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Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP

Pittsburgh, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 128591

Filed as SCHNEIDER DOWNS WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LP

Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pittsburgh, PA, registered since 2003, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.

22 years
registered since 2003
$3,305,788,046
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP located?

Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP's principal office is in Pittsburgh, PA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP registered with the SEC or a state?

Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 128591.

How much does Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP manage?

Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP reports $3,305,788,046 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (64% discretionary).

How have Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP: Regulatory assets under management: $2,114,935,226 in the October 2021 data and $3,305,788,046 in the October 2026 data, up 56%. Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 28 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (569); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (108); high net worth individuals (94).

Which custodians does Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP use?

Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists American Trust Investment Services, Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/128591

What changed in Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 22. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,912,305,317 to $3,305,788,046 (+14%). Registered or notice-filed in CO. 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)

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 firm's brochure (dated March 24, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$3,305,788,046

$3,305,788,046 as of October 2026, filing dated March 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,099,813,361.Non-discretionary: $1,205,974,685.

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 569 Assets $640,050,331 (19%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 94 Assets $1,241,561,944 (38%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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 108 Assets $1,272,164,735 (38%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 5 Assets $63,154,223 (2%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $31,561,794 (1%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 8 Assets $57,295,019 (2%)
Other
Clients Not reported 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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2003 (22 years)
Employees
Total: 28. Performing investment advisory functions: 22.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
American Trust Investment Services, Inc.Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Columbus, OH
States registered or notice-filed
14 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 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.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?

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
$2.11B 2021 $2.47B 2022 $2.18B 2023 $2.61B 2024 $2.91B 2025 $3.31B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$3,305,788,04628March 24, 2026
October 2025$2,912,305,31727July 24, 2025
October 2024$2,614,783,09927August 29, 2024
October 2023$2,175,010,74629October 3, 2023
October 2022$2,471,843,35126March 29, 2022
October 2021$2,114,935,22624March 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,114,935,226 in the October 2021 data and $3,305,788,046 in the October 2026 data, up 56%.

Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 28 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 21 to 22.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,912,305,317 to $3,305,788,046 (+14%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in CO.
    • 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
schneiderdowns.comsdwealthmanagement.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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