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Index Fund Advisors, Inc.

Irvine, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109143

Filed as INDEX FUND ADVISORS, INC.

Index Fund Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Irvine, CA, registered since 2000, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.

26 years
registered since 2000
$5,929,710,382
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Index Fund Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Index Fund Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Index Fund Advisors, Inc. located?

Index Fund Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Irvine, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Index Fund Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Index Fund Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109143.

How much does Index Fund Advisors, Inc. manage?

Index Fund Advisors, Inc. reports $5,929,710,382 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Index Fund Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Index Fund Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $4,132,878,908 in the October 2021 data and $5,929,710,382 in the October 2026 data, up 43%. Total employees: 41 in October 2021 and 50 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Index Fund Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,186); high net worth individuals (909); charitable organizations (52).

Which custodians does Index Fund Advisors, Inc. use?

Index Fund Advisors, Inc.'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 Index Fund Advisors, 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/109143

Does Index Fund Advisors, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "In general, we require a minimum of $100,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we may waive this minimum account size."

What changed in Index Fund Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $5,329,171,931 to $5,929,710,382 (+11%).

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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
In general, we require a minimum of $100,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our discretion, we may waive 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
$5,929,710,382

$5,929,710,382 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $5,929,710,382.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 1,186 Assets $890,574,064 (15%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 909 Assets $4,353,300,141 (73%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients Not reported Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 12 Assets $205,086,878 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 52 Assets $480,749,299 (8%)

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
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
INVESTING FOR CATHOLICS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2000 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 50. Performing investment advisory functions: 30.
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
52 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
$4.13B 2021 $4.94B 2022 $4.35B 2023 $4.95B 2024 $5.33B 2025 $5.93B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$5,929,710,38250March 25, 2026
October 2025$5,329,171,93150March 19, 2025
October 2024$4,954,888,55855March 27, 2024
October 2023$4,353,562,32650April 28, 2023
October 2022$4,937,682,21848April 14, 2022
October 2021$4,132,878,90841May 6, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $4,132,878,908 in the October 2021 data and $5,929,710,382 in the October 2026 data, up 43%.

Total employees: 41 in October 2021 and 50 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $5,329,171,931 to $5,929,710,382 (+11%).

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
davidboothinterviews.comeugenefamainterviews.comgaltonboard.comgerardoreillyinterviews.comharrymarkowitzinterviews.comifa.comifainstitutional.cominvestingforcatholics.comkennethfrenchinterviews.comlinkin.bio/indexfundadvisorsmarkhebner.commarkhebnerinterviews.comscottbosworthinterviews.comwestonwellingtoninterviews.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. Index Fund Advisors, Inc. (CRD 109143): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/index-fund-advisors-inc-irvine-ca-109143