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The Bollard Group LLC

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 155317

Filed as THE BOLLARD GROUP LLC

The Bollard Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2011, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 15, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2011
$6,724,565,893
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is The Bollard Group LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Bollard Group LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; performance-based fees.

Where is The Bollard Group LLC located?

The Bollard Group LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is The Bollard Group LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

The Bollard Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 155317.

How much does The Bollard Group LLC manage?

The Bollard Group LLC reports $6,724,565,893 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 15, 2026 (97% discretionary).

How have The Bollard Group LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for The Bollard Group LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $6,100,746,952 in the October 2021 data and $6,724,565,893 in the October 2026 data, up 10%. Total employees: 33 in October 2021 and 29 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does The Bollard Group LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (14); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (10).

Which custodians does The Bollard Group LLC use?

The Bollard Group LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does The Bollard Group LLC 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/155317

Does The Bollard Group LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "The Bollard Group generally requires that each client maintains a minimum aggregate portfolio account size of $25 million. Exceptions to the minimum aggregate portfolio may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group."

What changed in The Bollard Group LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 12.

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
  • Performance-based 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

Account minimum: $25,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The Bollard Group generally requires that each client maintains a minimum aggregate portfolio account size of $25 million. Exceptions to the minimum aggregate portfolio may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group.

Minimum annual fee: $75,000

The brochure's wording
Our minimum annual fee for assets under management is $75,000. Exceptions to the minimum annual fee may be made at the discretion of The Bollard Group.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$6,724,565,893

$6,724,565,893 as of October 2026, filing dated July 15, 2026.

Discretionary: $6,491,735,513.Non-discretionary: $232,830,380.

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
High net worth individuals
Clients 14 Assets $5,323,283,131 (79%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 10 Assets $1,401,282,762 (21%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2011 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 29. Performing investment advisory functions: 12.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
FLMANHNYTXVT

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
$6.1B 2021 $5.45B 2022 $5.22B 2023 $5.66B 2024 $6.78B 2025 $6.72B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$6,724,565,89329July 15, 2026
October 2025$6,775,655,51033July 10, 2025
October 2024$5,662,840,66729July 18, 2024
October 2023$5,215,718,14428June 30, 2023
October 2022$5,453,735,11228June 29, 2022
October 2021$6,100,746,95233July 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $6,100,746,952 in the October 2021 data and $6,724,565,893 in the October 2026 data, up 10%.

Total employees: 33 in October 2021 and 29 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 11 to 12.

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
bollard.comspincap.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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