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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Nationwide Fund Advisors

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Columbus, OhioCRD 109391SEC 801-56370websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 12, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 8, 2012 · 44 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 18, 1999
RAUM
$83B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
129
22 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
44 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$83B as of Feb 12, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$61B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Feb 12, 2026
Mar 19, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Feb 12, 2026
Mar 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)129 as of Feb 12, 2026
Apr 1, 201395 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.9% over the last fiscal year+4.9% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 12, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$644MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companies, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$80B96%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$3.5B4.3%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
129reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=66.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Thomas Leland Cummings · Senior Vice Presidentcontrol
        since 01/2008 · owns less than 5%
      • Charlton Christopher Graham · Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 08/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • Douglas Kevin Grether · Vice President & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 12/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • Thomas Kevin Jestice · Presidentcontrol
        since 02/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Randolph Stephen Rimes · Vice President & General Counsel & Assistant Secretarycontrol
        since 12/2019 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. · Corporate Parent
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Nationwide Corporation · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.
      • Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Nationwide Corporation
      • Wilmington Trust · Sole Trustee
        direct · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Nationwide Fund Advisors as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 130 to 129
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 21 to 22
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 69 to 66
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 20 to 19
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • Employees · 133 to 129
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $78B to $83B
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.1B to $3.5B
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • RAUM · $78B to $83B
        Dec 18, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 66 to 69
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Employees · 135 to 133
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $78B to $78B
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.1B to $3.1B
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • RAUM · $78B to $78B
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Related bank · true to false
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Accounts · 136 to 130
        Mar 25, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $76B to $78B
        Mar 25, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.9B to $3.1B
        Mar 25, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
      • RAUM · $76B to $78B
        Mar 25, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
      • Accounts · 134 to 136
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 20 to 21
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 63 to 66
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 17 to 20
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Employees · 133 to 135
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $72B to $76B
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.9B to $2.9B
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • RAUM · $72B to $76B
        Feb 15, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Accounts · 130 to 134
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 25 to 20
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • BD registered reps · 68 to 63
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 15 to 17
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • Employees · 128 to 133
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $96B to $72B
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.2B to $1.9B
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • RAUM · $96B to $72B
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • Related bank · false to true
        Sep 30, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
      • Accounts · 112 to 130
        Dec 15, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 27 to 25
        Dec 15, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 1 to 15
        Dec 15, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
      • Employees · 125 to 128
        Dec 15, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
      Signals
      12 dated events
      • David John Carter (President) no longer on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors (listed 2022-09-30, absent 2023-02-15)
        Feb 15, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Thomas Kevin Jestice (President) appeared on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors
        Feb 15, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • David John Carter (President) appeared on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors
        Sep 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Scott Michael Spangler (Director & President) no longer on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors (listed 2022-03-22, absent 2022-09-30)
        Sep 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Donald Keith Wild (Vice President-Finance) no longer on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors (listed 2021-12-15, absent 2022-03-22)
        Mar 22, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Douglas Kevin Grether (Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors
        Dec 15, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Patrick Thomas Reed (Vice President - Finance) no longer on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors (listed 2020-09-30, absent 2021-01-04)
        Jan 4, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Donald Keith Wild (Vice President-Finance) appeared on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors
        Jan 4, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Randolph Stephen Rimes (Vice President & General Counsel & Assistant Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors
        Dec 6, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Edward Eric Miller (Vice President & General Counsel & Assistant Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors (listed 2019-03-12, absent 2019-07-08)
        Jul 8, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Patrick Thomas Reed (Vice President - Finance) appeared on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors
        Jan 30, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Donald Keith Wild (Vice President- Finance) no longer on Schedule A of Nationwide Fund Advisors (listed 2018-05-10, absent 2019-01-30)
        Jan 30, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/nationwide-financialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      nationwidefinancial.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      614-435-6274reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 12, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026