Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.
Registered investment adviser · Wilmington, DE · CRD #106909
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$17.83 billion
Total accounts
3,540
Employees
104
Disclosure events
2
Firm details
- Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wilmington-trust
- Telephone: 646-531-7248
- SEC file number: 801-50883
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-08-27
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm reports 2 disclosure questions answered Yes, covering 2 reported events. Form ADV Item 11 covers charges and pending proceedings as well as findings, so a Yes answer is not itself a finding of wrongdoing. The underlying detail is filed with the SEC.
- Another regulator found a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes
- Another regulator entered an order in connection with investment-related activity (past 10 years)
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $17.76 billion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $67.7 million |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $17.83 billion |
| Discretionary accounts | 3,520 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 20 |
| Total accounts | 3,540 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $0 |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 104 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 74 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 0 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 17 |
| Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser | 17 |
| Employees who are licensed insurance agents | 0 |
| Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf | 0 |
Custody
| Has custody of client cash or bank accounts | No |
| Has custody of client securities | No |
| A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| A related person has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody | $12.72 billion |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 162 |
| The firm acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| A related person acts as a qualified custodian | Yes |
| Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients | 3 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
Other business activities
Affiliated related persons
Reported conflicts of interest
Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:
- Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
- Recommends securities in which it has another proprietary interest
- Recommends securities for which it serves as underwriter or general partner
- Recommends securities in which it has another sales interest
- Brokers or dealers selected under 8.C.(3) are related persons
- Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
- Brokers or dealers recommended under 8.E. are related persons
- Receives soft dollar benefits
- Provides employee compensation specifically for obtaining clients
Client types
| Type of client | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals | 6 | $36.5 million |
| Investment companies | 1 | $1.60 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 21 | $3.62 billion |
| Charitable organizations | 49 | $1.55 billion |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 15 | $2.61 billion |
| Insurance companies | 8 | $327.7 million |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 49 | $1.27 billion |
| Other | 6 | $6.82 billion |