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Nationwide Securities, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Columbus, OH, registered since 2008, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Nationwide Securities, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Nationwide Securities, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Nationwide Securities, LLC located?
Nationwide Securities, LLC's principal office is in Columbus, OH, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Nationwide Securities, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Nationwide Securities, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 11173.
How have Nationwide Securities, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Nationwide Securities, LLC: Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Nationwide Securities, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (108).
Does Nationwide Securities, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 6 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), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), 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/11173
What changed in Nationwide Securities, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: No longer lists an office in Des Moines, IA. No longer lists an office in Gilbert, AZ. No longer lists an office in Pickerington, OH. No longer lists an office in Sacramento, CA.
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 16, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.FNot reported.
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.DA 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLC DBA NATIONWIDE ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2008 (18 years)
- Employees
- Total: 26. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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3 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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53 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 116 Reports 6 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.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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Not reported | 26 | July 16, 2026 |
| October 2025 | Not reported | 24 | July 8, 2025 |
| October 2024 | Not reported | 26 | March 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | Not reported | 24 | March 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | Not reported | 25 | September 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 24 | September 15, 2021 |
Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 26 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- August 2026
- No longer lists an office in Des Moines, IA.
- No longer lists an office in Gilbert, AZ.
- No longer lists an office in Pickerington, OH.
- No longer lists an office in Sacramento, CA.
- July 2026
- Changed its office addresses in Louisville, KY.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 7.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- 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.ISource: 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. Nationwide Securities, LLC (CRD 11173): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nationwide-securities-llc-columbus-oh-11173