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Rathbones is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Liverpool, United Kingdom, registered since 2005, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Rathbones compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Rathbones reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions.
How much does Rathbones charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 14, 2026 states: Up to $1,000,000: 1.35% a year; Above $1,000,000: 0.85% a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Rathbones located?
Rathbones' principal office is in Liverpool, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 18 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Rathbones registered with the SEC or a state?
Rathbones is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 124925.
How much does Rathbones manage?
Rathbones reports $135,087,393,955 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026 (88% discretionary).
How have Rathbones' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Rathbones: Regulatory assets under management: $61,216,920,713 in the October 2021 data and $135,087,393,955 in the October 2026 data, up 121%. Total employees: 744 in October 2021 and 1,715 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Rathbones serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (95,035); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (23,772); high net worth individuals (20,366).
Which custodians does Rathbones use?
Rathbones' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Allfunds Bank SAU London Branch, Bank of New York Mellon and Rathbone Nominees Limited (affiliated with the firm) as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Rathbones report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction). 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/124925
What changed in Rathbones' recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.D(5)).
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)
- Commissions
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| Assets | Annual rate |
|---|---|
| Up to $1,000,000 | 1.35% |
| Above $1,000,000 | 0.85% |
The brochure's wording
The fee scales based on the value of each Fund are: Fixed charge (applicable for Funds valued above £15,000) £100 First £1,000,000 or US$ currency equivalent 1.35% Balance over £1,000,000 or US$ currency equivalent 0.85%
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 14, 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$135,087,393,955 as of October 2026, filing dated July 14, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Rathbones Investment Management Limited
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2005 (20 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1,715. Performing investment advisory functions: 725.
- 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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18 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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19 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 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?
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 | $135,087,393,955 | 1,715 | July 14, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $67,005,197,231 | 1,321 | July 7, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $63,617,140,671 | 1,293 | July 3, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $54,476,297,348 | 1,120 | September 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $68,170,813,628 | 1,000 | September 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $61,216,920,713 | 744 | May 12, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $61,216,920,713 in the October 2021 data and $135,087,393,955 in the October 2026 data, up 121%.
Total employees: 744 in October 2021 and 1,715 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- August 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.D(5)).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 512 to 725.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $67,005,197,231 to $135,087,393,955 (+102%).
- February 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in IL, LA.
- No longer registered or notice-filed in MI, MN.
- 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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Rathbones (CRD 124925): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rathbones-liverpool-124925