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DONALD W. NICHOLSON & ASSOCIATES LTD
CRD 107054File 801-56986
APPROVED
Retail clients
Filing as of Apr 1, 2026
Feed vintage Oct 1, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$171.2M
Bottom 25% of cohort (national)
Discretionary AUM
$115.9M
Non-discretionary $55.3M
Clients
156
354 accounts
Employees
5
Below cohort median in DE
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Corporation
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- PLRO
- Registration date
- Nov 26, 1999
- Principal office
- 1403 SILVERSIDE RD, STE B, WILMINGTON, DE, 19810
- Phone
- 302-529-1500
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $171.2M
- Discretionary AUM
- $115.9M
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $55.3M
- Discretionary accounts
- 217
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 137
- Total accounts
- 354
- AUM per client
- $1.1M
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable organizations | Fewer than 5 | $1.7M |
| High net worth individuals | 50 | $127.3M |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 106 | $42.2M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Fixed fees
- Hourly charges
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Publications
- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for businesses
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- No
- Firm Custody Assets
- No
- Firm Custody Clients
- No
- Firm Custody Securities
- No
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- 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 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Employees | 6 | 5 | decreased by1 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Clients | 172 | 156 | decreased by16 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | AUM | $171,343,129 | $171,236,167 | decreased by$106,962 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Accounts | 501 | 354 | decreased by147 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Custody | Yes | No | |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Clients | 258 | 172 | decreased by86 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | AUM | $209,008,848 | $171,343,129 | decreased by$37,665,719 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Accounts | 440 | 501 | increased by61 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Employees | 4 | 6 | increased by2 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Clients | 163 | 258 | increased by95 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | AUM | $197,116,978 | $209,008,848 | increased by$11,891,870 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Accounts | 114 | 440 | increased by326 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
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