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

Girard Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in King of Prussia, PA, registered since 2001, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 3, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2001
$3,181,086,908
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Girard Advisory Services, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Girard Advisory Services, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Girard Advisory Services, LLC located?

Girard Advisory Services, LLC's principal office is in King of Prussia, PA, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Girard Advisory Services, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Girard Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 39163.

How much does Girard Advisory Services, LLC manage?

Girard Advisory Services, LLC reports $3,181,086,908 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 3, 2026 (74% discretionary).

How have Girard Advisory Services, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Girard Advisory Services, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,940,449,177 in the October 2021 data and $3,181,086,908 in the October 2026 data, up 64%. Total employees: 48 in October 2021 and 60 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Girard Advisory Services, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,629); high net worth individuals (721); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (88).

Which custodians does Girard Advisory Services, LLC use?

Girard Advisory Services, 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 Girard Advisory Services, 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/39163

What changed in Girard Advisory Services, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 41 to 40. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,652,300,000 to $3,181,086,908 (+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
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • 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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated August 3, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$3,181,086,908

$3,181,086,908 as of October 2026, filing dated August 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,349,345,367.Non-discretionary: $831,741,541.

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 1,629 Assets $462,898,060 (15%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 721 Assets $1,888,977,803 (59%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 88 Assets $785,941,905 (25%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 17 Assets $30,824,533 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 11 Assets $12,444,607 (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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
GIRARD, GIRARD, A UNIVEST WEALTH DIVISION
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2001 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 60. Performing investment advisory functions: 40.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
6 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Doylestown, PAFort Myers, FLLutherville Timonium, MDMechanicsburg, PAReading, PASouderton, PA
States registered or notice-filed
23 states or jurisdictions
AZCACTDCDEFLILINMAMDMINCNHNJNYOHPASCSDTXVAWAWI

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
$1.94B 2021 $2.42B 2022 $2.08B 2023 $2.33B 2024 $2.65B 2025 $3.18B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,181,086,90860August 3, 2026
October 2025$2,652,300,00057March 31, 2025
October 2024$2,333,655,59157June 27, 2024
October 2023$2,079,898,54150September 15, 2023
October 2022$2,415,239,58051March 25, 2022
October 2021$1,940,449,17748June 14, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,940,449,177 in the October 2021 data and $3,181,086,908 in the October 2026 data, up 64%.

Total employees: 48 in October 2021 and 60 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 41 to 40.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,652,300,000 to $3,181,086,908 (+20%).
  2. February 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in NH.

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
meetgirard.com

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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AdvisorCensus. Girard Advisory Services, LLC (CRD 39163): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/girard-advisory-services-llc-king-of-prussia-pa-39163