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Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.

Cincinnati, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 117054

Filed as JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC.

Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cincinnati, OH, registered since 2001, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 19, 2026.

24 years
registered since 2001
$22,984,966,859
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. located?

Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.'s principal office is in Cincinnati, OH, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 117054.

How much does Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. manage?

Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. reports $22,984,966,859 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 19, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $15,525,433,495 in the October 2021 data and $22,984,966,859 in the October 2026 data, up 48%. Total employees: 140 in October 2021 and 164 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (2,995); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,256); charitable organizations (99).

Which custodians does Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. use?

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

Does Johnson Investment Counsel, 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/117054

What changed in Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 73 to 76. Regulatory assets under management went from $20,872,135,890 to $22,984,966,859 (+10%). 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)

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 April 9, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$22,984,966,859

$22,984,966,859 as of October 2026, filing dated May 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $22,764,232,258.Non-discretionary: $220,734,601.

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 2,256 Assets $558,513,640 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 2,995 Assets $14,757,201,155 (64%)
Investment companies
Clients 2 Assets $3,784,552,204 (16%)
Business development companies
Clients 1 Assets $260,358 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 53 Assets $786,634,375 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 99 Assets $1,265,104,058 (6%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $388,338,014 (2%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 3 Assets $18,112,739 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 1 Assets $6,233 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 55 Assets $1,426,244,083 (6%)

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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • 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
2001 (24 years)
Employees
Total: 164. Performing investment advisory functions: 76.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
5 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
Cincinnati, OHCleveland, OHColumbus, OHDayton, OHDetroit, MI
States registered or notice-filed
51 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
$15.5B 2021 $18.8B 2022 $16.3B 2023 $18.6B 2024 $20.9B 2025 $23B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$22,984,966,859164May 19, 2026
October 2025$20,872,135,890157March 28, 2025
October 2024$18,609,057,968151September 20, 2024
October 2023$16,313,911,333131March 29, 2023
October 2022$18,763,707,876125March 25, 2022
October 2021$15,525,433,495140March 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $15,525,433,495 in the October 2021 data and $22,984,966,859 in the October 2026 data, up 48%.

Total employees: 140 in October 2021 and 164 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 73 to 76.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $20,872,135,890 to $22,984,966,859 (+10%).
    • 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
johnsonasset.comjohnsoninv.comjohnsonmutualfunds.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. Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. (CRD 117054): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/johnson-investment-counsel-inc-cincinnati-oh-117054