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Fifth Third Securities, Inc.

Cincinnati, OH

CRD 628

Firm filing updated July 14, 2026 ·

  • $10.9BAssets
  • 47,014Clients
  • 848Advisory staff
  • 47,014Accounts

Fees and minimums

All fee types on the form
  • Percentage of assets under managementYes
  • Hourly chargesNo
  • Fixed feesNo
  • Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
  • CommissionsNo
  • Performance-based feesNo
  • OtherNo

Who the firm serves

See the client table
Clients by type
Client typeApproximate number of clientsAssets
Individuals (other than high net worth)44,361$8.2 billion
High net worth individuals1,938$2.5 billion
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)7$5.1 million
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)524$150.9 million
Charitable organizations17$8.8 million
Corporations or other businesses not listed above167$90.4 million
What the client labels mean

Here, "individuals" includes trusts, estates, and IRAs of individuals. A "high net worth individual" is a qualified client or qualified purchaser.

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
See all 5 services
  • Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
  • Other: "SPONSOR WRAP FEE PROGRAM"
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
  • Other: "SPONSOR WRAP FEE PROGRAM"

Assets and accounts

  • Regulatory assets$10.9 billion
  • Accounts47,014
  • DiscretionaryAll accounts

People

  • Employees13,533
  • Advisory staff848
  • Broker-dealer reps13,533
  • Licensed insurance agents883
  • Planning clients26 to 50
Registration details
  • SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 628, SEC file 801-63623.
  • Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: November 17, 2004).

Is Fifth Third Securities, Inc. a fiduciary?

Short answer: Fifth Third Securities, Inc. is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor. Some of its people may also act in other roles, such as for a broker-dealer or as insurance agents, where different rules apply. Details below.

More detail

The SEC put it this way in 2019: 'Under federal law, an investment adviser is a fiduciary.'

Some of the firm's people may also act for a broker-dealer: 13,533 staff are broker-dealer representatives, the firm is itself a broker-dealer and the firm has a related broker-dealer. When someone acts for a broker-dealer, a different SEC standard, Regulation Best Interest, applies to their recommendations. Ask which role they are acting in.

883 staff are licensed insurance agents, the firm is itself an insurance broker or agent and the firm has a related insurance company or agency.

The firm's Form CRS explains its services, fees and conflicts in plain language: Form CRS.

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