Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in St Louis, MO, registered since 1975, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026.
51 years
registered since 1975
$197,532,233,502
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
12
disclosure items (Item 11)
Quick answers
From the filing
How is Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions.
Where is Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated located?
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated's principal office is in St Louis, MO, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 24 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated registered with the SEC or a state?
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1975. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 793.
How much does Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated manage?
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated reports $197,532,233,502 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026 (64% discretionary).
How have Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated: Regulatory assets under management: $117,820,023,852 in the October 2021 data and $197,532,233,502 in the October 2026 data, up 68%. Total employees: 6,361 in October 2021 and 6,478 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (156,989); high net worth individuals (73,687); corporations or other businesses not listed above (1,967).
Does Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 12 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 1 question about criminal matters and 11 questions about regulatory matters (11.A(2), 11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(1), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(1), 11.E(2), 11.E(4)). 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/793
What changed in Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated's recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 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)
Commissions
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
See the firm's brochure (dated April 6, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F
$197,532,233,502
$197,532,233,502 as of October 2026, filing dated September 15, 2026.
12 Reports 12 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B
11.A(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with a felony?
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
11.E(1) Has a self-regulatory organization (such as FINRA) or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
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
$197,532,233,502
6,478
September 15, 2026
October 2025
$171,209,609,487
6,464
June 30, 2025
October 2024
$149,248,936,163
6,534
August 12, 2024
October 2023
$132,550,931,898
6,729
August 4, 2023
October 2022
$148,561,390,277
6,384
September 12, 2022
October 2021
$117,820,023,852
6,361
October 1, 2021
Regulatory assets under management: $117,820,023,852 in the October 2021 data and $197,532,233,502 in the October 2026 data, up 68%.
Total employees: 6,361 in October 2021 and 6,478 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
Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
April 2026
Employees performing advisory functions went from 3045 to 3079.
Regulatory assets under management went from $171,209,609,487 to $197,532,233,502 (+15%).
Changed its office addresses in Clayton, MO.
Added an office in Boston, MA.
Added an office in Chicago, IL.
Added an office in Yardley, PA.
No longer lists an office in Canfield, OH.
No longer lists an office in Center Valley, PA.
No longer lists an office in Hauppauge, NY.
February 2026
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.
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. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (CRD 793): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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