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Griffin Asset Management, LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 104548

Filed as GRIFFIN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Griffin Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1971, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026.

55 years
registered since 1971
$1,054,935,132
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Griffin Asset Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Griffin Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Griffin Asset Management, LLC located?

Griffin Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Griffin Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Griffin Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104548.

How much does Griffin Asset Management, LLC manage?

Griffin Asset Management, LLC reports $1,054,935,132 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Griffin Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Griffin Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $853,644,588 in the October 2021 data and $1,054,935,132 in the October 2026 data, up 24%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Griffin Asset Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (612); other investment advisers (59); charitable organizations (12).

Which custodians does Griffin Asset Management, LLC use?

Griffin Asset Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Investments, Pershing LLC and UBS as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Griffin Asset Management, 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/104548

What changed in Griffin Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: No longer lists an office in Palm Coast, FL. Registered or notice-filed in IL, NE.

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
  • Performance-based 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

See the firm's brochure (dated February 25, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,054,935,132

$1,054,935,132 as of October 2026, filing dated February 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,045,641,369.Non-discretionary: $9,293,763.

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
High net worth individuals
Clients 612 Assets $682,321,316 (65%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 6 Assets $7,641,716 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 12 Assets $330,495,906 (31%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 59 Assets $34,476,194 (3%)

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
  • 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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
GRIFFIN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1971 (55 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
17 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
$854M 2021 $945M 2022 $784M 2023 $902M 2024 $970M 2025 $1.05B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,054,935,13210February 25, 2026
October 2025$969,741,59510February 19, 2025
October 2024$902,346,47410March 6, 2024
October 2023$783,891,64910February 23, 2023
October 2022$945,320,06710April 20, 2022
October 2021$853,644,58810July 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $853,644,588 in the October 2021 data and $1,054,935,132 in the October 2026 data, up 24%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 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. March 2026
    • No longer lists an office in Palm Coast, FL.
    • Registered or notice-filed in IL, NE.

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
griffinasset.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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