{ "crd_number": 106590, "slug": "sarofim-trust-co-houston-tx-106590", "primary_business_name": "SAROFIM TRUST CO", "legal_name": "SAROFIM TRUST CO., LTA", "dbas": [], "city": "Houston", "state": "TX", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "26420", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "26420", "common_name": "Houston", "msa_name": "Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX", "path": "/advisors/tx/houston" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "1978-04-13", "years_registered": 48, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-05-12", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 12959991253.0, "raum_discretionary": 12959991253.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 26, "advisory_employees": 22, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "charitable": { "raum": 3387952769.0, "count": 8 }, "pension_profit_sharing": { "raum": 179710833.0, "count": 1 }, "high_net_worth_individuals": { "raum": 9323448497.0, "count": 86 }, "corporations_other_businesses": { "raum": 68879154.0, "count": 1 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_individuals" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "TX" ], "websites": [], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/106590", "city_as_filed": "HOUSTON", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sarofim-trust-co-houston-tx-106590", "display_name": "Sarofim Trust Co", "summary": "Sarofim Trust Co is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Houston, TX, registered since 1978, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 12, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Sarofim Trust Co (CRD 106590): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Sarofim Trust Co compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sarofim Trust Co reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management." }, { "q": "Where is Sarofim Trust Co located?", "a": "Sarofim Trust Co's principal office is in Houston, TX, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Sarofim Trust Co registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Sarofim Trust Co is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1978. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106590." }, { "q": "How much does Sarofim Trust Co manage?", "a": "Sarofim Trust Co reports $12,959,991,253 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 12, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Sarofim Trust Co's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Sarofim Trust Co: Regulatory assets under management: $683,400,672 in the October 2021 data and $12,959,991,253 in the October 2026 data, up 1796%. Total employees: 23 in October 2021 and 26 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Sarofim Trust Co serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (86); charitable organizations (8); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (1)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Sarofim Trust Co use?", "a": "Sarofim Trust Co's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and SEI Private Trust Co. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Sarofim Trust Co report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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/106590" }, { "q": "What changed in Sarofim Trust Co's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the June 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 683400672.0, "total_employees": 23, "filing_date": "2021-03-25" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 726127826.0, "total_employees": 26, "filing_date": "2022-07-26" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 811494941.0, "total_employees": 25, "filing_date": "2023-05-24" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 7136147196.0, "total_employees": 28, "filing_date": "2024-03-26" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 11986326976.0, "total_employees": 28, "filing_date": "2025-06-11" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 12959991253.0, "total_employees": 26, "filing_date": "2026-05-12" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-06-01", "period_label": "June 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 22.", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC", "name_as_filed": "GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "J.P. Morgan Securities LLC", "name_as_filed": "J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC", "affiliated": false }, { "name": "SEI Private Trust Co.", "name_as_filed": "SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO.", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "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.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sarofim-trust-co-houston-tx-106590.md", "clients": [ { "type": "high_net_worth_individuals", "label": "High net worth individuals", "count": 86, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 9323448497.0 }, { "type": "pension_profit_sharing", "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 179710833.0 }, { "type": "charitable", "label": "Charitable organizations", "count": 8, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 3387952769.0 }, { "type": "corporations_other_businesses", "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 68879154.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/106590", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }