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Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC

Buffalo, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 118910

Filed as SANDERSON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Buffalo, NY, registered since 2002, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

24 years
registered since 2002
$1,431,219,990
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC located?

Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC's principal office is in Buffalo, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2002. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 118910.

How much does Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC manage?

Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC reports $1,431,219,990 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (28% discretionary).

How have Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $858,074,679 in the October 2021 data and $1,431,219,990 in the October 2026 data, up 67%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 19 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (234); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (84); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (7).

Which custodians does Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC use?

Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/118910

Does Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "As a condition for starting and maintaining a relationship, Sanderson generally imposes a minimum portfolio size of $ 2,000,000."

What changed in Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 12 to 11. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,201,236,328 to $1,431,219,990 (+19%). 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

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $2,000,000

The brochure's wording
As a condition for starting and maintaining a relationship, Sanderson generally imposes a minimum portfolio size of $ 2,000,000.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$1,431,219,990

$1,431,219,990 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $396,597,071.Non-discretionary: $1,034,622,919.

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 84 Assets $66,847,529 (5%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 234 Assets $1,255,913,211 (88%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 7 Assets $48,239,521 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $60,219,729 (4%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2002 (24 years)
Employees
Total: 19. Performing investment advisory functions: 11.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
16 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$858M 2021 $996M 2022 $899M 2023 $1.12B 2024 $1.2B 2025 $1.43B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,431,219,99019March 31, 2026
October 2025$1,201,236,32819March 25, 2025
October 2024$1,116,320,69219March 22, 2024
October 2023$898,736,63917March 17, 2023
October 2022$995,664,69110March 24, 2022
October 2021$858,074,67916September 20, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $858,074,679 in the October 2021 data and $1,431,219,990 in the October 2026 data, up 67%.

Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 19 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 12 to 11.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,201,236,328 to $1,431,219,990 (+19%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in CO.

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
sandersonllc.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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AdvisorCensus. Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 118910): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sanderson-wealth-management-llc-buffalo-ny-118910