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  "crd_number": 108673,
  "slug": "wafra-inc-new-york-ny-108673",
  "primary_business_name": "WAFRA INC.",
  "legal_name": "WAFRA INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
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    "cbsa_code": "35620",
    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "1985-02-15",
  "years_registered": 41,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-06-12",
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  "raum_band": "over_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 158,
  "advisory_employees": 69,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 77
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    "corporations_other_businesses": {
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      "count": 29
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "other",
    "percentage_of_aum",
    "performance_based"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "other",
    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [],
  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/wafra-inc",
    "https://wafra.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108673",
  "city_as_filed": "NEW YORK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wafra-inc-new-york-ny-108673",
  "display_name": "Wafra Inc.",
  "summary": "Wafra Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1985, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 12, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Wafra Inc. (CRD 108673): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Performance-based fees",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Wafra Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Wafra Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Wafra Inc. located?",
      "a": "Wafra Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Wafra Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Wafra Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1985. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108673."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Wafra Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Wafra Inc. reports $29,043,206,587 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 12, 2026 (95% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Wafra Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Wafra Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $22,861,847,570 in the October 2021 data and $29,043,206,587 in the October 2026 data, up 27%. Total employees: 151 in October 2021 and 158 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Wafra Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (77); corporations or other businesses not listed above (29)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Wafra Inc. use?",
      "a": "Wafra Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Royal Bank of Canada (CI) Ltd as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Wafra Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/108673"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Wafra Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 22861847570.0,
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      "filing_date": "2021-07-23"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 30987732089.0,
      "total_employees": 146,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-31"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 29004139007.0,
      "total_employees": 167,
      "filing_date": "2023-07-18"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 172,
      "filing_date": "2024-05-07"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 154,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-27"
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      "filing_date": "2026-06-12"
    }
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  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-07-01",
      "period_label": "July 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 65 to 69."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Royal Bank of Canada (CI) Ltd",
      "name_as_filed": "ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (CI) LTD",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wafra-inc-new-york-ny-108673.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
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    {
      "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official",
      "label": "Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions",
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      "fewer_than_5": true,
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    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
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      "count": 29,
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108673",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}