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They include 462 other individuals, 208 high-net-worth individuals and 140 pension and profit-sharing plans.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Boyd Watterson Asset Management offer?","answer":"Boyd Watterson Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Boyd Watterson Asset Management use?","answer":"Boyd Watterson Asset Management’s separately managed account assets are held at PNC Bank (Cleveland, OH), with $1,964,831,111. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Boyd Watterson Asset Management have?","answer":"Boyd Watterson Asset Management has 18 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 140 employees, and 51 perform investment advisory functions. 2 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Boyd Watterson Asset Management invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Boyd Watterson Asset Management’s separately managed accounts held 48% U.S. government and agency bonds, 28% investment grade corporate bonds, 6% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 6% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 5% assets included in \"other\" are asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations, and closed end funds., 4% exchange-traded equities, 1% state and local bonds, 1% high-yield corporate bonds and 1% cash and equivalents. It advises 2 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Boyd Watterson Asset Management?","answer":"Boyd Watterson Asset Management is owned through a chain of holding companies by Boyd-Tamco Holdings, LLC and Hunt Amber Development US, LLC. Its direct owner is Boyd Watterson Global Asset Management Group LLC (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 31 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Boyd Watterson Asset Management get paid?","answer":"Boyd Watterson Asset Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}