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NED Davis Research, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Sarasota, FL, registered since 2001, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated December 18, 2025.
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From the filingHow is NED Davis Research, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), NED Davis Research, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: hourly charges; subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical); fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is NED Davis Research, Inc. located?
NED Davis Research, Inc.'s principal office is in Sarasota, FL, according to its Form ADV; the January 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is NED Davis Research, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
NED Davis Research, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 112260.
How much does NED Davis Research, Inc. manage?
NED Davis Research, Inc. reports $2,221,348 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated December 18, 2025 (100% discretionary).
How have NED Davis Research, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for NED Davis Research, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $194,280 in the October 2021 data and $2,221,348 in the October 2026 data, up 1043%. Total employees: 64 in October 2021 and 68 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does NED Davis Research, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (1,089); corporations or other businesses not listed above (241); banking or thrift institutions (89).
Which custodians does NED Davis Research, Inc. use?
NED Davis Research, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does NED Davis Research, 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/112260
What changed in NED Davis Research, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the January 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 59 to 44. Regulatory assets under management went from $248,514 to $2,221,348 (+794%). 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- Hourly charges
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated December 18, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$2,221,348 as of October 2026, filing dated December 18, 2025.
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- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Pension consulting services
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Security ratings or pricing services
- Market timing services
- Educational seminars/workshops
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- NDR
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2001 (25 years)
- Employees
- Total: 68. Performing investment advisory functions: 44.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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2 other offices, as of the January 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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6 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $2,221,348 | 68 | December 18, 2025 |
| October 2025 | $248,514 | 70 | December 18, 2024 |
| October 2024 | $202,484 | 71 | February 9, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $183,824 | 124 | August 3, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $219,185 | 83 | December 23, 2021 |
| October 2021 | $194,280 | 64 | December 22, 2020 |
Regulatory assets under management: $194,280 in the October 2021 data and $2,221,348 in the October 2026 data, up 1043%.
Total employees: 64 in October 2021 and 68 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- January 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 59 to 44.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $248,514 to $2,221,348 (+794%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- Registered or notice-filed in GA.
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. NED Davis Research, Inc. (CRD 112260): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ned-davis-research-inc-sarasota-fl-112260