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The Kelly Group

Bel Air, MDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 310140

Filed as THE KELLY GROUP · Legal name Kelly Financial Group, LLC

The Kelly Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bel Air, MD, registered since 2020, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2020
$1,131,076,741
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is The Kelly Group compensated?

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

Where is The Kelly Group located?

The Kelly Group's principal office is in Bel Air, MD, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is The Kelly Group registered with the SEC or a state?

The Kelly Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 310140.

How much does The Kelly Group manage?

The Kelly Group reports $1,131,076,741 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (93% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for The Kelly Group: Regulatory assets under management: $585,989,689 in the October 2021 data and $1,131,076,741 in the October 2026 data, up 93%. Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 22 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does The Kelly Group serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (840); high net worth individuals (247); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (14).

Which custodians does The Kelly Group use?

The Kelly Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists National Financial Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does The Kelly Group 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/310140

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 13. Regulatory assets under management went from $953,228,816 to $1,131,076,741 (+19%).

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,131,076,741

$1,131,076,741 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,055,607,403.Non-discretionary: $75,469,338.

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 840 Assets $402,602,313 (36%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 247 Assets $645,931,230 (57%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 14 Assets $72,641,405 (6%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 6 Assets $3,474,628 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $6,427,165 (1%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Kelly Financial Group, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 22. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Bel Air, MD
States registered or notice-filed
19 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
$586M 2021 $744M 2022 $682M 2023 $811M 2024 $953M 2025 $1.13B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,131,076,74122March 31, 2026
October 2025$953,228,81623March 31, 2025
October 2024$810,923,46020March 28, 2024
October 2023$682,137,66821March 31, 2023
October 2022$744,363,79819September 30, 2022
October 2021$585,989,68917July 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $585,989,689 in the October 2021 data and $1,131,076,741 in the October 2026 data, up 93%.

Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 22 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 14 to 13.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $953,228,816 to $1,131,076,741 (+19%).

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
kellyria.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. The Kelly Group (CRD 310140): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-kelly-group-bel-air-md-310140