COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC

C40
CRD 8032·SEC 801-41541·WALTHAM, MA
AUM
$212.66B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$2.13B
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$638.0M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$5.10B
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC
CRD
8032
SEC file #
801-41541
EIN
042675571
DBA names
Commonwealth Financial Network

Economics

AUM
$212.66B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$85.21B → $212.66B▲ +150%
Client mix
Individuals Other314,099
Individuals High Net Worth41,874
Corporations2,603
Pension Profit Sharing Plans1,207
Charitable Organizations405

Operations

Employees (total)
4,200
Advisory staff (per ADV)
2,650
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
2,400 advisors → 2,650 advisors▲ +10%
Primary office
WALTHAM MA
Branches
Count2,444

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed feesCommissions

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/30/2026
ADV-W filed at

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
9
Trademark
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Owner Count
0
Solo Advisor Indicator
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
GIPHY.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2012-11-27T17:56:21Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
14
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
435
Form 5500 Total Participants
3,094
Form 5500 Total Compensation
15,365,641
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
202514,338,122
20261,027,519
20240
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
2025401
202632
20242
Schedule C Total Compensation
15,365,641
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
436

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0000312272
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
78
Edgar First Filing Date
2002-03-05
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-04-27
Edgar 13f Count
34
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-04-27
Accession0000312272-26-000018
Edgar Former Names
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC.
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, INC.

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.3654
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.1387
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
1,340
Soi Zip Total AGI
1,076,096
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
30,117,195,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
192
Fdic Zip Top Banks
Bank of America, National Association
TD Bank, National Association

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (26)

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

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
45
Bc Firm Active IA Count
35
Bc Firm IAR Count
50
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
275 WYMAN STREET, STE. 400ONE UNIVERSITY OFFICE PARKWALTHAM, MA 02451
Business
275 WYMAN STREET, STE. 400WALTHAM, MA 02451
Edgar EIN
042675571
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-04-27 · 0000312272-26-000018
X-17A-5/A2026-03-03 · 0000312272-26-000012
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
MetroWest BankWaltham, MA
Lighthouse BankWaltham, MA
Fdic Zip HHI
1281.14
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
22.85
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Fee Schedule
Bracket Ix75
Bracket I14
Bracket Xi6
Bracket Ii1
Bracket Iii1
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2033-11-27T17:56:21Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2024-06-20T14:39:56Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns-1507.awsdns-60.orgNs-1872.awsdns-42.co.ukNs-688.awsdns-22.netNs-8.awsdns-01.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI21,783
Returns1,920
Stub 2
AGI60,319
Returns1,620
Stub 3
AGI89,829
Returns1,440
Soi Zip Total Business Income
31,732
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
54,697
Soi Zip Total Dividends
24,603
Soi Zip Total Returns
9,660
Trust Company Affiliate
No