Aufman Associates Inc

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1983
Total AUM
$972M
Discretionary
$972M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$3.9M
Accounts
249
Employees
7
Advisory reps
3

Firm details

Headquarters
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
CRD number
104622
Registered since
June 21, 1983
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI94.87%
  • Individuals3.99%
  • Charitable Organizations1.14%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Aufman Associates Inc is an independent, SEC‑registered investment adviser that works primarily with individual and family clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management services for individuals and small businesses. The firm operates as a capital allocator and charges clients by percentage of assets under management and by fixed fees. Aufman Associates has been registered with the SEC since 1983 and is owned privately. The firm’s public profile includes an industry mention: it appeared on investor.com’s "Top RIA Firms to Watch" list in 2020. ESG is not listed as an active focus, and the adviser does not present itself as a multi‑state firm.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 79%, Exchange Traded Equities 17%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%, Other 1%79%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds79%
  • Exchange Traded Equities17%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
  • Other1%

Owners & executives

3 of 3
  • Edward Aufman

    Edward Aufman

    Chief Executive OfficerCRD 4703405

  • William Gaffey

    William Gaffey

    Chief Investment OfficerCRD 4610801

  • Edward Aufman

    Edward Aufman

    Chairman & CEOCRD 4331682

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 38

Active vs passive

$175M in ETFs

Passive

95%

$166M

Active

1%

$8.7M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND (VB)VanguardPassiveSmall Blend$42.8M141,06224.50%

Location

Primary office

Sewickley, PA

Allegheny

Location

Sewickley, PA

Headquartered in Sewickley, PA, anchoring the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV metro in the Northeast.

Metro area
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV
Region
Northeast
County
Allegheny
Address
2200 Georgetown Dr
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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