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Wealthquest Corporation

Cincinnati, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 141473

Filed as WEALTHQUEST CORPORATION

Wealthquest Corporation is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cincinnati, OH, registered since 2006, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$2,223,229,116
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Wealthquest Corporation compensated?

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

Where is Wealthquest Corporation located?

Wealthquest Corporation's principal office is in Cincinnati, OH, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Wealthquest Corporation registered with the SEC or a state?

Wealthquest Corporation is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 141473.

How much does Wealthquest Corporation manage?

Wealthquest Corporation reports $2,223,229,116 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Wealthquest Corporation's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Wealthquest Corporation: Regulatory assets under management: $1,348,242,986 in the October 2021 data and $2,223,229,116 in the October 2026 data, up 65%. Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 42 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Wealthquest Corporation serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,012); high net worth individuals (571); charitable organizations (10).

Which custodians does Wealthquest Corporation use?

Wealthquest Corporation's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Wealthquest Corporation 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/141473

What changed in Wealthquest Corporation's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 16. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,932,422,881 to $2,223,229,116 (+15%). Registered or notice-filed in WA.

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 9, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$2,223,229,116

$2,223,229,116 as of October 2026, filing dated July 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,221,636,941.Non-discretionary: $1,592,175.

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 1,012 Assets $382,291,803 (17%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 571 Assets $1,825,942,761 (82%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 10 Assets $14,994,552 (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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 42. Performing investment advisory functions: 16.
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 August 2026 filing
Oak Brook, IL
States registered or notice-filed
28 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
$1.35B 2021 $1.67B 2022 $1.49B 2023 $1.79B 2024 $1.93B 2025 $2.22B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,223,229,11642July 30, 2026
October 2025$1,932,422,88141April 28, 2025
October 2024$1,793,071,16938March 27, 2024
October 2023$1,493,990,93738March 31, 2023
October 2022$1,673,989,79436April 26, 2022
October 2021$1,348,242,98630August 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,348,242,986 in the October 2021 data and $2,223,229,116 in the October 2026 data, up 65%.

Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 42 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 16.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,932,422,881 to $2,223,229,116 (+15%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in WA.

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
wqcorp.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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