The number of investment advisors registered at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped in 2011, but increased steadily the following years and surpassed the pre-2011 numbers. There were 15,114 SEC-registered investment advisors in 2022.
Total number of investment advisors registered at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2000 to 2022
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Investment Adviser Association. (June 21, 2023). Total number of investment advisors registered at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251310/total-number-of-sec-registered-investment-advisors/
Investment Adviser Association. "Total number of investment advisors registered at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2000 to 2022." Chart. June 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251310/total-number-of-sec-registered-investment-advisors/
Investment Adviser Association. (2023). Total number of investment advisors registered at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251310/total-number-of-sec-registered-investment-advisors/
Investment Adviser Association. "Total Number of Investment Advisors Registered at The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (Sec) from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251310/total-number-of-sec-registered-investment-advisors/
Investment Adviser Association, Total number of investment advisors registered at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251310/total-number-of-sec-registered-investment-advisors/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Total number of investment advisors registered at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], Investment Adviser Association, June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251310/total-number-of-sec-registered-investment-advisors/