Top RIAs in Tennessee
Every SEC-registered RIA with a main office in Tennessee, by regulatory AUM, from Form ADV
227 RIAs registered with the SEC are headquartered in Tennessee, the 19th most of any state, managing $1.03T in regulatory assets as of Oct 2, 2026. The largest by regulatory AUM is AllianceBernstein L.P. in Nashville at $763.4B. 65 firms report $1 billion or more.
Data as of Oct 2, 2026, file ia100226.zip. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026.
01 · The firms
Every SEC-registered RIA in Tennessee, by regulatory AUM
The default sort is regulatory assets under management as each firm filed it, which puts asset managers and wealth managers on one list. The toggle for firms where individuals and high-net-worth individuals hold the majority of assets is what separates them, using the firm's own Form ADV Item 5.D figures.
All 227 firms in the state, by regulatory AUM as filed. Fifty at a time; the rest expand below.
| # | Firm | City | Regulatory AUM | Advisory staff | Accounts | Individual + HNW clients | Retail share | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AllianceBernstein L.P.CRD 108477 | Nashville | $763.4B | 1,616 | 75,956 | 25,513 | 10% | Jul 2026 |
| 2 | &partnersCRD 3767 | Nashville | $30.3B | 439 | 62,194 | 53,863 | 68% | Sep 2026 |
| 3 | Arcline Investment Management LPCRD 299352 | Nashville | $26.5B | 55 | 15 | 0 | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 4 | Nephila Advisors LLCCRD 156905 | Nashville | $12.9B | 12 | 39 | n.d. | 0% | Aug 2026 |
| 5 | Gerber/Taylor Management LLCCRD 109319 | Memphis | $11.4B | 19 | 158 | 15 | 1% | Jul 2026 |
| 6 | Sagespring Wealth PartnersCRD 283515 | Franklin | $8.5B | 100 | 41,069 | 11,558 | 99% | Jul 2026 |
| 7 | The Pacific Financial Group, Inc.CRD 105203 | Nashville | $5.1B | 20 | 16,832 | 16,818 | 99% | May 2026 |
| 8 | Pacific Financial Group, LLCCRD 143041 | Nashville | $4.7B | 7 | 17 | n.d. | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 9 | GSV Equity Holdings, LLCCRD 322865 | Knoxville | $4.6B | 21 | 16 | n.d. | 0% | Sep 2026 |
| 10 | B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.CRD 115927 | Memphis | $4.2B | 172 | 10,573 | 10,096 | 95% | Mar 2026 |
| 11 | Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLCCRD 47893 | Brentwood | $4.0B | 31 | 7,236 | 2,520 | 68% | Mar 2026 |
| 12 | Highland Capital Management, LLCCRD 104842 | Memphis | $3.9B | 13 | 957 | 656 | 33% | Jul 2026 |
| 13 | Southeastern Asset Management Inc.CRD 105276 | Memphis | $3.7B | 14 | 25 | 12 | 6% | Mar 2026 |
| 14 | Calydon Capital, LLCCRD 285485 | Memphis | $3.6B | 4 | 1,009 | 282 | 67% | Apr 2026 |
| 15 | Red Door Wealth Management, LLCCRD 153235 | Memphis | $3.1B | 10 | 4,471 | 929 | 93% | Jul 2026 |
| 16 | Disciplina Capital Management, LLCCRD 167295 | Nashville | $3.1B | 6 | 56 | n.d. | 1% | Mar 2026 |
| 17 | Barksdale Investment ManagementCRD 105098 | Nashville | $3.0B | 8 | 112 | 1 | 0% | Jul 2026 |
| 18 | Kaufman Hall Investment ManagementCRD 328876 | Brentwood | $2.8B | 7 | 59 | n.d. | 0% | Jul 2026 |
| 19 | CapitalspringCRD 161372 | Nashville | $2.8B | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 20 | Pointer Management, LLCCRD 156810 | Chattanooga | $2.8B | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 21 | Duncan Williams Asset Management, LLCCRD 174809 | Memphis | $2.7B | 15 | 2,238 | 2,001 | 30% | Mar 2026 |
| 22 | Legacy Wealth Management, LLCCRD 108619 | Memphis | $2.7B | 16 | 4,667 | 1,460 | 90% | Mar 2026 |
| 23 | AJ Capital Management LLCCRD 291880 | Nashville | $2.6B | 32 | 41 | n.d. | 0% | May 2026 |
| 24 | AB Broadly Syndicated Loan Manager LLCCRD 308135 | Nashville | $2.6B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 25 | Edison Partners Management, LLCCRD 310951 | Nashville | $2.6B | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 26 | Chickasaw Capital Management, LLCCRD 127398 | Memphis | $2.5B | 10 | 441 | 318 | 18% | Apr 2026 |
| 27 | Whistler Capital Partners LLCCRD 316528 | Nashville | $2.5B | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 28 | Silver Oak Securities, Inc.CRD 46947 | Jackson | $2.4B | 103 | 15,093 | 8,631 | 98% | Sep 2026 |
| 29 | Future CapitalCRD 119081 | Chattanooga | $2.4B | 2 | 17,093 | 17,092 | 97% | Sep 2026 |
| 30 | Sentry, LLCCRD 150593 | Memphis | $2.3B | 3 | 251 | 69 | 38% | Mar 2026 |
| 31 | Rubicon Founders, LLCCRD 315631 | Nashville | $2.3B | 35 | 15 | 1 | 0% | May 2026 |
| 32 | Rather & Kittrell, Inc.CRD 114885 | Knoxville | $2.3B | 17 | 3,206 | 982 | 56% | Aug 2026 |
| 33 | Newsouth Capital Management IncCRD 110676 | Memphis | $2.2B | 8 | 157 | 105 | 28% | Aug 2026 |
| 34 | Lbmc Investment Advisors, LLCCRD 108943 | Brentwood | $2.2B | 3 | 1,667 | 485 | 98% | Mar 2026 |
| 35 | Patten and Patten, Inc.CRD 105414 | Chattanooga | $2.2B | 3 | 2,156 | 841 | 90% | Mar 2026 |
| 36 | NFC Investments, LLCCRD 132844 | Memphis | $2.1B | 5 | 164 | 126 | 24% | Feb 2026 |
| 37 | Capwealth Advisors, LLCCRD 148781 | Franklin | $2.0B | 11 | 2,798 | 1,407 | 98% | Mar 2026 |
| 38 | Woodmont Investment Counsel, LLCCRD 109779 | Nashville | $2.0B | 11 | 1,469 | 437 | 88% | Mar 2026 |
| 39 | LEE Danner & Bass IncCRD 111002 | Nashville | $2.0B | 6 | 1,020 | 959 | 87% | Jul 2026 |
| 40 | Abound Wealth Management, LLCCRD 285903 | Franklin | $1.9B | 26 | 5,040 | 914 | 100% | Sep 2026 |
| 41 | Patriot Investment Management Group IncCRD 112155 | Knoxville | $1.9B | 16 | 4,197 | 1,518 | 84% | Mar 2026 |
| 42 | Patton Albertson Miller Group, LLCCRD 281558 | Chattanooga | $1.7B | 16 | 1,630 | 611 | 93% | Sep 2026 |
| 43 | Martin & Company Investment CounselCRD 108718 | Knoxville | $1.7B | 4 | 260 | 106 | 19% | May 2026 |
| 44 | Steel Grove Capital Advisors, LLCCRD 115231 | Memphis | $1.6B | 7 | 884 | 867 | 95% | Sep 2026 |
| 45 | ILS Advisory Services, LLCCRD 333054 | Nashville | $1.6B | 6 | 11 | n.d. | 0% | Mar 2026 |
| 46 | Delta Asset Management, LLCCRD 113688 | Memphis | $1.5B | 6 | 1,130 | 543 | 93% | Jul 2026 |
| 47 | TBH Global Asset Management, LLCCRD 145536 | Brentwood | $1.5B | 0 | 3,735 | 1,002 | 98% | Mar 2026 |
| 48 | HHM Wealth Advisors, LLCCRD 150843 | Chattanooga | $1.5B | 13 | 3,383 | 1,180 | 96% | Mar 2026 |
| 49 | Reliant Investment Management, LLCCRD 111220 | Memphis | $1.5B | 8 | 557 | 255 | 31% | Mar 2026 |
| 50 | Courage Capital Management, LLCCRD 130449 | Nashville | $1.4B | 14 | 11 | n.d. | 0% | Mar 2026 |
02 · By city
Where in Tennessee the firms sit
Main-office city as filed. Up to the twenty-five cities with the most firms.
Counting the firms in a state is the easy part. Which of them fits a given practice depends on custody, the platform's all-in cost and what an advisor wants to own, which is the subject of how to choose an independent RIA platform and what an independent RIA platform actually costs. Advisors who looked at this channel and chose a broker-dealer instead are covered in the destination profiles.
- Nashville54 · $888.0B
- Memphis45 · $60.3B
- Knoxville29 · $20.6B
- Chattanooga22 · $17.0B
- Franklin20 · $17.2B
- Brentwood19 · $17.3B
- Germantown4 · $1.4B
- Hendersonville3 · $659.5M
- Johnson City3 · $1.4B
- Clarksville2 · $180.7M
- Goodlettsville2 · $2.0B
- Hixson2 · $507.2M
- Jackson2 · $3.1B
- Kingsport2 · $403.4M
- Maryville2 · $475.7M
- Murfreesboro2 · $251.1M
- Tullahoma2 · $575.0M
- Athens1 · $449.9M
- Cookeville1 · $311.1M
- Cordova1 · $107.2M
- Crossville1 · $160.5M
- Greeneville1 · $284.7M
- Lookout Mountain1 · $314.2M
- Manchester1 · $495.4M
- Nashvillle1 · $798.7M
03 · Questions
Questions people ask about RIAs in Tennessee
- How many RIAs are in Tennessee?
- 227 RIAs registered with the SEC list a main office in Tennessee in the SEC's Form ADV data as of Oct 2, 2026. That count excludes state-registered RIAs, which generally manage under $100 million and register with their state, and firms whose address is suppressed on Form ADV.
- What is the largest RIA in Tennessee?
- By regulatory assets under management as filed on Form ADV, the largest SEC-registered RIA headquartered in Tennessee is AllianceBernstein L.P. in Nashville, at $763.4B. Regulatory AUM counts all assets a firm manages, so the largest filer in a state is often an institutional asset manager.
- How many Tennessee RIAs manage more than $1 billion?
- 65 of the 227 SEC-registered RIAs headquartered in Tennessee report regulatory assets under management of $1 billion or more. The median firm in the state reports $367.2M.
- Where does this data come from?
- From the SEC's monthly Form ADV data file for SEC-registered investment advisers (ia100226.zip, data as of Oct 2, 2026). Each figure is as the firm itself reported it on Form ADV Item 5; the SEC does not verify it. Every row links to the firm's record on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site.
Definitions and source
What each column means, in the SEC's words
- Regulatory assets under management Form ADV Item 5.F(2)(c)
- If yes, what is the amount of your regulatory assets under management and total number of accounts? Total, discretionary plus non-discretionary.
- Total accounts Form ADV Item 5.F(2)(f)
- Total number of accounts, discretionary plus non-discretionary.
- Employees Form ADV Item 5.A
- Approximately how many employees do you have? Include full- and part-time employees but do not include any clerical workers.
- Advisory employees Form ADV Item 5.B(1)
- Approximately how many of the employees reported in 5.A. perform investment advisory functions (including research)?
- Broker-dealer registered representatives Form ADV Item 5.B(2)
- Approximately how many of the employees reported in 5.A. are registered representatives of a broker-dealer?
- Individual and high-net-worth clients Form ADV Item 5.D(a), 5.D(b)
- Number of clients and amount of regulatory assets under management for individuals (other than high net worth individuals) and for high net worth individuals.
- Commissions Form ADV Item 5.E(5)
- You are compensated for your investment advisory services by (check all that apply): (5) Commissions.
- Private funds Form ADV Item 7.B
- Are you an adviser to any private fund?
Source: SEC and FINRA public filings (Form ADV, BrokerCheck, IAPD). Figures are as self-reported by each firm on Form ADV Item 5; the SEC does not verify them. Neither the SEC nor the state securities authorities have approved the information filed on Form ADV, and we can not guarantee its accuracy.
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