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WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

C37
CRD 19616·SEC 801-37967·ST. LOUIS, MO
AUM
$671.42B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$6.71B
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$2.01B
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$16.11B
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC
CRD
19616
SEC file #
801-37967
EIN
852641647
DBA names
Wells Fargo Advisors

Economics

AUM
$671.42B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$433.20B → $671.42B▲ +55%
Client mix
Individuals High Net Worth654,519
Individuals Other644,097
Corporations10,435
Pension Profit Sharing Plans9,346
Charitable Organizations5,564

Operations

Employees (total)
18,895
Advisory staff (per ADV)
7,957
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
11,574 advisors → 7,957 advisors▼ -31%
Primary office
ST. LOUIS MO
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Wells Fargomedium confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMFixed feesCommissions

Filings

Latest ADV filing
04/02/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
wellsfargoadvisors.com/wfa/mobile.htm

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
20
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
WACHOVIA SECURITIES
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
10
Control Persons
WACHOVIA SECURITIES
CRONK, DARRELL
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
WELLSFARGOADVISORS.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2008-12-05T02:38:57Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
18
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
244
Form 5500 Total Compensation
8,579,849
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
20258,166,231
2026413,618
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
2025229
202615
Schedule C Total Compensation
8,579,849
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
244

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001822798
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
2
Edgar First Filing Date
2020-09-04
Edgar Last Filing Date
2021-09-07
Edgar Form D Count
2
Edgar Form D Offerings
2021-09-072021-09-07 · 0000897069-21-000482
2020-09-042020-09-04 · 0000897069-20-000373

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.101
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.0228
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
70
Soi Zip Total AGI
150,258
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
6,869,218,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
88
Fdic Zip Top Banks
Jefferson Bank and Trust Company
U.S. Bank National Association

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (27)

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

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
50
Bc Firm Active IA Count
36
Bc Firm IAR Count
50
Custodian Candidates
Window
Wells Fargo1
Full
Wells Fargo548
E*trade9
Fidelity4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
C/O ICAPITAL PE GP, LLC60 EAST 42ND STREET, 26TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10165
Business
C/O ICAPITAL PE GP, LLC60 EAST 42ND STREET, 26TH FLOORNEW YORK, NY 10165
Edgar EIN
852641647
Edgar Recent Filings
D/A2021-09-07 · 0000897069-21-000482
D2020-09-04 · 0000897069-20-000373
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
Jefferson Bank and Trust CompanySt. Louis, MO
Mercantile Bank of St. Louis National AssociationSt. Louis, MO
Fdic Zip HHI
5164.1
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
69.81
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Fee Schedule
Bracket Ix53
Bracket I36
Bracket Iv4
Bracket Iii2
Bracket Vii2
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-12-05T02:38:57Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2024-08-13T22:41:59Z
Rdap Nameservers
A1-189.akam.netA2-64.akam.netA24-66.akam.netEdns1.ultradns.biz
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update ProhibitedServer Delete Prohibited
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI14,763
Returns1,190
Stub 2
AGI32,133
Returns880
Stub 3
AGI27,449
Returns450
Soi Zip Total Business Income
1,697
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
920
Soi Zip Total Dividends
1,480
Soi Zip Total Returns
3,070
Trust Company Affiliate
Yes

People (59)

59
CRONK, DARRELL, LYNN
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2498892
GINDI, SOL
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4903526
KARANIK, ERIK ANTHONY
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2260890
LACEY, PAUL
Executive Officer · 2.5%
5616656
PATEL, RAKESH
Executive Officer · 2.5%
5385585
SAUNDERS, DAVID WARD
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2448617
SOMESHWAR, PRASANNA
Executive Officer · 2.5%
7491790
SOMMERS, BARRY
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2301454
TSAMADIAS, CHRISTOS G
Executive Officer · 2.5%
5433568
ETHAN JOSEPH BUYSSE
IAR
7698773
CHERYL COLLEEN GALLOWAY
IAR
6697995
TAMMY SUE PETERS
IAR
7114750
WILLIAM MILLER
IAR
6403726
RYAN ANTHONY WILLIAMS
IAR
6703938
KEVIN DAVID MOONEY
IAR
6977985
JACOB-HENRY PATTERSON SANTOS
IAR
7576493
BENJAMIN DOMINGUEZ
IAR
7157543
JOHN EVAN OHNEMUS
IAR
7812010
MARIA EUGENIA RUIZ
IAR
6757846
KARA LISA PARK
IAR
6728508
LUIS ALBERTO TEJEDA
IAR
7593719
MICHAEL LAVERN HAY
IAR
1174865
CHRISTOPHER JOHN ARDUINI
IAR
7863195
ETHAN A MADURA
IAR
7139349
TROY MICHAEL COCHRAN
IAR
6762650
ABEL BENJAMIN FITCH
IAR
6761375
Austin Douglas Belz
IAR
7221503
JIN SOOK AN
IAR
6805935
MILDRED TABOR WINKLE
IAR
1070633
CHACE WESTIN MCKINNEY
IAR
6730872
RUCHIKA RYAN MAYS
IAR
6741847
VALERIE RYAN STURBAUM
IAR
7681057
AUSTIN O'NEAL GAMMON
IAR
7875420
CLAUDE CALHOUN ROBINSON
IAR
6759967
LIZZETTE BENNETT
IAR
6896623
ANDREW SIPALA
IAR
6743876
KARLA JENNIFER MARQUEZ
IAR
6771405
MELISSA ANN ARDOUREL
IAR
6916657
MARK JOSEPH TREMAINE
IAR
6744880
EDUARDO DE JESUS PENA
IAR
7674298
KYLE TAYLOR MELLING
IAR
6550098
KARLA ANI
IAR
6647019
NICHOLAS WARREN DAVIS
IAR
7833789
ELIZABETH ANN RYAN
IAR
6922304
JOSEPH PASQUALE PERRINO
IAR
6783791
Roxanne Kay Dayo Sandulan
IAR
6648733
BASIR AHMED KAKAR
IAR
6595361
MARY EDMINSON NEWCOMB
IAR
7484927
JUSTIN LOPEZ
IAR
7601414
MICHELLE DENISE MARTZAHN
IAR
6794575
COLBY REBECCA EDMONDS
IAR
7799634
SHELBY TAYLOR OWENS BARKER
IAR
7502047
ERIKA JOHANA HOGAN
IAR
7814359
JESSMAR NINO INCOY CRISTUTA
IAR
7593517
DARIGA ISKAKOVA
IAR
7651549
KATHERINE MARGARET KING
IAR
6916973
KEVIN GUZMAN FERNANDEZ
IAR
7608224
JACOB GREGORY MCBRIDE
IAR
7490586
IGHAMA OJO
IAR
6641473