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SFE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC.
CRD 145530File 801-68580
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Filing as of Dec 3, 2025
Feed vintage Oct 1, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$748.4M
Above cohort median (national)
Discretionary AUM
$728.3M
Non-discretionary $20.1M
Clients
892
902 accounts
Employees
14
Above cohort median in CA
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Corporation
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- LARO
- Registration date
- Oct 24, 2007
- Principal office
- 801 S. FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 610, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90017
- Phone
- 213-612-0220
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.SFEIC.COM
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $748.4M
- Discretionary AUM
- $728.3M
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $20.1M
- Discretionary accounts
- 868
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 34
- Total accounts
- 902
- AUM per client
- $839K
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Fewer than 5 | $9.1M |
| Charitable organizations | 12 | $70.5M |
| High net worth individuals | 193 | $465.7M |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 684 | $196.9M |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Fixed fees
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Portfolio management for businesses
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- Yes
- Firm Custody Assets
- No
- Firm Custody Clients
- No
- Firm Custody Securities
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- Related Person Custody Securities
- Yes
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11This firm answered no to every Item 11 disclosure question in this filing.
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Clients | 894 | 892 | decreased by2 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Employees | 11 | 14 | increased by3 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Clients | 890 | 894 | increased by4 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | AUM | $581,606,303 | $748,352,379 | increased by$166,746,076 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Accounts | 772 | 902 | increased by130 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Employees | 10 | 11 | increased by1 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Clients | 702 | 890 | increased by188 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | AUM | $445,713,360 | $581,606,303 | increased by$135,892,943 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Accounts | 716 | 772 | increased by56 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Employees | 11 | 10 | decreased by1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Clients | 652 | 702 | increased by50 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | AUM | $339,852,076 | $445,713,360 | increased by$105,861,284 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Accounts | 682 | 716 | increased by34 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
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