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FinCEN AML scope: Pennsylvania's investment advisers

349 of Pennsylvania's SEC-registered investment advisers clear FinCEN's three-part AML scope test, from the SEC's own roster dated 2026-08-03. See the exact filter and sources for how that population is defined.

What stands out in Pennsylvania

A median Pennsylvania firm manages $440.1 million, almost exactly the national median of $440.3 million, the closest match to the country's typical firm size of any state in this set. Where Pennsylvania stands apart is wrap fee programs: 11.7% of its firms participate in one, the highest share of the ten, against a 7.4% national rate. Its private-fund exposure runs the other way, at 24.1% against a national 39.8%.

Pennsylvania's numbers, in full

Firms in scope
349

Firms in scope

Median staff
7

Median staff

Fewer than 20 people
298 (85.4%)

Fewer than 20 people

5 people or fewer
139 (39.8%)

5 people or fewer

Custody of client cash or securities
205 (58.7%)

Custody of client cash or securities

A related person holds custody
91 (26.1%)

A related person holds custody

Advise at least one private fund
84 (24.1%)

Advise at least one private fund

Median AUM
$440.1 million

Median AUM

This page is independent research, not legal advice, computed from the SEC's own public roster of investment advisers. See the method and sources. Verify anything load-bearing against the Federal Register text itself before acting on it.