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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Philadelphia, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 463

Filed as JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Philadelphia, PA, registered since 1971, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026.

55 years
registered since 1971
$110,113,690,076
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
7
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Janney Montgomery Scott LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions; other.

Where is Janney Montgomery Scott LLC located?

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC's principal office is in Philadelphia, PA, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Janney Montgomery Scott LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 463.

How much does Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manage?

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC reports $110,113,690,076 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026 (69% discretionary).

How have Janney Montgomery Scott LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Janney Montgomery Scott LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $62,029,497,716 in the October 2021 data and $110,113,690,076 in the October 2026 data, up 78%. Total employees: 2,076 in October 2021 and 2,404 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Janney Montgomery Scott LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (139,021); high net worth individuals (100,743); charitable organizations (1,810).

Does Janney Montgomery Scott LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 7 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 7 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2)). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/463

What changed in Janney Montgomery Scott LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 1208 to 1614. Changed its office addresses in Albany, NY. Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA. Changed its office addresses in Bedminster, NJ. Changed its office addresses in Bryn Mawr, PA. Changed its office addresses in Glastonbury, CT. Changed its office addresses in Greenville, DE. Changed its office addresses in Towson, MD. Changed its office addresses in Washington, DC. Changed its office addresses in York, PA. Added an office in Miami, FL. Added an office in Sewickley, PA. Added an office in Stuart, FL. No longer lists an office in Boca Raton, FL. No longer lists an office in Warwick, RI. No longer lists an office in Wexford, PA. 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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Commissions
  • Other

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 firm's brochure (dated June 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$110,113,690,076

$110,113,690,076 as of October 2026, filing dated June 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $76,213,694,173.Non-discretionary: $33,899,995,903.

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 139,021 Assets $21,060,208,234 (19%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 100,743 Assets $76,460,262,772 (69%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 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 664 Assets $7,043,418,173 (6%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1,810 Assets $2,134,400,387 (2%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 145 Assets $717,291,350 (1%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1,425 Assets $2,698,109,160 (2%)
Other
Clients Fewer than 5 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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1971 (55 years)
Employees
Total: 2,404. Performing investment advisory functions: 1,614.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
25 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
Albany, NYAtlanta, GABedminster, NJBlue Bell, PABoston, MABryn Mawr, PACharlotte, NCGarden City, NYGlastonbury, CTGreenville, DELancaster, PAMarlton, NJMiami, FLMt. Laurel, NJNew York, NYPalm Beach Gardens, FLPittsburgh, PARaleigh, NCSewickley, PAStuart, FLTowson, MDWashington, DCWest Hartford, CTYardley, PAYork, PA
States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

7 Reports 7 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$62B 2021 $81.3B 2022 $73B 2023 $85.9B 2024 $101B 2025 $110B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$110,113,690,0762,404June 30, 2026
October 2025$100,795,564,3902,375July 17, 2025
October 2024$85,895,170,4252,295August 29, 2024
October 2023$73,000,611,3192,242October 3, 2023
October 2022$81,346,579,0882,137March 31, 2022
October 2021$62,029,497,7162,076August 10, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $62,029,497,716 in the October 2021 data and $110,113,690,076 in the October 2026 data, up 78%.

Total employees: 2,076 in October 2021 and 2,404 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 1208 to 1614.
    • Changed its office addresses in Albany, NY.
    • Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Bedminster, NJ.
    • Changed its office addresses in Bryn Mawr, PA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Glastonbury, CT.
    • Changed its office addresses in Greenville, DE.
    • Changed its office addresses in Towson, MD.
    • Changed its office addresses in Washington, DC.
    • Changed its office addresses in York, PA.
    • Added an office in Miami, FL.
    • Added an office in Sewickley, PA.
    • Added an office in Stuart, FL.
    • No longer lists an office in Boca Raton, FL.
    • No longer lists an office in Warwick, RI.
    • No longer lists an office in Wexford, PA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
janney.comvimeo.com/user22855811

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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