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Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc.

Chadds Ford, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106261

Filed as SMITHBRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chadds Ford, PA, registered since 1997, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026.

29 years
registered since 1997
$830,668,238
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. located?

Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Chadds Ford, PA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1997. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106261.

How much does Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. manage?

Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. reports $830,668,238 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $339,080,804 in the October 2021 data and $830,668,238 in the October 2026 data, up 145%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (339); high net worth individuals (161); charitable organizations (7).

Which custodians does Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. use?

Smithbridge Asset Management, 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 Smithbridge Asset Management, 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/106261

Does Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 2026 says: "While we have no set minimum account size, the size of the account may determine the type of securities held in that account."

What changed in Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.

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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
While we have no set minimum account size, the size of the account may determine the type of securities held in that account.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 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
$830,668,238

$830,668,238 as of October 2026, filing dated September 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $813,746,575.Non-discretionary: $16,921,663.

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 339 Assets $118,836,460 (14%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 161 Assets $634,334,250 (76%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $33,290,455 (4%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $799,588 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 3 Assets $12,851,831 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 7 Assets $30,555,654 (4%)

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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • 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
1997 (29 years)
Employees
Total: 13. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
Mechanicsburg, PA
States registered or notice-filed
20 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
$339M 2021 $453M 2022 $528M 2023 $613M 2024 $666M 2025 $831M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$830,668,23813September 3, 2026
October 2025$665,788,59012March 26, 2025
October 2024$613,003,47612September 12, 2024
October 2023$527,600,05712March 28, 2023
October 2022$453,127,2308March 11, 2022
October 2021$339,080,8047May 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $339,080,804 in the October 2021 data and $830,668,238 in the October 2026 data, up 145%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 13 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $665,788,590 to $830,668,238 (+25%).
    • No longer lists an office in Malvern, PA.

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
smithbridgeasset.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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AdvisorCensus. Smithbridge Asset Management, Inc. (CRD 106261): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smithbridge-asset-management-inc-chadds-ford-pa-106261