Avity Investment Management Inc.

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$2B
Discretionary
$2B
100% of AUM
Avg account
$2.5M
Accounts
826
Employees
8
Advisory reps
3

Firm details

Headquarters
Greenwich, Connecticut
CRD number
104623
Registered since
March 26, 1970
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM
Client types
  • HNWI83.56%
  • Charitable Organizations8.79%
  • Corporations / Businesses4.4%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans2.67%
  • Individuals0.58%
Services
Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension Consulting

Firm profile

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Overview

Avity Investment Management Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser organized as a corporation and owned by individuals. The firm is SEC-registered (registered in 1970) and operates on a percentage-of-assets fee model. Its client base spans high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients. Core advisory services include portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses or institutions, and pension consulting services. Avity reports a preference for equity exposure, is not an active ESG investor, and does not present itself as a capital allocator or a multi-state adviser. Avity has been recognized in industry rankings, appearing on CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms lists in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2025, and on Forbes’ Top RIA Firms list in 2024.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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: Exchange Traded Equities 70%, State & Local Bonds 13%, US Government Bonds 8%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 6%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 2%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 1%70%
  • Exchange Traded Equities70%
  • State & Local Bonds13%
  • US Government Bonds8%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents6%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds2%

Contacts

3 of 3
  • Howard Duncan

    Howard Duncan

    PartnerCRD 4340489

  • Edward Long

    Edward Long

    PartnerCRD 2533062

  • Christopher Ward

    Christopher Ward

    Vice PresidentCRD 5817018

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 19

Active vs passive

$87.5M in ETFs

Passive

89%

$77.9M

Active

0%

$9.5M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF (VOO)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$17.9M25,48920.43%

Location

Primary office

Greenwich, CT

Fairfield

Location

Greenwich, CT

Headquartered in Greenwich, CT, anchoring the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metro in the Northeast.

Metro area
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Region
Northeast
County
Fairfield
Address
80 Field Point Rd
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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