{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/brown-advisory-168985","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168985","regulatoryAum":26582600252,"crd":"168985","secFileNumber":"801-80609","legalName":"Brown Advisory LTD.","displayName":"Brown Advisory","website":"http://www.brownadvisory.com","founded":null,"organization":"other (specify) organized in United Kingdom","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"18 Hanover Square, 1st Floor","city":"London","state":"","stateName":"","country":"United Kingdom","postalCode":"W1S 1JY"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"3 December 2014","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":110,"advisory":36,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":1},"aum":{"discretionary":26249718852,"discretionaryAccounts":1360,"nonDiscretionary":332881400,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":172,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":79,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Individuals (other than HNW)","clients":358,"regulatoryAum":116611694},{"label":"High-net-worth individuals","clients":373,"regulatoryAum":2971032692},{"label":"Investment companies","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":2597313733},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":20,"regulatoryAum":10625488326},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":12,"regulatoryAum":4645362328},{"label":"Charitable organizations","clients":33,"regulatoryAum":978282099},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":189,"regulatoryAum":4648509380}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"SEI Investments (europe) Limited","shortName":"SEI Investments (europe) Limited","location":"London","smaAssets":1677450652},{"name":"SEI Investments Guernsey Limited","shortName":"SEI Investments Guernsey Limited","location":"Guernsey","smaAssets":2858565921},{"name":"Bank of New York Mellon","shortName":"Bank of New York Mellon","location":"London","smaAssets":3230356489}],"custodyNote":"Brown Advisory has custody of $636.5M for 203 clients.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"William White","title":"Chief Operating Officer","crd":"3254656"},{"name":"Richard Thomason","title":"Chief Compliance Officer - Brown Advisory LTD","crd":"6028972"},{"name":"Edward Chadwyck-Healey","title":"Director","crd":"7245626"},{"name":"Logie Fitzwilliams","title":"Director","crd":"4747501"},{"name":"Michael Hankin","title":"Director","crd":"2339625"},{"name":"Quintin Ings-Chambers","title":"Director","crd":"8066209"},{"name":"Peter Mallinson","title":"Director","crd":"2217449"},{"name":"Simon Peck","title":"Director","crd":"7358640"},{"name":"Shannon Pierce","title":"Director","crd":"5017028"},{"name":"Brett Rogers","title":"Group General Counsel","crd":"4641164"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Brown Advisory Management, LLC","detail":"Holding company and managing member in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since January 2016."},{"label":"Brown Advisory Incorporated","detail":"Indirect owner: unit holder and managing member of Brown Advisory Management, LLC and a control person, since January 2016.","parent":"Brown Advisory Management, LLC"},{"label":"Brown Advisory Group Holdings LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a holding company of Brown Advisory Management, LLC in the 25% to 50% band and a control person, since January 2016.","parent":"Brown Advisory Management, LLC"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":0,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":1,"officesByState":[],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"442033018130","stateRegisteredReps":0,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["A percentage of assets under management"],"activities":["Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses","Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)","Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"],"financialPlanningClients":null,"assetMix":[{"label":"Exchange-traded equity securities","percent":77},{"label":"U.S. government/agency bonds","percent":1},{"label":"Sovereign bonds","percent":3},{"label":"Investment grade corporate bonds","percent":1},{"label":"Securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies","percent":13},{"label":"Securities issued by pooled investment vehicles (other than registered investment companies)","percent":1},{"label":"Cash and cash equivalents","percent":4}],"privateFunds":0},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"30 March 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/168985/PDF/168985.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does Brown Advisory have?","answer":"Brown Advisory has 986 clients and manages $26.6 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 373 high-net-worth individuals, 358 other individuals and 189 corporations and other businesses.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Brown Advisory offer?","answer":"Brown Advisory provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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 Brown Advisory use?","answer":"Brown Advisory’s separately managed account assets are held at Bank of New York Mellon (London), with $3,230,356,489, SEI Investments Guernsey Limited (Guernsey), with $2,858,565,921 and SEI Investments (europe) Limited (London), with $1,677,450,652. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Brown Advisory have?","answer":"Brown Advisory has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 110 employees, and 36 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or 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 Brown Advisory invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Brown Advisory’s separately managed accounts held 77% exchange-traded equities, 13% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 4% cash and equivalents, 3% sovereign bonds, 1% U.S. government and agency bonds, 1% investment grade corporate bonds and 1% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises no private funds of its own.","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 Brown Advisory?","answer":"Brown Advisory is owned through a holding company by Brown Advisory Group Holdings LLC. Its direct owner is Brown Advisory Management, LLC (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Brown Advisory get paid?","answer":"Brown Advisory is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees 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."}