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Osaic Institutions, Inc.

Meriden, CTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 35371

Filed as OSAIC INSTITUTIONS, INC.

Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Meriden, CT, registered since 2006, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2006
$6,494,001,878
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
9
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Osaic Institutions, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Osaic Institutions, Inc. located?

Osaic Institutions, Inc.'s principal office is in Meriden, CT, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 23 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Osaic Institutions, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 35371.

How much does Osaic Institutions, Inc. manage?

Osaic Institutions, Inc. reports $6,494,001,878 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026 (63% discretionary).

How have Osaic Institutions, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Osaic Institutions, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $2,547,078,827 in the October 2021 data and $6,494,001,878 in the October 2026 data, up 155%. Total employees: 803 in October 2021 and 1,839 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Osaic Institutions, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (15,761); charitable organizations (259); corporations or other businesses not listed above (255).

Which custodians does Osaic Institutions, Inc. use?

Osaic Institutions, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Osaic Institutions, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 9 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 9 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(1), 11.D(2), 11.D(3), 11.D(4), 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/35371

What changed in Osaic Institutions, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 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)

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$6,494,001,878

$6,494,001,878 as of October 2026, filing dated August 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $4,105,335,254.Non-discretionary: $2,388,666,624.

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 15,761 Assets $4,488,472,333 (69%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 37 Assets $388,965,852 (6%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 259 Assets $863,886,939 (13%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 255 Assets $752,676,754 (12%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 1,839. Performing investment advisory functions: 478.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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)
23 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Abingdon, VAAgawam, MACanton, MAConcord, NHEllsworth, MEFargo, NDHanover, NHHyannis, MAMacon, MOMeridan, CTMeridian, IDMystic, CTNew York, NYNewtown, CTOverland Park, KSPittsburgh, PARavenna, OHRidgefield, CTSouth Windsor, CTSouthington, CTSpringfield, ILSt Paul, MNValdosta, GA
States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
AKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPAPRRISCSDTNTXUTVAVIVTWAWIWVWY

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

9 Reports 9 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(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 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(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 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(3) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
  • 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
$2.55B 2021 $2.83B 2022 $2.81B 2023 $3.63B 2024 $4.02B 2025 $6.49B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$6,494,001,8781,839August 18, 2026
October 2025$4,024,448,971630July 16, 2025
October 2024$3,626,644,800722September 11, 2024
October 2023$2,814,653,668764August 14, 2023
October 2022$2,834,724,156775May 19, 2022
October 2021$2,547,078,827803July 13, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,547,078,827 in the October 2021 data and $6,494,001,878 in the October 2026 data, up 155%.

Total employees: 803 in October 2021 and 1,839 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. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 446 to 478.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $4,024,448,971 to $6,494,001,878 (+61%).
    • Added an office in Concord, NH.
    • Added an office in Fargo, ND.
    • Added an office in Hyannis, MA.
    • Added an office in Meridian, ID.
    • Added an office in Mystic, CT.
    • Added an office in Overland Park, KS.
    • Added an office in Ravenna, OH.
    • No longer lists an office in Kansas City, KS.
    • No longer lists an office in Lapeer, MI.
    • No longer lists an office in Newport Beach, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Sparta, MI.
    • No longer lists an office in The Villages, FL.
    • No longer lists an office in Virginia Beach, VA.
    • No longer lists an office in Watertown, CT.
  3. November 2025
    • 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.I
osaic.com/institutions

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. Osaic Institutions, Inc. (CRD 35371): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/osaic-institutions-inc-meriden-ct-35371