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Smith Moore & Co. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Clayton, MO, registered since 2007, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Smith Moore & Co. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Smith Moore & Co. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Smith Moore & Co. located?
Smith Moore & Co.'s principal office is in Clayton, MO, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 9 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Smith Moore & Co. registered with the SEC or a state?
Smith Moore & Co. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 3441.
How much does Smith Moore & Co. manage?
Smith Moore & Co. reports $2,371,739,897 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (89% discretionary).
How have Smith Moore & Co.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Smith Moore & Co.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,274,922,853 in the October 2021 data and $2,371,739,897 in the October 2026 data, up 86%. Total employees: 37 in October 2021 and 65 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Smith Moore & Co. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,841); high net worth individuals (1,254); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (18).
Does Smith Moore & Co. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/3441
Does Smith Moore & Co. state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "We generally do not require that you have a minimum investment amount to establish an advisory relationship with us."
What changed in Smith Moore & Co.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $2,008,286,156 to $2,371,739,897 (+18%). Changed its office addresses in Columbia, MO. No longer lists an office in Topeka, KS.
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 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
We generally do not require that you have a minimum investment amount to establish an advisory relationship with us.
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$2,371,739,897 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.
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.DA 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
- 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
- 2007 (19 years)
- Employees
- Total: 65. Performing investment advisory functions: 50.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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9 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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36 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 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?
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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $2,371,739,897 | 65 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $2,008,286,156 | 65 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,705,976,563 | 65 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,451,104,109 | 55 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,568,770,783 | 50 | April 7, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,274,922,853 | 37 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,274,922,853 in the October 2021 data and $2,371,739,897 in the October 2026 data, up 86%.
Total employees: 37 in October 2021 and 65 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $2,008,286,156 to $2,371,739,897 (+18%).
- Changed its office addresses in Columbia, MO.
- No longer lists an office in Topeka, KS.
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.ISource: 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. Smith Moore & Co. (CRD 3441): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smith-moore-and-co-clayton-mo-3441