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Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors
Filed as STEIGERWALD, GORDON & KOCH - WEALTH ADVISORS · Legal name Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc.
Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Leesburg, VA, registered since 1998, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 8, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors located?
Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors' principal office is in Leesburg, VA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1998. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111685.
How much does Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors manage?
Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors reports $1,322,699,543 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 8, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $790,236,000 in the October 2021 data and $1,322,699,543 in the October 2026 data, up 67%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (388); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (305); charitable organizations (16).
Which custodians does Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors use?
Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors' 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 Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors 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/111685
Does Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 2026 says: "For new client relationships, SGK generally prefers a minimum asset level of $600,000 for investment advisory services." "SGK, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive its minimum asset preference or reduce its investment advisory fee based upon certain criteria including but not limited to: the amount of assets to be managed;"
What changed in Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 9.
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $600,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
For new client relationships, SGK generally prefers a minimum asset level of $600,000 for investment advisory services.
SGK, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive its minimum asset preference or reduce its investment advisory fee based upon certain criteria including but not limited to: the amount of assets to be managed;
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 19, 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$1,322,699,543 as of October 2026, filing dated July 8, 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
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc.
- Also doing business as
- SGK WEALTH ADVISORS, STEIGERWALD, GORDON & KOCH WEALTH ADVISORS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1998 (28 years)
- Employees
- Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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13 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,322,699,543 | 15 | July 8, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,214,846,098 | 17 | July 3, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,050,589,563 | 14 | September 23, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $915,845,852 | 14 | July 25, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $969,172,113 | 13 | September 9, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $790,236,000 | 10 | September 8, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $790,236,000 in the October 2021 data and $1,322,699,543 in the October 2026 data, up 67%.
Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 15 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- August 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 9.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 10.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in AZ, IL, MA, OK, VT, WA, WI.
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. Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors (CRD 111685): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steigerwald-gordon-and-koch-wealth-advisors-leesburg-va-111685