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Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc.

Albemarle, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 117592

Filed as UWHARRIE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Albemarle, NC, registered since 2005, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

21 years
registered since 2005
$337,840,640
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. located?

Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Albemarle, NC, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 117592.

How much does Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. manage?

Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. reports $337,840,640 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $176,656,556 in the October 2021 data and $337,840,640 in the October 2026 data, up 91%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (609); high net worth individuals (228); charitable organizations (27).

Which custodians does Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. use?

Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. 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/117592

What changed in Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 12. Regulatory assets under management went from $278,247,352 to $337,840,640 (+21%).

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)

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. 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
$337,840,640

$337,840,640 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $337,840,640.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 609 Assets $137,444,005 (41%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 228 Assets $152,443,132 (45%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,258,417 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 27 Assets $30,666,201 (9%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 11 Assets $14,028,885 (4%)

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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • 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
2005 (21 years)
Employees
Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 12.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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)
4 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Asheboro, NCCharlotte, NCConcord, NCLocust, NC
States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
NCSCTX

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
$177M 2021 $216M 2022 $189M 2023 $225M 2024 $278M 2025 $338M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$337,840,64014March 30, 2026
October 2025$278,247,35216April 23, 2025
October 2024$224,721,60717July 29, 2024
October 2023$189,376,39417February 22, 2023
October 2022$215,658,72816March 22, 2022
October 2021$176,656,55615August 4, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $176,656,556 in the October 2021 data and $337,840,640 in the October 2026 data, up 91%.

Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 14 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 15 to 12.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $278,247,352 to $337,840,640 (+21%).
  2. November 2025
    • 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.I

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. Uwharrie Investment Advisors, Inc. (CRD 117592): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/uwharrie-investment-advisors-inc-albemarle-nc-117592