IAA Industry Snapshot
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The Investment Adviser Association's annual industry snapshot. Aggregate statistics on the RIA industry's size, growth, and composition. Pure context, not per-firm data.
Fields it produces (14)
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What this source actually pulls
2 examplesiaa-snapshot:latest
13 fieldsfirm · iaa-snapshot:latest
iaa financial planning pct
45.2
iaa firms by aum band
5 fields
iaa firms by client type
4 fields
iaa firms by employee count band
100 or fewer employees: 1
iaa firms by fee structure
fixed fees: 78.1 · hourly charges: 78.1 · commissions: 2
iaa hybrid bd affiliated pct
15.8
iaa report pdf pages
106
iaa report source url
https://www.investmentadviser.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Snapshot2025.pdf
iaa report text excerpt
INVESTMENT ADVISER INDUSTRY
SNAPSHOT 2025
YEARS
-- 1 of 106 --
$144.6 trillion
in assets
68.4 million
clients
92.7%
employ 100 or fewer people
1,032,455
employees
15,870
SEC registered
investment ad…
iaa report year
2,025
iaa total aum usd
144,600,000,000,000
iaa total clients
68,400,000
iaa total firms
15,870
iaa-snapshot:2024
13 fieldsfirm · iaa-snapshot:2024
iaa financial planning pct
44.3
iaa firms by aum band
8 fields
iaa firms by client type
individuals: 63.7 · pooled investment vehicles: 35.4 · businesses: 42.3
iaa firms by employee count band
100 or fewer employees: 1
iaa firms by fee structure
fixed fees: 3.7 · hourly charges: 85 · commissions: 2.1
iaa hybrid bd affiliated pct
17
iaa report pdf pages
96
iaa report source url
https://www.investmentadviser.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Snapshot2024_FINAL.pdf
iaa report text excerpt
INVESTMENT ADVISER INDUSTRY
SNAPSHOT 2024
-- 1 of 96 --
$128.4 trillion
in assets
64.1 million
clients
92.7%
employ 100 or fewer people
1,006,471
employees
15,396
SEC registered
investment advisers
…
iaa report year
2,024
iaa total aum usd
128,400,000,000,000
iaa total clients
64,100,000
iaa total firms
15,396