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Independent Investors Inc

Nesconset, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 105677

Filed as INDEPENDENT INVESTORS INC

Independent Investors Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Nesconset, NY, registered since 1983, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026.

43 years
registered since 1983
$571,907,843
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Independent Investors Inc compensated?

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

How much does Independent Investors Inc charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Independent Investors Inc located?

Independent Investors Inc's principal office is in Nesconset, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Independent Investors Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Independent Investors Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1983. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105677.

How much does Independent Investors Inc manage?

Independent Investors Inc reports $571,907,843 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026 (93% discretionary).

How have Independent Investors Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Independent Investors Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $402,732,680 in the October 2021 data and $571,907,843 in the October 2026 data, up 42%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Independent Investors Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (54); high net worth individuals (42); charitable organizations (4).

Which custodians does Independent Investors Inc use?

Independent Investors Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon, N.A. and Pershing LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Independent Investors 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/105677

What changed in Independent Investors Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: 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

Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year

The brochure's wording
Independent Investors, Inc. is compensated for portfolio management services based on a fee of 1% of assets under management.

Minimum annual fee: $10,000

The brochure's wording
The minimum account size at Independent Investors, Inc. is one million dollars and, therefore, the minimum annual advisory fee is $10,000.00.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$571,907,843

$571,907,843 as of October 2026, filing dated September 22, 2026.

Discretionary: $529,912,438.Non-discretionary: $41,995,405.

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 54 Assets $16,089,960 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 42 Assets $277,410,948 (49%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $278,406,935 (49%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1983 (43 years)
Employees
Total: 6. 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.

States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
CTNHNY

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
$403M 2021 $501M 2022 $395M 2023 $476M 2024 $541M 2025 $572M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$571,907,8436September 22, 2026
October 2025$541,150,0976July 25, 2025
October 2024$476,440,7516March 29, 2024
October 2023$394,511,5806March 23, 2023
October 2022$501,462,1646March 29, 2022
October 2021$402,732,6807March 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $402,732,680 in the October 2021 data and $571,907,843 in the October 2026 data, up 42%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 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. October 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in FL.

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

Not reported.

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. Independent Investors Inc (CRD 105677): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/independent-investors-inc-nesconset-ny-105677