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Leland Cummings

Senior Vice President at Nationwide Fund Advisors

Broker registration; no current adviser registration

Leland Cummings is Senior Vice President of Nationwide Fund Advisors, a Columbus investment adviser managing $83.1B. Leland Cummings has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 63, Series 6, Series 26 and Series 65.

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

From the IAPD record · data retrieved 17 October 2026 · page updated 20 October 2026SEC record

Career

Leland Cummings has been Senior Vice President of Nationwide Fund Advisors since January 2008. Leland Cummings is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.

Nationwide Fund Advisors is a Columbus, OH firm with $83.1B under management, 129 clients and 22 advisers in one office, as of its February 2026 filing.

  1. Liberty Ridge Capital
    – · 1 year
    Wayne, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 106710

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 6528 April 2004
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 2612 January 1998
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination
Series 6320 August 1996
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 620 August 1996
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Leland Thomas Cummings
CRD
2523271

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does Leland Cummings work?

Leland Cummings has been Senior Vice President of Nationwide Fund Advisors since January 2008, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 12 February 2026

Does Leland Cummings have a current investment-adviser registration?

Leland Cummings has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Leland Cummings passed?

Leland Cummings has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 63, Series 6, Series 26 and Series 65. The earliest, the Series 63, was passed in August 1996. FINRA credited Leland Cummings with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where was Leland Cummings previously registered as an investment adviser?

Leland Cummings has past investment-adviser registrations through Liberty Ridge Capital, April 2004 to December 2005, across 1 firm.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Nationwide Fund Advisors

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2523271. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Nationwide Fund Advisors, filed 12 February 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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