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Martin Nelson & Co., Inc.

Seattle, WASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 2903

Filed as MARTIN NELSON & CO., INC.

Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Seattle, WA, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$287,344,200
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. located?

Martin Nelson & Co., Inc.'s principal office is in Seattle, WA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 2903.

How much does Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. manage?

Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. reports $287,344,200 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Martin Nelson & Co., Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Martin Nelson & Co., Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $108,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $287,344,200 in the October 2026 data, up 166%. Total employees: 9 in October 2022 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (422).

Which custodians does Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. use?

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

Does Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/2903

Does Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 17, 2026 says: "MNCO does not impose a minimum account size. Each account is evaluated individually."

What changed in Martin Nelson & Co., Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
MNCO does not impose a minimum account size. Each account is evaluated individually.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 17, 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
$287,344,200

$287,344,200 as of October 2026, filing dated August 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $287,344,200.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 422 Assets $287,344,200 (100%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
MARTIN NELSON & CO., INC.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
7 states or jurisdictions
AKCAFLNHORTXWA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 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.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
$108M 2022 $159M 2023 $208M 2024 $260M 2025 $287M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$287,344,2009August 17, 2026
October 2025$260,010,7067February 4, 2025
October 2024$208,239,3657July 23, 2024
October 2023$159,140,0007March 14, 2023
October 2022$108,000,0009January 12, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $108,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $287,344,200 in the October 2026 data, up 166%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2022 and 9 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. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $260,010,706 to $287,344,200 (+11%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in AK.
  3. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in AK, CO, NE.

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
martinnelsonco.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. Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. (CRD 2903): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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