GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2011
Total AUM
$10.6B
Discretionary
$8.4B
79% of AUM
Avg account
$286K
Accounts
37,014
Employees
325
Advisory reps
187

Firm details

Headquarters
WILMINGTON, Delaware
CRD number
123913
Registered since
April 8, 2011
Custodians
LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • Individuals50.96%
  • HNWI36.38%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans12.66%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other AdvisersEducational Seminars / Workshops

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Overview

Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser formed in 2011 that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm acts as a capital allocator and combines financial planning with discretionary portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, and institutional entities. Its advisory menu includes selection of other advisers and educational workshops; it also operates as an insurance broker. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing along with hourly and fixed-fee engagements. The firm has attracted industry recognition in recent years, appearing on Forbes’ lists of top RIAs in 2023 and 2024 and being named one of AdvisorHub’s “50 RIA Firms to Watch” in 2026.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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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 57%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 29%, Other 5%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 4%, US Government Bonds 1%, State & Local Bonds 1%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%, Derivatives 1%, Private Funds 1%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 1%57%
  • Exchange Traded Equities57%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds29%
  • Other5%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds4%
  • US Government Bonds1%

Owners & executives

3 of 7
  • CHERYL DEROSA

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 4656084

  • JOSHUA DECKER

    President and CEOCRD 4189147

  • STEVEN HOFFMAN

    Chief Investment OfficerCRD 4052018

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Contacts

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  • Ruth Stene

    FounderCRD 6994634

  • JEFFREY JUDGE

    Managing PartnerCRD 5903701

  • SEAN BUCHANAN

    Financial AdvisorCRD 4356705

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$5.1B in ETFs

Passive

62%

$3.1B

Active

30%

$1.9B

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
STATE STREET(R) SPDR(R) PORTFOLIO S&P 500(R) ETF (SPYM)State Street$129M1,682,4692.54%

Location

Primary office

WILMINGTON, DE

NEW CASTLE

Location

WILMINGTON, DE

Headquartered in WILMINGTON, DE, anchoring the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro in the South.

Metro area
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Region
South
County
NEW CASTLE
Address
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
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