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Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc

Saint Petersburg, FLSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 149018

Filed as RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Saint Petersburg, FL, registered since 2008, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026.

17 years
registered since 2008
$390,042,864,529
assets under management
5 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
11
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc compensated?

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

What does Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 1, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2.25% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc located?

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc's principal office is in Saint Petersburg, FL, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 149018.

How much does Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc manage?

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc reports $390,042,864,529 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026 (44% discretionary).

How have Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $191,890,035,255 in the October 2021 data and $390,042,864,529 in the October 2026 data, up 103%. Total employees: 6,060 in October 2021 and 9,675 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (402,577); high net worth individuals (91,402); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (8,500).

Which custodians does Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc use?

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (affiliated with the firm) and Raymond James Trust Company of New Hampshire (affiliated with the firm) as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 11 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(1), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.E(1), 11.E(2), 11.E(4), 11.G). 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/149018

What changed in Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc'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)
  • Commissions
  • 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

Asset-based fee: up to 2.25% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
If charged as a percentage, the Fee is not to exceed 2.25% of the value of assets on which the investment consulting services are provided.
Hourly fees for planning and/or investment consultation services are generally charged at a rate of up to $400 per hour.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 1, 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
$390,042,864,529

$390,042,864,529 as of October 2026, filing dated September 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $171,744,014,440.Non-discretionary: $218,298,850,089.

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 402,577 Assets $115,333,079,354 (30%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 91,402 Assets $230,845,182,534 (59%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 203 Assets $313,793,463 (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 8,500 Assets $26,968,117,165 (7%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 107 Assets $343,815,870 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 22 Assets $95,404,875 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 74 Assets $687,998,143 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 5,554 Assets $15,455,473,125 (4%)
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
  • 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
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2008 (17 years)
Employees
Total: 9,675. Performing investment advisory functions: 6,024.
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)
25 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Bellevue, WABelton, TXDurham, NCFlorence, SCGlen Allen, VAHonolulu, HILancaster, PAMadison, MSMorristown, NJMurfreesboro, TNNashville, TNOmaha, NEOrlando, FLParkersburg, WVPhoenix, AZRocklin, CASaint Louis Park, MNSalt Lake City, UTSan Antonio, TXSan Ramon, CAScottsdale, AZSuffolk, VATacoma, WAWatkinsville, GAWinter Park, FL
States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

11 Reports 11 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(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(1) Has a self-regulatory organization (such as FINRA) or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 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?
  • 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
  • 11.G Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a regulatory proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.C, 11.D, or 11.E?

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
$192B 2021 $272B 2022 $245B 2023 $275B 2024 $345B 2025 $390B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$390,042,864,5299,675September 21, 2026
October 2025$344,868,106,9256,727June 30, 2025
October 2024$275,429,888,4476,280September 25, 2024
October 2023$245,249,234,0836,517October 3, 2023
October 2022$272,263,234,9576,337August 29, 2022
October 2021$191,890,035,2556,060September 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $191,890,035,255 in the October 2021 data and $390,042,864,529 in the October 2026 data, up 103%.

Total employees: 6,060 in October 2021 and 9,675 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. October 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. May 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $344,868,106,925 to $390,042,864,529 (+13%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 5720 to 6024.
    • Changed its office addresses in Nashville, TN.
    • Changed its office addresses in San Ramon, CA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Watkinsville, GA.
    • Added an office in Durham, NC.
    • Added an office in Madison, MS.
    • Added an office in Morristown, NJ.
    • Added an office in Parkersburg, WV.
    • Added an office in Salt Lake City, UT.
    • No longer lists an office in Buffalo, NY.
    • No longer lists an office in Cornelius, NC.
    • No longer lists an office in Manhattan, KS.
    • No longer lists an office in West Chester, OH.
    • No longer lists an office in Windsor, CO.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  4. December 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
clientaccess.rjf.comraymondjames.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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