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Waverly Advisors, LLC

Birmingham, ALSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 115332

Filed as WAVERLY ADVISORS, LLC

Waverly Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Birmingham, AL, registered since 2001, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 31, 2026.

24 years
registered since 2001
$29,872,072,116
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Waverly Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Waverly Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is Waverly Advisors, LLC located?

Waverly Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Birmingham, AL, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 24 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Waverly Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Waverly Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 115332.

How much does Waverly Advisors, LLC manage?

Waverly Advisors, LLC reports $29,872,072,116 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 31, 2026 (84% discretionary).

How have Waverly Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Waverly Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $3,291,010,494 in the October 2021 data and $29,872,072,116 in the October 2026 data, up 808%. Total employees: 49 in October 2021 and 414 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Waverly Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (8,621); high net worth individuals (4,302); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (453).

Which custodians does Waverly Advisors, LLC use?

Waverly Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Waverly Advisors, 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/115332

What changed in Waverly Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • 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

See the firm's brochure (dated August 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$29,872,072,116

$29,872,072,116 as of October 2026, filing dated August 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $25,221,716,945.Non-discretionary: $4,650,355,171.

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 8,621 Assets $3,782,563,379 (13%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 4,302 Assets $17,410,249,473 (58%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 2 Assets $3,931,971 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $16,611,163 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 27 Assets $1,845,686,945 (6%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 453 Assets $4,854,787,655 (16%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 81 Assets $823,024,641 (3%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $14,363,130 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 1 Assets $15,646,049 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 200 Assets $1,105,207,710 (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 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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
401K COMPLETE, PROMUS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2001 (24 years)
Employees
Total: 414. Performing investment advisory functions: 197.
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)
24 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Atlanta, GAAustin, TXBaltimore, MDBoston, MACharlotte, NCChicago, ILCincinnati, OHColorado Springs, COCouncil Bluffs, IADayton, OHHamilton, OHHuntsville, ALJacksonville, FLLake Oswego, ORLakeland, FLMerillville, INPaoli, PAPeachtree City, GAPensacola, FLRidgeland, MSSeattle, WAWest Barnstable, MAWesterville, OHZionsville, IN
States registered or notice-filed
51 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
$3.29B 2021 $4.47B 2022 $5.78B 2023 $11.4B 2024 $16.1B 2025 $29.9B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$29,872,072,116414August 31, 2026
October 2025$16,130,190,961281July 16, 2025
October 2024$11,379,745,311153April 26, 2024
October 2023$5,775,807,49783April 28, 2023
October 2022$4,465,757,28563July 29, 2022
October 2021$3,291,010,49449June 10, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $3,291,010,494 in the October 2021 data and $29,872,072,116 in the October 2026 data, up 808%.

Total employees: 49 in October 2021 and 414 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. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Added an office in Boston, MA.
    • Added an office in Cincinnati, OH.
    • Added an office in Council Bluffs, IA.
    • Added an office in Hamilton, OH.
    • Added an office in Lake Oswego, OR.
    • Added an office in Seattle, WA.
    • No longer lists an office in Deerfield, IL.
    • No longer lists an office in Lafayette, IN.
    • No longer lists an office in Mobile, AL.
    • No longer lists an office in Montgomery, AL.
    • No longer lists an office in Oak Brook, IL.
    • No longer lists an office in Savannah, GA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 190 to 197.
    • Added the business name Promus.
    • Changed its office addresses in West Barnstable, MA.
    • Added an office in Austin, TX.
    • Added an office in Deerfield, IL.
    • Added an office in Lafayette, IN.
    • Added an office in Lakeland, FL.
    • Added an office in Montgomery, AL.
    • Added an office in Oak Brook, IL.
    • Added an office in Savannah, GA.
    • No longer lists an office in Boston, MA.
    • No longer lists an office in Canon City, CO.
    • No longer lists an office in Fairfield, OH.
    • No longer lists an office in Hamilton, OH.
    • No longer lists an office in Philadelphia, PA.
    • No longer lists an office in Sarasota, FL.
    • No longer lists an office in Seattle, WA.
  4. December 2025
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $16,130,190,961 to $28,263,743,199 (+75%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 152 to 190.
    • Added an office in Chicago, IL.
    • Added an office in West Barnstable, MA.
    • No longer lists an office in Lakeland, FL.
    • No longer lists an office in Savannah, GA.
    • Registered or notice-filed in VI.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  5. November 2025
    • Added an office in Seattle, WA.
    • No longer lists an office in Doylestown, PA.

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
my401kcomplete.comwaverly-advisors.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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