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Harfst and Associates, Inc.

Sheridan, WYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 145090

Filed as HARFST AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

Harfst and Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Sheridan, WY, registered since 2010, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.

16 years
registered since 2010
$783,206,003
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Harfst and Associates, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Harfst and Associates, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Harfst and Associates, Inc. located?

Harfst and Associates, Inc.'s principal office is in Sheridan, WY, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Harfst and Associates, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Harfst and Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 145090.

How much does Harfst and Associates, Inc. manage?

Harfst and Associates, Inc. reports $783,206,003 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Harfst and Associates, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Harfst and Associates, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $532,221,616 in the October 2021 data and $783,206,003 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Harfst and Associates, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (369); high net worth individuals (130); charitable organizations (20).

Which custodians does Harfst and Associates, Inc. use?

Harfst and Associates, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Harfst and Associates, Inc. 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/145090

Does Harfst and Associates, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "In general, we require a minimum of $500,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we may waive or lower this minimum account size."

What changed in Harfst and Associates, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 2.

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
  • Hourly charges
  • 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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
In general, we require a minimum of $500,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we may waive or lower this minimum account size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 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
$783,206,003

$783,206,003 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $783,168,606.Non-discretionary: $37,397.

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 369 Assets $114,114,256 (15%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 130 Assets $591,694,456 (76%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 15 Assets $14,084,458 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 20 Assets $58,199,870 (7%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 5 Assets $5,112,963 (1%)

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
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2010 (16 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Ashland, OR
States registered or notice-filed
15 states or jurisdictions
CACOFLIDILLANENHNVNYORTXUTWAWY

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
$532M 2021 $584M 2022 $547M 2023 $629M 2024 $722M 2025 $783M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$783,206,0038March 25, 2026
October 2025$721,730,5217July 15, 2025
October 2024$629,484,9513May 8, 2024
October 2023$547,432,74810September 29, 2023
October 2022$583,675,7569April 6, 2022
October 2021$532,221,6168March 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $532,221,616 in the October 2021 data and $783,206,003 in the October 2026 data, up 47%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 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 4 to 2.
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in CT.

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
harfst.comharfstandassociates.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. Harfst and Associates, Inc. (CRD 145090): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/harfst-and-associates-inc-sheridan-wy-145090