State BrokerCheck inventory · July 2026

Virginia broker-dealer grades

According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Virginia ranks #14 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (43) and #24 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (83), then #24 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #16 of 33 on Grade-A share among states with at least 10 firms. Inventory rank is not intensity rank: Missouri leads disclosures-per-firm on that 33-state board.

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#14
of 56 by firm inventory: 43
registered firms: 83
disclosures on file: 1.9
avg disclosures / firm

Virginia at a glance

#14 of 56
registered-firm inventory: #24 of 56
aggregate disclosure load: #24 of 33
disclosures per firm (≥10 firms): #16 of 33
Grade-A share (≥10 firms)

Disclosure-load ordinal matches the /states listing. Missouri leads disclosures-per-firm; Maine leads Grade-A share among states with at least 10 firms. Neither rank is investment advice. See methodology · corpus placement.

Where Virginia sits by disclosures per firm

COUNT-derived placement among 33 states and territories with at least 10 graded firms. Lower intensity is cleaner for residents; large multistate HQs can lift a state's average without describing every local office.

Virginia vs every ≥10-firm state by disclosures per firm

Size-normalized disclosure intensity · FINRA BrokerCheck extract

2 a lower disclosures-per-firm load than 27% of 33 floor-qualified states

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Source FINRA BrokerCheck · SEC IAPD · July 2026

Firm-size mix among 43 graded firms

FINRA BrokerCheck size classes in Virginia. Segments sum to the graded inventory, a catalog shape, not the A-F grade ChartBar below.

Medium 4 firms (9%) Small 39 firms (91%)

Registered Firms

Clean Record (Grade A)

Total Disclosures

1.9

Avg Disclosures / Firm

Grade Distribution

How Virginia's 43 graded broker-dealers split across the size-normalized A-F safety scale.

Grade breakdown of 43 graded firms headquartered in Virginia

Firms by Disclosure Count

#	Firm	Disclosures	Offices	Grade
1	Davenport & Company LLCRichmond	19	65	C
2	First Georgetown Securities, Inc.Alexandria	18	3	D
3	B. Riley Securities, Inc.Arlington	14	14	C
4	Goldman Sachs Custody SolutionsMclean	8	8	B
5	Capital Brokerage CorporationGlen Allen	4	2	B
6	DMG Securities, Inc.Great Falls	4	2	B
7	Spire Securities, LLCMclean	3	16	B
8	Meridian Investments, Inc.Vienna	2	3	B
9	Pactolus Capital PartnersVienna	2	2	B
10	Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.Richmond	2	4	B
11	First Dominion Capital Corp.Richmond	1	5	B
12	Frontier SecuritiesRichmond	1	5	B
13	Harris WilliamsRichmond	1	13	B
14	Homestead Financial Services Corp.Arlington	1	2	B
15	Kippsdesanto & CompanyMclean	1	3	B
16	Mclean Securities, LLCMclean	1	2	B
17	Velerity Group, Inc.Great Falls	1	2	B
18	Acalyx Advisors Inc.Arlington	0	5	A
19	Agecroft Partners, LLCRichmond	0	2	A
20	Anta CapitalCharlottesville	0	4	A
21	Assetpoint Financial, LLCArlington	0	2	A
22	AstrabitLeesburg	0	1	A
23	Bayberry Securities, Inc.Tysons	0	2	A
24	Cary Street PartnersRichmond	0	18	A
25	Cooperative SecuritiesDulles	0	2	A
26	Dominion Partners, L.C.Glen Allen	0	2	A
27	Edward Wolfe LLCReston	0	2	A
28	Euroscope Capital, LLCGreat Falls	0	2	A
29	Focus Securities LLCGainesville	0	2	A
30	FON Corporate Finance LLCArlington	0	3	A
31	GIT Investment Services, Inc.Leesburg	0	2	A
32	Gladstone Securities, LLCMclean	0	3	A
33	Guidance Securities, LLCReston	0	2	A
34	Jordon Voytek Capital Partners LLCHerndon	0	1	A
35	Marriott Securities, LLCRichmond	0	2	A
36	Mclaughlin Ryder Investments, Inc.Alexandria	0	3	A
37	Navy Federal Investment Services, LLCVienna	0	234	A
38	Northwest Financial Group LLCHerndon	0	14	A
39	Scott James Group, Inc.Falls Church	0	2	A
40	Transact Capital Securities, LLCGlen Allen	0	2	A
41	Vest Securities, LLCMclean	0	2	A
42	Wealthforge Distributors, LLCRichmond	0	2	A
43	YR Securities LLCNorfolk	0	2	A

Dense registered-firm inventory

Virginia in the denser-inventory third

Virginia ranks #14 of 56 by BrokerCheck firm count (43 firms) - denser third of the board.

Virginia sits in the denser third by registered-firm inventory (#14 of 56, 43 firms) as of July 2026. Graded inventory: 26 A / 14 B / 2 C / 1 D / 0 F (60.5% clean, 2.3% D or F). Largest disclosure count in-state: Davenport & Company LLC (19 events, Grade C).

Grades are editorial signals from a size-normalized model, not FINRA ratings. Disclosure totals are reported events, not proven violations - large multistate HQs in Virginia can lift statewide totals without describing every local office. This page is informational only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Confirm current records at FINRA BrokerCheck.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Virginia sit among states by BrokerCheck disclosure load?

How many broker-dealer firms are registered in Virginia?

Virginia registers 43 BrokerCheck firms (#14 denser-third inventory). 26 (60.5%) hold a clean Grade-A record.

Which Virginia broker-dealer has the most FINRA disclosures?

Davenport & Company LLC leads Virginia's listing with 19 BrokerCheck disclosures across 65 offices (Grade C). Totals are reported events, not proven violations - verify on FINRA BrokerCheck.

How should I read Virginia's safety grades?

On Virginia's lighter-load board, grades stay size-normalized (weighted disclosures ÷ branch footprint within size class). Zero-disclosure firms earn A. Editorial signals only - not FINRA ratings; see methodology.

Is this official Virginia broker data?

Yes. Virginia's firm rows come from FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC IAPD public registries. PlainAdvisorCheck aggregates and size-normalizes them; underlying records are public domain. This is not financial advice.

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC EDGAR enforcement records for Virginia. Virginia ranks #14 by firm inventory and #24 by disclosure load in the PlainAdvisorCheck extract as of July 2026.

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