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NATIONWIDE FUND ADVISORS

C28
CRD 109391·SEC 801-56370·COLUMBUS, OH
AUM
$83.14B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$831.4M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$249.4M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$2.00B
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
NATIONWIDE FUND ADVISORS
CRD
109391
SEC file #
801-56370
EIN
000000000
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$83.14B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$70.76B → $83.14B▲ +17%
Client mix
Investment Companies110
Pooled Investment Vehicles19

Operations

Employees (total)
129
Advisory staff (per ADV)
22
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
30 advisors → 22 advisors▼ -27%
Primary office
COLUMBUS OH
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — investment companiesPortfolio mgmt — pooled vehiclesSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUM

Filings

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
7
Control Persons
NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
ANIANO, JOSEPH, NICHOLAS
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
NATIONWIDE.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
1994-03-04T05:00:00Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
32
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No
Form 5500 Plan Count
1
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
20250
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20251
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
1

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001305227
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
113
Edgar First Filing Date
2004-10-20
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-05-13
Edgar 13f Count
50
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2017-02-10
Accession0001086364-17-000004
Edgar Former Names
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, LLC

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (16)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
0
Bc Firm IAR Count
0
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
Jpmorgan3
U.s. Bank1
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVEWILMINGTON, DE 19808
Business
251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVEWILMINGTON, DE 19808
Edgar EIN
000000000
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-NT2026-05-13 · 0001305227-26-000002
13F-NT2026-02-12 · 0001305227-26-000001
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-03-05T05:00:00Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2026-03-01T06:10:45Z
Rdap Nameservers
A1-253.akam.netA13-65.akam.netA22-67.akam.netA26-64.akam.net
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer ProhibitedServer Delete ProhibitedServer Transfer ProhibitedServer Update Prohibited
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (5)

5
ANIANO, JOSEPH NICHOLAS
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4303290
CUMMINGS, LELAND, THOMAS
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2523271
GRAHAM, CHRISTOPHER, CHARLTON
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4624759
GRAHAM, NICHOLAS, TEACHNOR
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4759764
RIMES, STEPHEN, RANDOLPH
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4138948