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FIRM PROFILE

Assets Under Management:$ 606,037,831,365
Clients per Registered Employee:155
Total Number of Employees:19,017
Clients per Employee:68
Total Number of Individual Clients:675,718
Total Number of HNWI Clients:625,042
Average Individual Client Account Size:$ 179,894
Average HNWI Account Size:$ 694,472

Overview

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC is located at One North Jefferson Avenue Mail Code: H0004-05e, St. Louis, MO 63103-2205 and was first established at Kansas City, Delaware in 03/12/2003. After operating for 23 years, WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC has amassed assets under management in the amount of $606,037,831,365 spanning over 1,300,760 clients at the firm. A breakdown of these figures indicates that 52% of WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC’s clients are individuals and 48% of their clients are high net worth individuals. WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC has 19,017 total employees and of those employees, 8,410 can be registered with one or both FINRA and the SEC. 44% percentage at WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC are registered to handle securities or provide financial advice. The firm has 487 disclosures, 182 being regulatory events, 2 being client events, and 303 events that have led to arbitration. Firm disclosures can occur for a number of reasons and we encourage every investor to review and perform their due diligence, as appropriate, before moving forward. You will be able to access WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC‘s brochures, the Form ADV, the Customer Relationship Summary (CRS), Accountant Surprise Examination Reports, and direct owners and executive officers. You will also see a list of services offered, fees & costs, conflicts of interest, and any and all related websites to the firm. In addition to these data points, our database will allow you to find every registered employee at WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC. Using your dashboard, you can access advisor disclosures (if any), run background checks, save, compare, and monitor your advisor for the life of your relationship. If you are still deciding which financial advisor would be best suited for your needs, our free members get access to our comparison tool which allows anyone to see relevant data points for each financial advisor and their firms in a side-by-side comparison.

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Where the Statistical Data for WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC Comes From

Understanding the Statistics for WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC and How They Compare to Other Firms Through Our Analysis

Average Account Value
Individuals
$ 179,894
HNWI
$ 694,472
Breakdown of Assets Under Management
Total Client Assets:
$ 555,632,176,788
Individuals
$ 121,557,782,652 (20.06 % of total AUM)
HNWI
$ 434,074,394,136 (71.62 % of total AUM)
MISC
$ 50,405,654,577 (8.32 % of total AUM)
Employees
Total
19,017
Registered
8,410 (44.22% of the firm's employees are registered)
Client Ratios
155 Clients per Registered Employee
68 Clients per Employee
Clients
Total
1,300,760
Individuals
675,718 (51.95 %)
HNWI
625,042 (48.05 %)
Firm Disclosures
Regulatory Event
182
Civil Event
2
Arbitration
303

FIRM INFORMATION

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Main Address
One North Jefferson Avenue Mail Code: H0004-05e, St. Louis, MO 63103-2205
Mailing Address
One North Jefferson Avenue Mail Code: H0004-05e, St. Louis, MO 63103
Firm Size
Large
Phone Number
(314) 875-3000
Established
Delaware since 03/12/2003
Firm Type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
# of Employees
19,017
Services offered
Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Pension consulting services
Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients (other than registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles)
Portfolio management for individualss and/or small businesss
Financial planning services
Fees & costs
Commissions
A percentage of assets under your management
Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Conflict of interest - Other Business Activities
Broker-dealer (registered or unregistered)
Related websites
https://www.twitter.com/wfinvesting
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions

Proprietary Interest in Client Transactions
A. Do you or any related person:
(1) buy securities for yourself from advisory clients, or sell securities you own to advisory clients (principal transactions)? YES
(2) buy or sell for yourself securities (other than shares of mutual funds) that you also recommend to advisory clients? YES
(3) recommend securities (or other investment products) to advisory clients in which you or any related person has some other proprietary (ownership) interest (other than those mentioned in Items 8.A.(1) or (2))? YES

Sales Interest in Client Transactions
B. Do you or any related person:
(1) as a broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer, execute securities trades for brokerage customers in which advisory client securities are sold to or bought from the brokerage customer (agency cross transactions)? YES
(2) recommend to advisory clients, or act as a purchaser representative for advisory clients with respect to, the purchase of securities for which you or any related person serves as underwriter or general or managing partner? YES
(3) recommend purchase or sale of securities to advisory clients for which you or any related person has any other sales interest (other than the receipt of sales commissions as a broker or registered representative of a broker-dealer)? YES

Investment or Brokerage Discretion
C. Do you or any related person have discretionary authority to determine the:
(1) securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(2) amount of securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(3) broker or dealer to be used for a purchase or sale of securities for a client's account? YES
(4) commission rates to be paid to a broker or dealer for a client's securities transactions? YES
D. If you answer "yes" to C.(3) above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? NO
E. Do you or any related person recommend brokers or dealers to clients? NO
F. If you answer "yes" to E. above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? NO
G. (1) Do you or any related person receive research or other products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party ("soft dollar benefits") in connection with client securities transactions? NO
G. (2) If "yes" to G.(1) above, are all the "soft dollar benefits" you or any related persons receive eligible "research or brokerage services" under section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? NO
H. (1) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, compensate any person that is not an employee for client referrals? YES
H. (2) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, provide any employee compensation that is specifically related to obtaining clients for the firm (cash or non-cash compensation in addition to the employee's regular salary)? NO
I. Do you or any related person, including any employee, directly or indirectly, receive compensation from any person (other than you or any related person) for client referrals? YES

Self-custody

A. (1) Do you have custody of any advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? YES
(b) securities? YES
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.A.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which you have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 599,344,881,327
(b) Total Number of Clients 1,304,448

B. (1) In connection with advisory services you provide to clients, do any of your related persons have custody of any of your advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? NO
(b) securities? NO
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.B.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which your related persons have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $
(b) Total Number of Clients

C. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities in connection with advisory services you provide to clients, check all the following that apply:
(1) A qualified custodian(s) sends account statements at least quarterly to the investors in the pooled investment vehicle(s) you manage. NO
(2) An independent public accountant audits annually the pooled investment vehicle(s) that you manage and the audited financial statements are distributed to the investors in the pools. NO
(3) An independent public accountant conducts an annual surprise examination of client funds and securities. YES
(4) An independent public accountant prepares an internal control report with respect to custodial services when you or your related persons are qualified custodians for client funds and securities. YES

D. Do you or your related person(s) act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients?
(1) you act as a qualified custodian YES
(2) your related person(s) act as qualified custodian(s) NO

E. If you are filing your annual updating amendment and you were subject to a surprise examination by an independent public accountant during your last fiscal year, provide the date (MM/YYYY) the examination commenced: 2024-09

F. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities, how many persons, including, but not limited to, you and your related persons, act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients? 1


FIRM DOCUMENTS

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)Latest Form ADV
Part 2 Brochures
WFA RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING (9/22/2025)
Accountant Surprise Examination Report
Accounting Firm NameFiling DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
KPMG LLP01/24/2025
KPMG LLP12/11/2023
KPMG LLP02/17/2023

DIRECT OWNERS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

NameTitleAquiredCRD#
WACHOVIA SECURITIES FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, LLCSOLE MEMBER12/2003
KARANIK, ERIK ANTHONYCONTROL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE / BOARD OF MANAGERS03/20172260890
SOMMERS, BARRYCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / BOARD OF MANAGERS01/20212301454
CRONK, DARRELLHEAD OF INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS / WIM CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER / BOARD OF MANAGERS / CONTROL PRINCIPAL01/20212498892
LIERSCH, MICHAELWIM HEAD OF ADVICE & PLANNING / BOARD OF MANAGERS / CONTROL PRINCIPAL01/20215830305
GINDI, SOLPRESIDENT / HEAD OF WIM DISTRIBUTION / BOARD OF MANAGERS / CONTROL PRINCIPAL01/20214903526
SAUNDERS, DAVID WARDDESIGNATED STATE PRINCIPAL09/20222448617
PATEL, RAKESHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / BOARD OF MANAGERS12/20225385585
LACEY, PAULPRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER / CONTROL PRINCIPAL04/20235616656
TSAMADIAS, CHRISTOS GCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER10/20235433568
GARRETT, RICHARD VANCECHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (IA ONLY)10/20232800056
SOMESHWAR, PRASANNAHEAD OF BANKING, LENDING & TRUST / CONTROL PRINCIPAL10/20237491790

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John Agos Solis-cohen

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CRD#: 703929
Location:
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Company:
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Disclosures:
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Mark Jay Abramson

Mark Jay Abramson

Mark J Abramson
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1009942
Location:
Orlando, FL 32803
Company:
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Disclosures:
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David David Pelton

David David Pelton

David I Pelton, I David Pelton, David Pelton, I David Pelton
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1080881
Location:
Woodbury, NY 11797
Company:
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Disclosures:
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