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Graves Light Lenhart

Harrisonburg, VASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 298283

Filed as GRAVES LIGHT LENHART · Legal name Graves Light Lenhart Wealth, Inc.

Graves Light Lenhart is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Harrisonburg, VA, registered since 2018, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$1,234,032,819
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Graves Light Lenhart compensated?

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

Where is Graves Light Lenhart located?

Graves Light Lenhart's principal office is in Harrisonburg, VA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Graves Light Lenhart registered with the SEC or a state?

Graves Light Lenhart is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 298283.

How much does Graves Light Lenhart manage?

Graves Light Lenhart reports $1,234,032,819 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (95% discretionary).

How have Graves Light Lenhart's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Graves Light Lenhart: Regulatory assets under management: $822,641,188 in the October 2021 data and $1,234,032,819 in the October 2026 data, up 50%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Graves Light Lenhart serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (248); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (155); charitable organizations (16).

Which custodians does Graves Light Lenhart use?

Graves Light Lenhart'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 Graves Light Lenhart 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/298283

Does Graves Light Lenhart state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "As a condition for starting and maintaining an investment management relationship, GLL imposes a minimum portfolio value of $2,500,000."

What changed in Graves Light Lenhart's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 8. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,081,499,052 to $1,234,032,819 (+14%). 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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: $2,500,000

The brochure's wording
As a condition for starting and maintaining an investment management relationship, GLL imposes a minimum portfolio value of $2,500,000.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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
$1,234,032,819

$1,234,032,819 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,178,007,489.Non-discretionary: $56,025,330.

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 155 Assets $53,475,931 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 248 Assets $978,004,905 (79%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 11 Assets $49,633,754 (4%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 16 Assets $118,999,701 (10%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 8 Assets $33,918,528 (3%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth, Inc.
Also doing business as
GRAVES LIGHT LENHART
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
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
8 states or jurisdictions
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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
$823M 2021 $1.03B 2022 $934M 2023 $1.09B 2024 $1.08B 2025 $1.23B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,234,032,81911March 30, 2026
October 2025$1,081,499,05210March 4, 2025
October 2024$1,086,150,77910March 6, 2024
October 2023$933,661,7499March 23, 2023
October 2022$1,033,284,3139March 31, 2022
October 2021$822,641,1889February 19, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $822,641,188 in the October 2021 data and $1,234,032,819 in the October 2026 data, up 50%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 11 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 7 to 8.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,081,499,052 to $1,234,032,819 (+14%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in PA.

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
gllwealth.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. Graves Light Lenhart (CRD 298283): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/graves-light-lenhart-harrisonburg-va-298283