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Smith Shellnut Wilson

Ridgeland, MSSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106235

Filed as SMITH SHELLNUT WILSON · Legal name Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC

Smith Shellnut Wilson is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Ridgeland, MS, registered since 1995, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026.

31 years
registered since 1995
$6,924,984,046
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Smith Shellnut Wilson compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Smith Shellnut Wilson reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Smith Shellnut Wilson located?

Smith Shellnut Wilson's principal office is in Ridgeland, MS, according to its Form ADV.

Is Smith Shellnut Wilson registered with the SEC or a state?

Smith Shellnut Wilson is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1995. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106235.

How much does Smith Shellnut Wilson manage?

Smith Shellnut Wilson reports $6,924,984,046 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026 (21% discretionary).

How have Smith Shellnut Wilson's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Smith Shellnut Wilson: Regulatory assets under management: $3,911,862,280 in the October 2021 data and $6,924,984,046 in the October 2026 data, up 77%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 16 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Smith Shellnut Wilson serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (175); high net worth individuals (66); banking or thrift institutions (51).

Which custodians does Smith Shellnut Wilson use?

Smith Shellnut Wilson's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, First Horizon Bank and FNBB Capital Markets as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Smith Shellnut Wilson 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/106235

Does Smith Shellnut Wilson state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 16, 2026 says: "Minimum account size is $1,000,000; however, SSW reserves the right to waive minimum account size at its sole discretion."

What changed in Smith Shellnut Wilson's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: 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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Minimum account size is $1,000,000; however, SSW reserves the right to waive minimum account size at its sole discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 16, 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
$6,924,984,046

$6,924,984,046 as of October 2026, filing dated September 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,448,588,600.Non-discretionary: $5,476,395,446.

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 175 Assets $86,375,854 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 66 Assets $386,479,986 (6%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 51 Assets $5,476,395,446 (79%)
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 9 Assets $27,046,955 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 25 Assets $269,127,441 (4%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 24 Assets $401,542,635 (6%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 4 Assets $191,397,232 (3%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 26 Assets $86,618,497 (1%)
Other
Clients 0 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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Security ratings or pricing services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1995 (31 years)
Employees
Total: 16. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLCFirst Horizon BankFNBB Capital Markets

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
9 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
$3.91B 2021 $6.15B 2022 $7.76B 2023 $7.23B 2024 $8.02B 2025 $6.92B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$6,924,984,04616September 9, 2026
October 2025$8,022,382,58017June 6, 2025
October 2024$7,233,687,38716July 11, 2024
October 2023$7,758,485,19615September 18, 2023
October 2022$6,154,922,48913September 27, 2022
October 2021$3,911,862,28012April 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $3,911,862,280 in the October 2021 data and $6,924,984,046 in the October 2026 data, up 77%.

Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 16 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. October 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. July 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 13 to 14.
    • No longer lists an office in Lafayette, LA.
  3. June 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 13.
  4. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 14.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $8,022,382,580 to $6,924,984,046 (-14%).
    • No longer lists an office in Baton Rouge, LA.

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
ssw1776.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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