D.F. Dent And Company, Inc.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1980

Total AUM

$7.9B

Discretionary

$7.9B

100% of AUM

Avg account

$6.7M

Accounts

1,171

Employees

31

Advisory reps

13

Firm details

Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland
CRD number: 105179
Registered since: January 15, 1980
Website: dfdent.com
Custodians: FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC, PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC
Fee structure: Percentage of AUM
Client types: HNWI57.03%
Pension & Profit Sharing Plans13.64%
Corporations / Businesses9.67%
Investment Companies9.44%
Charitable Organizations5.91%
Services: Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Investment CompaniesPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

FINTRX

Overview

D.F. Dent And Company, Inc. operates as an institutional registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1980 and remains individually owned. The firm serves both individuals and families as well as institutional clients, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across individual, pooled, and institutional vehicles. Its compensation model is fee-based, tied to a percentage of assets under management. The firm does not identify as an active ESG investor and does not function as a pension consultant or multi-state adviser. The firm received repeated recognition from CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms list in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, reflecting external visibility among peer advisers.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Exchange Traded Equities78%
State & Local Bonds9%
US Government Bonds4%
Cash & Cash Equivalents4%
Investment Grade Corp Bonds3%

Owners & executives

3 of 3

Carolyn Gaynor
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 5027790
Gary Wu
Chief Risk OfficerCRD 4997843
Brooke Hrimnak
Chief Operating OfficerCRD 4760562

Contacts

3 of 10

Matthew Dent
President & Portfolio ManagerCRD 2929032
Linda Mccleary
Vice President, Portfolio ManagerCRD 1837893
Daniel Dent
Chairman & Portfolio ManagerCRD 4347484

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Recent M&A activity

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Awards

ETF holdings

1 of 29

Active vs passive

$31.9M in ETFs

Passive

91%

$29M

Active

0%

$2.8M

ETF	Provider	Style	Category	Value	Shares	% of portfolio
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND (VOO)	Vanguard	Passive	Large Blend	$9.8M	14,316	30.85%

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Primary office

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore City

Location

Baltimore, MD

Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, anchoring the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA metro in the South.

Metro area: Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
Region: South
County: Baltimore City
Address: 400 E Pratt St
Time zone: ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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