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Modera Wealth Management, LLC

Westwood, NJSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 155649

Filed as MODERA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Modera Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Westwood, NJ, registered since 2010, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 14, 2026.

15 years
registered since 2010
$17,678,214,162
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
1
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Modera Wealth Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Modera Wealth Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Modera Wealth Management, LLC located?

Modera Wealth Management, LLC's principal office is in Westwood, NJ, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 22 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Modera Wealth Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Modera Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 155649.

How much does Modera Wealth Management, LLC manage?

Modera Wealth Management, LLC reports $17,678,214,162 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 14, 2026 (96% discretionary).

How have Modera Wealth Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Modera Wealth Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $4,957,474,109 in the October 2021 data and $17,678,214,162 in the October 2026 data, up 257%. Total employees: 81 in October 2021 and 238 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Modera Wealth Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (3,443); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,475); charitable organizations (195).

Which custodians does Modera Wealth Management, LLC use?

Modera Wealth Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Modera Wealth Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.A(2) (felony charge in the past ten years). 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/155649

Does Modera Wealth Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026 says: "While we do not have any minimum account size, these minimum quarterly fees can cause clients to pay fees that exceed those in the highest percentage tier above, particularly for those with smaller account values."

What changed in Modera Wealth Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.A(2)). Registered or notice-filed in CO.

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
  • Hourly charges
  • 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: None

The brochure's wording
While we do not have any minimum account size, these minimum quarterly fees can cause clients to pay fees that exceed those in the highest percentage tier above, particularly for those with smaller account values.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 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
$17,678,214,162

$17,678,214,162 as of October 2026, filing dated September 14, 2026.

Discretionary: $16,896,049,968.Non-discretionary: $782,164,194.

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 2,475 Assets $1,050,423,343 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 3,443 Assets $15,134,873,525 (86%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 111 Assets $396,967,500 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 195 Assets $627,841,949 (4%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 84 Assets $468,107,845 (3%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2010 (15 years)
Employees
Total: 238. Performing investment advisory functions: 106.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
22 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Allentown, PAAnnapolis, MDAsheville, NCAtlanta, GABoston, MACharlotte, NCInverness, FLMcLean, VANew Providence, NJNew York, NYOradell, NJPlantation, FLRye Brook, NYSarasota, FLSouth Jordan, UTSouthern Pines, NCSt. Petersburg, FLStevensville, MDTryon, NCWayne, PAWestwood, MAWinston-Salem, NC
States registered or notice-filed
44 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

1 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B

  • 11.A(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with a felony?

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
$4.96B 2021 $6.95B 2022 $6.8B 2023 $12.5B 2024 $15.5B 2025 $17.7B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$17,678,214,162238September 14, 2026
October 2025$15,510,482,152219May 8, 2025
October 2024$12,532,443,204200July 1, 2024
October 2023$6,800,794,762111October 2, 2023
October 2022$6,950,534,21187September 2, 2022
October 2021$4,957,474,10981August 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $4,957,474,109 in the October 2021 data and $17,678,214,162 in the October 2026 data, up 257%.

Total employees: 81 in October 2021 and 238 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
    • Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.A(2)).
    • Registered or notice-filed in CO.
  2. July 2026
    • Added an office in Plantation, FL.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. June 2026
    • Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.
  4. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 113 to 106.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $15,510,482,152 to $17,678,214,162 (+14%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Charlotte, NC.
    • Changed its office addresses in Inverness, FL.
    • Added an office in South Jordan, UT.
  5. February 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  6. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in MT.

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
feeonlynetwork.commoderawealth.comnapfa.org

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. Modera Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 155649): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/modera-wealth-management-llc-westwood-nj-155649