SEC-registered firm
Registration does not mean the SEC approves or recommends the firm, and it does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Wells Fargo Advisors
St. Louis, MO
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, CRD 11025
Firm filing updated September 2, 2026 ·
- $252.3BAssets
- 2,366Advisory staff
- 466,575Accounts
Fees and minimums
All fee types on the form
- Percentage of assets under managementYes
- Fixed feesYes
- CommissionsYes
- Hourly chargesNo
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
- Performance-based feesNo
- OtherNo
Who the firm serves
- High net worth individuals233,869
- Individuals221,968
- Pension and profit sharing plans4,364
- Corporations or other businesses3,954
- Charities2,392
- and 2 more27
See the client table
| Client type | Approximate number of clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) | 221,968 | $51.4 billion |
| High net worth individuals | 233,869 | $183.0 billion |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 clients | $8.2 million |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 4,364 | $3.4 billion |
| Charitable organizations | 2,392 | $5.0 billion |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 20 | $88.6 million |
| Insurance companies | 7 | $4.2 million |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 3,954 | $9.3 billion |
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 6 services
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
- Other: "INVESTMENT CONSULTING SERVICES TO INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS"
- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
- Other: "INVESTMENT CONSULTING SERVICES TO INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS"
Assets and accounts
- Regulatory assets$252.3 billion
- Accounts466,575
- Discretionary$191.5 billion · 376,616 accounts
- Non-discretionary$60.7 billion · 89,959 accounts
People
- Employees4,047
- Advisory staff2,366
- Broker-dealer reps4,047
- Licensed insurance agents2,649
- Planning clients11 to 25
Advisors
2,487 advisors with a profile on Advisable
Listed A to Z by last name. Not a ranking.
Registration details
- Legal name: Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 11025, SEC file 801-57434.
- Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: April 3, 2000).
Is Wells Fargo Advisors a fiduciary?
Short answer: Wells Fargo Advisors is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor.
More detail
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.
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: 4,047 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.
2,649 staff are licensed insurance agents 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.
About this data
Informational only. Advisable Finance is not an investment advisor, does not give investment advice, and does not endorse any advisor.