AdvisorCensus / Financial advisors / Massachusetts / Boston / Nepc, LLC
Nepc, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1990, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Nepc, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Nepc, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
Where is Nepc, LLC located?
Nepc, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Nepc, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Nepc, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1990. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110562.
How much does Nepc, LLC manage?
Nepc, LLC reports $152,723,794,951 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Nepc, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Nepc, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $44,489,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $152,723,794,951 in the October 2026 data, up 243%. Total employees: 315 in October 2021 and 379 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Nepc, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (165); charitable organizations (84); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (73).
Which custodians does Nepc, LLC use?
Nepc, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon, Fidelity, Northern Trust and US Bank as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Nepc, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 7 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 7 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2)). 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/110562
Does Nepc, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "NEPC does not have a minimum account size for its clients."
What changed in Nepc, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 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
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Performance-based 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 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
NEPC does not have a minimum account size for its clients.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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$152,723,794,951 as of October 2026, filing dated September 22, 2026.
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 individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1990 (36 years)
- Employees
- Total: 379. Performing investment advisory functions: 132.
- 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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5 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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21 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 117 Reports 7 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.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's 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 | $152,723,794,951 | 379 | September 22, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $137,333,668,204 | 364 | April 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $95,392,808,194 | 358 | June 7, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $63,581,000,000 | 356 | July 27, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $66,319,000,000 | 315 | July 12, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $44,489,000,000 | 315 | September 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $44,489,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $152,723,794,951 in the October 2026 data, up 243%.
Total employees: 315 in October 2021 and 379 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- October 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- August 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 7 yes answers, previously 4 (now yes: 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2)).
- June 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 4 yes answers, previously 3 (now yes: 11.D(2)).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 126 to 132.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $137,333,668,204 to $152,723,794,951 (+11%).
- Registered or notice-filed in CO.
- 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. Nepc, LLC (CRD 110562): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nepc-llc-boston-ma-110562