Wirehouses by the numbers: How they stack up

Advisor headcount: Morgan Stanley, considered the leader in wealth management, hasn't reported this since April 2021. It then was around 16,000 and is likely to still hover around that number.

Assets under management: $6.2 trillion in total, with $3.75 trillion under management by advisors, $1 trillion in clients' self-directed accounts and $1.39 trillion in its investment management division.

Financials: Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit generated net income of $1.3 billion on $6.4 billion in net revenue in the third quarter. Both figures were up 5% year on year.

Advisor headcount: 19,130, distributed among its brokerage business, mass-affluent advisors at Merrill Edge and wealth managers at Bank of America Private Bank.

Assets under management: $3.55 trillion in Merrill and the private bank.

Financials: Merrill's Global Wealth and Investment Management uni had profits of $1 billion on $5.3 billion in revenue.

Advisor headcount: Like Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo has ceased reporting its advisor headcount. The last time the number was aired, it stood at roughly 12,000.

Assets under management: $1.95 trillion in total client assets in its wealth segment, including $825 billion in advisory assets.

Financials: $529 million in net income in its Wealth and Investment Management unit on revenue of $3.7 billion.