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Updated September 18, 2026. Quick answer: Oppenheimer & Co. discloses a maximum, individually negotiated rate of 3.0% in its Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV (Wrap Fee Program Brochure) (March 19, 2026). Converted to dollars, that runs $15,000 a year on a $500,000 account; see the full table below for $250,000, $1 million and $2 million.
The published numbers
From the Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV (Wrap Fee Program Brochure) (March 19, 2026): “The maximum fee and minimum account size for each program are set forth in the table below. The minimum annual fee for an account in any program is $250. The minimum fee will not apply if the account is at least $50,000.00 or advisory accounts in a client’s household are at least $250,000. … Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Advisory Program Minimum Account Size and Maximum Fees: OMEGA … OMEGA Equity/Balanced: 3.00%, OMEGA Fixed Income: 1.25%, OMEGA MF/ETF: 1.75%.”
The published maximum: 3.0% per year.
What you would pay
| Account balance | Annual fee (dollars) | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | $7,500 | 3.00% |
| $500,000 | $15,000 | 3.00% |
| $1,000,000 | $30,000 | 3.00% |
| $2,000,000 | $60,000 | 3.00% |
OMEGA is Oppenheimer’s sponsored discretionary wrap-fee program (the first and only program in the Appendix 1 brochure that Oppenheimer itself sponsors and manages, as opposed to Alpha/FAM/Preference/PAS/UMA Directed which are Financial-Advisor- or third-party-directed at different, generally lower ceilings from 1.00%-3.00%). Its Equity/Balanced ceiling of 3.00% is used as the representative maximum: dollar_at = balance x 0.03. The disclosed $250 annual minimum fee does not bind at any of the four balances because it is waived once the account (or household) is at least $50,000/$250,000, which all four balances meet or exceed.
How this compares
Our benchmark of published adviser fee schedules puts the weighted median annual cost near $2,000 to $2,500 on $250,000 (the benchmark). At $500,000, Oppenheimer & Co.’s own published maximum rate runs up to $15,000 a year.
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- Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV (Wrap Fee Program Brochure) (March 19, 2026): https://files.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Common/crd_iapd_Brochure.aspx?BRCHR_VRSN_ID=1021683
- SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (CRD #249): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/249
- Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., SEC Form ADV filing: https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/249/PDF/249.pdf
Methodology. This page was built September 18, 2026, drawing on Oppenheimer & Co.’s own SEC-filed disclosure and, where cited, its published fee schedule, with sources linked above; any figure we could not independently confirm this session is named as an honest gap rather than presented as verified. Nothing here is personalized financial, tax, legal, or investment advice. See our Editorial Policy, Corrections, Affiliate Disclosure, and Disclaimer.
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