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Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, registered since 1980, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 16, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC located?
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC's principal office is in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1980. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111370.
How much does Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC manage?
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC reports $4,611,589,623 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $13,691,445,666 in the October 2021 data and $4,611,589,623 in the October 2026 data, down 66%. Total employees: 28 in October 2021 and 31 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (485); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (11); investment companies (6).
Which custodians does Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC use?
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/111370
What changed in Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC'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
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 firm's brochure (dated December 23, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$4,611,589,623 as of October 2026, filing dated September 16, 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- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1980 (46 years)
- Employees
- Total: 31. Performing investment advisory functions: 17.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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3 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 113 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 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?
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 | $4,611,589,623 | 31 | September 16, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $6,395,630,706 | 34 | December 24, 2024 |
| October 2024 | $6,395,068,439 | 33 | April 1, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $8,045,902,343 | 33 | July 21, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $12,867,812,956 | 32 | September 1, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $13,691,445,666 | 28 | July 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $13,691,445,666 in the October 2021 data and $4,611,589,623 in the October 2026 data, down 66%.
Total employees: 28 in October 2021 and 31 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- October 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- May 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 17.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $6,395,630,706 to $4,611,589,623 (-28%).
- 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.
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. Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (CRD 111370): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/templeton-investment-counsel-llc-ft-lauderdale-fl-111370