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Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.

Independence, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 148586

Filed as STRATEGIC WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD.

Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Independence, OH, registered since 2014, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 29, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$1,644,729,979
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. compensated?

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

What does Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 29, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. located?

Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.'s principal office is in Independence, OH, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?

Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 148586.

How much does Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. manage?

Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. reports $1,644,729,979 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 29, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $401,400,000 in the October 2021 data and $1,644,729,979 in the October 2026 data, up 310%. Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,626); high net worth individuals (1,020); corporations or other businesses not listed above (26).

Which custodians does Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. use?

Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. 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/148586

What changed in Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 20. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,324,195,489 to $1,644,729,979 (+24%). No longer lists an office in Dallas, TX.

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

Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The annual fees range from 0.20% to 2.00%, depending on the size and complexity of an account.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 29, 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
$1,644,729,979

$1,644,729,979 as of October 2026, filing dated March 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,636,365,021.Non-discretionary: $8,364,958.

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 2,626 Assets $463,134,107 (28%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 1,020 Assets $1,076,546,338 (65%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
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%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $12,839,921 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 26 Assets $92,209,613 (6%)
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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 24. Performing investment advisory functions: 20.
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)
5 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Alpharetta, GAColumbia, MDLos Angeles, CAWalnut Creek, CAWellesley, MA
States registered or notice-filed
28 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
$401M 2021 $721M 2022 $796M 2023 $1.08B 2024 $1.32B 2025 $1.64B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,644,729,97924March 29, 2026
October 2025$1,324,195,48919July 23, 2025
October 2024$1,083,606,86523May 31, 2024
October 2023$795,833,30620September 22, 2023
October 2022$721,101,18618September 2, 2022
October 2021$401,400,00013June 11, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $401,400,000 in the October 2021 data and $1,644,729,979 in the October 2026 data, up 310%.

Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 24 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 20.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,324,195,489 to $1,644,729,979 (+24%).
    • No longer lists an office in Dallas, TX.

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
swpconnect.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. Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. (CRD 148586): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/strategic-wealth-partners-ltd-independence-oh-148586