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NED Davis Research, Inc.

Sarasota, FLSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 112260

Filed as NED DAVIS RESEARCH, INC.

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.

25 years
registered since 2001
$2,221,348
assets under management
4 arrangements
Hourly, Subscription and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How 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 2A

The 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

$2,221,348 as of October 2026, filing dated December 18, 2025.

Discretionary: $2,221,348.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 26 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 28 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 89 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $1,953,000 (88%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 23 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 17 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 24 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 1,089 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 25 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 13 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 241 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 1 Assets $268,348 (12%)

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 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))

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)
2 other offices, as of the January 2026 filing
LondonNew York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
CAFLGANYPATX

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
$194K 2021 $219K 2022 $184K 2023 $202K 2024 $249K 2025 $2.22M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,221,34868December 18, 2025
October 2025$248,51470December 18, 2024
October 2024$202,48471February 9, 2024
October 2023$183,824124August 3, 2023
October 2022$219,18583December 23, 2021
October 2021$194,28064December 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
  1. 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).
  2. 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.I
ndr.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. 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