To shine a light on the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) landscape, FINTRX - family office and RIA database provider has compiled the Q4 2021 RIA Data Report to provide a high-level synopsis of registered investment advisors (RIAs) for Q4 of 2021. Explore metrics such as total registered firms, assets under management, contact breakdown, services provided, geographical breakdown, and more. Download the 16-page report below...
Hello and welcome to the Q4 2021 RIA Data Report. This report provides a high-level synopsis of registered investment advisors (RIAs) for Q4 of 2021.
An RIA is defined as any individual or firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or State Securities Authorities that advises and offers analyses on investments based on a client's individual needs. RIAs act fiduciarily, always acting in the best interest of their clients.
RIAs advise on a range of financial subjects, from retirement planning to insurance and estate planning. The total RIA market is diverse and includes any firm registered as a registered investment advisory firm. It comprises banks, broker/dealers, financial planners, hedge funds, family offices, asset managers, wealth managers, and more. If firms want to give advice as fiduciaries for a fee, they must register as an RIA to do so.
Because the Registered Investment Advisor space is encompassing a wide variety of financial institutions, we have sub-categorized RIAs to provide an organized and consolidated synopsis of the landscape. It comprises banks, financial planners, hedge funds, family offices, asset managers, wealth managers, and several additional firm types.
The highly fragmented registered investment advisor channel is particularly well-positioned to serve high-net-worth individuals and families seeking an alignment of interests between the firm and client. The sample size used throughout this report does not include Broker-Dealers or Exempt Reporting Advisors.
It is important to note, the data throughout this report was compiled by utilizing the FINTRX Family Office & Registered Investment Advisor Data Platform.
A majority of RIAs either act as broker-dealers (43%) or dually-registered reps (42%).
In addition to the above investment advisory hobbies, registered reps also show an interest in running, volunteering, basketball, hiking, and baseball.
These are owners that are also representatives. This chart displays the type of registration each rep holds.
This is approximately 4% of total investor entities explicitly implementing ESG practices.
The top five Universities of Registered Investment Advisors include New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, the University of Wisconsin, and Penn State. Approximately 8% of total registered reps have matriculated from these five Universities.
When it comes to the gender breakdown of reps, 74% of reps are male while 26% of reps are female. Nearly 7,000 new contacts entered the industry throughout Q4 of 2021.
Across the entire RIA space, about 64% rely on alternative investments to some degree.
Of this subset of 64% in the space, the most commonly used alternatives include Real Estate (78%), Hedge Funds (41%), Commodities (27%), Private Equity (25%), Venture Capital (10%), and Fund of Funds (5%).
The data here displays entities providing services at the firm level. For instance, 54% of all RIAs offer services to non-high-net-worth individuals, and 48% offer services to high-net-worth families and individuals.
The US states with the most RIA firms include California (18%), New York (12%), Texas (8%), Florida (6%), Massachusetts (5%), and Illinois (4%). Of all firms, these six states make up approximately 53% of all US firms.
As expected, some of the most popular SMA investments include Exchange-Traded Equities Securities (24%), Cash or Cash Equivalents (23%), and Securities Issued by Investment Companies or Business Development Companies (16%).
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