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WHITCOMB & HESS, INC.
CRD 121064File 801-78798
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Filing as of Feb 25, 2026
Feed vintage Oct 1, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$490.7M
Above cohort median (national)
Discretionary AUM
$433.5M
Non-discretionary $57.2M
Clients
1,368
2,800 accounts
Employees
31
Above cohort median in OH
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Corporation
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- CHRO
- Registration date
- Nov 8, 2013
- Principal office
- 1020 CLEVELAND AVENUE, ASHLAND, OH, 44805
- Phone
- 419-289-7007
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.WHITCOMB.COM
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $490.7M
- Discretionary AUM
- $433.5M
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $57.2M
- Discretionary accounts
- 2,530
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 270
- Total accounts
- 2,800
- AUM per client
- $359K
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | $1.3M |
| Charitable organizations | 12 | $8.2M |
| High net worth individuals | 106 | $249.1M |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 14 | $35.8M |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 1,231 | $196.3M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Fixed fees
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Other
- Publications
- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for other
- Portfolio management for businesses
- 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | Employees | 27 | 31 | increased by4 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Clients | 1,318 | 1,368 | increased by50 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | AUM | $381,431,000 | $490,699,890 | increased by$109,268,890 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Accounts | 2,629 | 2,800 | increased by171 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Clients | 1,216 | 1,318 | increased by102 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | AUM | $282,691,192 | $381,431,000 | increased by$98,739,808 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Accounts | 2,316 | 2,629 | increased by313 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Employees | 25 | 27 | increased by2 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Clients | 1,059 | 1,216 | increased by157 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | AUM | $226,562,432 | $282,691,192 | increased by$56,128,760 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Accounts | 2,005 | 2,316 | increased by311 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
On Form 5500, an adviser usually appears as a plan service provider (Schedule C), not the plan sponsor.
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