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CRD #17507 · FINRA BrokerCheck + SEC IAPD

Fidelity Distributors Company LLC

Fidelity Distributors Company LLC carries 20 BrokerCheck disclosures across 19 branch offices - elevated load for a mid-sized firm, earning a Grade C.

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Grade C
Safety grade
19
branch offices
20
disclosures
1.05
per office

PlainAdvisorCheck rating 3/5 - an editorial, size-normalized signal, not a regulatory determination. Always verify the underlying record on FINRA BrokerCheck before engaging an advisor.

Branch offices

19 offices

FINRA: Large firm

Total disclosures

20 events

On FINRA BrokerCheck

Regulatory events

3 actions

15% of all disclosures

Disclosures per office

1.05 per office

20 ÷ 19 offices

Fidelity Distributors Company LLC vs. every disclosing firm

Disclosures per branch office, the size-normalized signal behind the grade (lower is cleaner)

1 a cleaner per-office record than 24% of 1,251 disclosing firms

0–0: 314 disclosing firms (25%). Below this entry. 0–1: 159 disclosing firms (13%). Below this entry. 1–1: 301 disclosing firms (24%). Below this entry. 1–1: 40 disclosing firms (3%). Below this entry. 1–1: 140 disclosing firms (11%). This entry sits in this band. 1–2: 32 disclosing firms (3%). Above this entry. 2–2: 65 disclosing firms (5%). Above this entry. 2–2: 9 disclosing firms (1%). Above this entry. 2–2: 72 disclosing firms (6%). Above this entry. 2–3: 14 disclosing firms (1%). Above this entry. 3–3: 24 disclosing firms (2%). Above this entry. 3–3: 6 disclosing firms (0%). Above this entry. 3–3: 32 disclosing firms (3%). Above this entry. 3–4: 5 disclosing firms (0%). Above this entry. 4–4: 10 disclosing firms (1%). Above this entry. 4–4: 3 disclosing firms (0%). Above this entry. 4–4: 9 disclosing firms (1%). Above this entry. 4–5: 3 disclosing firms (0%). Above this entry. 5–5: 11 disclosing firms (1%). Above this entry. 5–5: 2 disclosing firms (0%). Above this entry. This firm 0 5 every disclosing firm, by disclosures per office, bucketed by value

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Source FINRA BrokerCheck · SEC IAPD · 2026

Disclosure Breakdown

Disclosure Type Count
Regulatory Events 3
Arbitrations 17
Civil Events 0
Total 20

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Disclosure category share

Regulatory 3 Arbitration 17 Civil 0

Disclosure Profile

Fidelity Distributors Company LLC's disclosure record, broken down by category and footprint.

Disclosures per office
1.05
Elevated load
Regulatory share
15%
of total disclosures
Size class
Mid-sized firm
19 branches

Firm Details

Firm Size
Large
Scope
ACTIVE
Location
Smithfield, RI
CRD Number
17507

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What the Record Says About Fidelity Distributors Company LLC

Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (broker-dealer, CRD# 17507 · Smithfield, RI) operates 19 branch offices - a mid-sized firm (FINRA: large), scope ACTIVE.

BrokerCheck shows 20 disclosures as of July 2026 (about 1.05 per branch office): 3 regulatory, 17 arbitration, 0 civil. Letter grade C (3/5 internal scoring). Verify on FINRA BrokerCheck ↗ · how disclosures are interpreted.

Every firm registered with FINRA or the SEC must report regulatory actions, customer complaints, arbitrations, and civil judicial events on its public BrokerCheck and Form ADV records. A disclosure is not automatically a finding of wrongdoing, it can range from a settled customer dispute to a formal regulatory sanction, but a heavy disclosure load relative to a firm's size is a signal worth examining before you hire. Because larger firms naturally accumulate more disclosures across more offices, PlainAdvisorCheck grades each firm against same-size peers rather than on raw counts. Read each disclosure's underlying detail on the official record rather than relying on the headline number alone. Registration itself confirms only that a firm is authorized to do business, not that its compliance history is clean.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a grade of C mean for Fidelity Distributors Company LLC?
A grade of C reflects Fidelity Distributors Company LLC's disclosure intensity, its weighted disclosure load per branch office, ranked against other firms of a similar size (mid-sized firm). It carries 20 total disclosures across 19 branch offices. Review the specific disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck before engaging.
How many FINRA disclosures does Fidelity Distributors Company LLC have?
Fidelity Distributors Company LLC has 20 total FINRA disclosures, including 3 regulatory events, 17 arbitrations. Disclosures reflect reported events on FINRA BrokerCheck and do not necessarily indicate proven violations.
How big is Fidelity Distributors Company LLC?
Fidelity Distributors Company LLC operates 19 branch offices and is classified by FINRA as a large firm, registered in RI (Mid-sized firm). FINRA BrokerCheck publishes branch-office counts but not a firmwide registered-representative headcount, so PlainAdvisorCheck measures firm size by branch footprint.
Where can I verify Fidelity Distributors Company LLC's disciplinary record?
You can verify Fidelity Distributors Company LLC's full disciplinary history on FINRA BrokerCheck at brokercheck.finra.org using CRD number 17507. BrokerCheck provides detailed information about individual registered representatives, complaints, and regulatory actions.
What is a FINRA disclosure?
A FINRA disclosure is a reported event on a broker-dealer's record, including regulatory actions, customer complaints, arbitration proceedings, and civil court events. Disclosures are part of the public record maintained by FINRA and do not necessarily indicate wrongdoing or proven violations.
Should I avoid Fidelity Distributors Company LLC because of its disclosures?
Not necessarily. Larger firms accumulate more disclosures simply because they operate more offices, so PlainAdvisorCheck grades each firm against same-size peers rather than on raw counts. Fidelity Distributors Company LLC carries 20 disclosures across 19 branch offices (about 1.05 per office). Review the nature of individual disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck before making a decision.

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Every figure on PlainAdvisorCheck is rendered directly from FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC IAPD disciplinary records, no number is typed in by an editor. This firm's record is rendered directly from FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC EDGAR data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.