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Skyline Advisors, Inc.

Bellingham, WASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 188511

Filed as SKYLINE ADVISORS, INC.

Skyline Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bellingham, WA, registered since 2015, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 29, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$386,462,616
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Skyline Advisors, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Skyline Advisors, Inc. located?

Skyline Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Bellingham, WA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Skyline Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Skyline Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 188511.

How much does Skyline Advisors, Inc. manage?

Skyline Advisors, Inc. reports $386,462,616 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 29, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Skyline Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Skyline Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $216,509,131 in the October 2021 data and $386,462,616 in the October 2026 data, up 78%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Skyline Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (206); high net worth individuals (159); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2).

Which custodians does Skyline Advisors, Inc. use?

Skyline Advisors, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Skyline Advisors, Inc. 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/188511

What changed in Skyline Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 5. Regulatory assets under management went from $335,344,034 to $386,462,616 (+15%). 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
  • 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 January 29, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$386,462,616

$386,462,616 as of October 2026, filing dated January 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $381,759,833.Non-discretionary: $4,702,783.

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 206 Assets $59,684,101 (15%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 159 Assets $311,522,331 (81%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $5,768,461 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $9,487,723 (2%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
SKYLINE ADVISORS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
AZCAWA

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
$217M 2021 $265M 2022 $235M 2023 $288M 2024 $335M 2025 $386M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$386,462,6168January 29, 2026
October 2025$335,344,0349April 8, 2025
October 2024$288,379,3337March 27, 2024
October 2023$234,791,6107March 2, 2023
October 2022$264,861,5877March 14, 2022
October 2021$216,509,1317February 11, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $216,509,131 in the October 2021 data and $386,462,616 in the October 2026 data, up 78%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 8 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. February 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $335,344,034 to $386,462,616 (+15%).
    • 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
skylineadvisors.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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