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William Madison Advisors, Inc.

Abilene, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 294782

Filed as WILLIAM MADISON ADVISORS, INC.

William Madison Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Abilene, TX, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$497,702,053
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is William Madison Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), William Madison Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is William Madison Advisors, Inc. located?

William Madison Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Abilene, TX, according to its Form ADV.

Is William Madison Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

William Madison Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 294782.

How much does William Madison Advisors, Inc. manage?

William Madison Advisors, Inc. reports $497,702,053 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have William Madison Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for William Madison Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $357,925,283 in the October 2021 data and $497,702,053 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does William Madison Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (357); high net worth individuals (137); corporations or other businesses not listed above (7).

Which custodians does William Madison Advisors, Inc. use?

William Madison Advisors, Inc.'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 William Madison 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/294782

What changed in William Madison Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3. Regulatory assets under management went from $441,175,254 to $497,702,053 (+13%).

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

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 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$497,702,053

$497,702,053 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $497,702,053.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 357 Assets $141,951,314 (29%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 137 Assets $341,205,568 (69%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $10,338,236 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 7 Assets $4,206,935 (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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
CAOKTNTX

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
$358M 2021 $420M 2022 $358M 2023 $397M 2024 $441M 2025 $498M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$497,702,0538March 31, 2026
October 2025$441,175,2548March 31, 2025
October 2024$397,353,1628April 1, 2024
October 2023$357,916,4868March 29, 2023
October 2022$420,241,42110March 29, 2022
October 2021$357,925,2839March 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $357,925,283 in the October 2021 data and $497,702,053 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 8 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 2 to 3.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $441,175,254 to $497,702,053 (+13%).

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
williammadison.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. William Madison Advisors, Inc. (CRD 294782): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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