D.a. Davidson & Co.

Retirement Plan Advisor

Great Falls, MT

About D.a. Davidson & Co.

<p>Founded in 1935 and still employee-owned, D.A. Davidson &amp; Co. runs a national advisory business with roots in Great Falls, Montana and an office in Costa Mesa within the Orange County/Greater Los Angeles area. The firm reports $41.8B in AUM (2026) and has about 1,350 employees.</p> <p>For retirement plans, D.A. Davidson supports sponsors that want fiduciary outsourcing, including 3(21) co-fiduciary guidance and 3(38) investment manager services. It also provides broader financial services such as wealth management, trust services, and investment banking for individual, corporate, and institutional clients.</p> <p>Beyond retirement plan work, the firm’s platform includes estate planning support, professional money management, equity and fixed income capital markets, and public finance. The mix of advisory and capital markets resources can be useful for organizations that prefer to keep plan oversight and other financial needs under one roof.</p> <p>Key services and capabilities include:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/plan-advisors">Plan advisor</a> support for employer-sponsored retirement plans</li> <li>3(21) fiduciary consulting for investment selection and monitoring</li> <li>3(38) discretionary investment management</li> <li>Wealth and estate planning services</li> <li>Investment banking, capital markets, and public finance</li> </ul>

Website: https://www.dadavidson.com/

Founded: 1935

Employees: 1350

Office Locations

  • Costa Mesa, CA
  • Great Falls, MT (Headquarters)

Services Offered

  • 3(21) Investment Advisor
  • 3(38) Investment Manager

Client Statistics (2026)

  • Total Clients: 0
  • Total AUM: $41.8B

Plans Serviced (2025)

Largest plans where this firm is listed as a service provider (Schedule C) or IQPA (Schedule H) on the most recent filings (From Form 5500).

PlanSponsorAssetsParticipants
EDISON 401(K) SAVINGS PLANSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, CA$6.3B13,749
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLANLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, CA$538M3,137
OLSSON, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLANOEI, INC., NE$277M2,076
BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLANBARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, TX$135M816
BAIRD HOLM LLP PROFIT SHARING PLANBAIRD HOLM LLP, NE$109M168
BOZEMAN HEALTH RETIREMENT PLANBOZEMAN DEACONESS HEALTH SERVICES DBA BOZEMAN HEALTH, MT$99M1,792
WORKWAVE LLC 401(K) RETIREMENT PLANWORKWAVE LLC, NJ$90M717
COWLES COMPANY RETIREMENT PLANCOWLES COMPANY, WA$87M90
FARMERS MUTUAL 401(K) SAVINGS PLANFARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. OF NE, NE$81M341
BEHLEN MFG. CO. 401(K) PLANBEHLEN MFG. CO., NE$79M912
CASSLING 401K SAVINGS PLANCASSLING, NE$78M184
NIM 401(K) PLANNORFOLK IRON & METAL COMPANY, NE$78M818
COWLES COMPANY 401(K) PLANCOWLES COMPANY, WA$77M652
STRECK LLC RETIREMENT PLANSTRECK, LLC, NE$71M428
TRI-STATE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. RETIREMENT PLANTRI-STATE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., WA$49M679
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLANDISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC., NE$48M264
PARKER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANPARKER MOTORS, INC., ID$44M325
UNIVERSITY FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLANUNIVERSITY FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, UT$37M402
TEAM SOFTWARE, LLC 401(K) PLANTEAM SOFTWARE, LLC, NE$31M145
TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT, INC. RETIREMENT PLANTACTICAL AIR SUPPORT, INC., NV$30M471

Showing top 20 of 47 plans serviced in 2025.

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