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Parametric Portfolio Associates
Filed as PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES · Legal name Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
Parametric Portfolio Associates is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Seattle, WA, registered since 2001, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Parametric Portfolio Associates compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Parametric Portfolio Associates reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Parametric Portfolio Associates located?
Parametric Portfolio Associates' principal office is in Seattle, WA, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Parametric Portfolio Associates registered with the SEC or a state?
Parametric Portfolio Associates is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 114310.
How much does Parametric Portfolio Associates manage?
Parametric Portfolio Associates reports $684,777,137,029 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026 (94% discretionary).
How have Parametric Portfolio Associates' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Parametric Portfolio Associates: Regulatory assets under management: $312,912,005,438 in the October 2021 data and $684,777,137,029 in the October 2026 data, up 119%. Total employees: 600 in October 2021 and 1,109 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Parametric Portfolio Associates serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (151,182); high net worth individuals (78,745); corporations or other businesses not listed above (7,725).
Which custodians does Parametric Portfolio Associates use?
Parametric Portfolio Associates' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York and Morgan Stanley (affiliated with the firm) as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Parametric Portfolio Associates report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/114310
What changed in Parametric Portfolio Associates' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 198 to 213. Regulatory assets under management went from $574,020,820,789 to $684,777,137,029 (+19%).
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
- 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated April 21, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$684,777,137,029 as of October 2026, filing dated April 21, 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 investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
- Also doing business as
- PARAMETRIC, PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2001 (25 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1,109. Performing investment advisory functions: 213.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- 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 May 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 113 Reports 3 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.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(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?
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 | $684,777,137,029 | 1,109 | April 21, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $574,020,820,789 | 1,006 | April 9, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $475,093,919,406 | 877 | September 4, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $386,290,864,100 | 836 | August 21, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $428,918,167,506 | 669 | June 6, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $312,912,005,438 | 600 | September 7, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $312,912,005,438 in the October 2021 data and $684,777,137,029 in the October 2026 data, up 119%.
Total employees: 600 in October 2021 and 1,109 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 198 to 213.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $574,020,820,789 to $684,777,137,029 (+19%).
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Parametric Portfolio Associates (CRD 114310): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/parametric-portfolio-associates-seattle-wa-114310