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FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS
CRD 106075File 801-35973
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Filing as of Jul 29, 2026
Feed vintage Aug 17, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$5.06B
Top 25% of cohort (national)
Discretionary AUM
$4.98B
Non-discretionary $81.4M
Clients
1,298
3,373 accounts
Employees
57
Top 25% of cohort in CA
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Corporation
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- LARO
- Registration date
- Feb 28, 1990
- Principal office
- 18101 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 700, IRVINE, CA, 92612-1051
- Phone
- 949-476-0300
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $5.06B
- Discretionary AUM
- $4.98B
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $81.4M
- Discretionary accounts
- 3,347
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 26
- Total accounts
- 3,373
- AUM per client
- $3.9M
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 57 | $345.0M |
| Investment companies | 1 | $143.7M |
| Charitable organizations | 30 | $314.8M |
| High net worth individuals | 623 | $3.50B |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 157 | $483.3M |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 430 | $234.7M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Fixed fees
- Hourly charges
- Performance-based fees
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Financial planning services
- Selection of other advisers
- Portfolio management for other
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- Yes
- Firm Custody Assets
- Yes
- Firm Custody Clients
- Yes
- Firm Custody Securities
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Securities
- No
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11This firm answered no to every Item 11 disclosure question in this filing.
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Clients | 1316 | 1298 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
Every value above is reproduced from this firm's Form ADV filing. Fields the firm left blank are shown as “Not reported” rather than filled in from other sources.