Stephen Lo
Financial advisor at Morgan Stanley · San Mateo, CA
Last updated 2026-10-10
Claim your profileStephen Lo is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in San Mateo, CA, CRD 2171279. Licenses and exams on the registration: Series 63, Series 65. First registered 1999-02-22.
Registration
- CRD number
- 2171279
- Registration status
- Active
- First registered
- 1999-02-22
- Years of experience
- 27
- States registered
- CA, TX
Licenses and exams
- Series 63
- Series 65
Designations
- Certified Financial Planner
Work history
- 2011-01 to 2016-11 · Wells Fargo Advisors LLC · Foster City, CA
- 2016-11 to 2025-10 · Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC · Foster City, CA
- 2025-10 to Present · Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC · San Mateo, CA
- 2025-12 to Present · Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. · New York, NY
Current employment
- Morgan Stanley · Purchase, NY
Morgan Stanley
- Regulatory AUM
- $1,961,887,313,229
- Registered advisors
- 23,185
- Offices
- 2,012
- Clients per advisor
- 116.6 (High)
- Average AUM per client
- $725.6K (Low)
- High-net-worth client ratio
- 1.6% (Low)
Morgan Stanley: advisors, services and reported ETF investments
Reported ETF positions
Morgan Stanley reports 1,974 ETF positions worth $478B on Form 13F; the largest are listed.
| Fund | Reported value |
|---|---|
| SPY — SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | $24.1B |
| IVV — iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $18.5B |
| VOO — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $17.1B |
| QQQ — Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | $15.6B |
| IWF — iShares Russell 1000 Growth Fund | $14.8B |
Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
Noteworthy reported investments
Morgan Stanley's strongest reported position on each research ranking. Institution-level evidence, not this advisor's or any client's holding.
| Ranking | Fund | Reported value | Percentile | Key figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Similar Fund Ranking | CGDV — Capital Group Dividend Value ETF | $1.4B | Top 99.9% | Peer conviction 86.4% · Active return +5.44% |
| Addressable Market | DYNF — iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF | $1.3B | Top 99.9% | Addressable AUM $14.9T · Peer conviction 86.8% |
| Residual Alpha | VCIT — Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | $1.9B | Top 99.0% | Residual alpha +0.70% · Residual Sharpe 0.11 |
| Diversification Benefits | TBIL — F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill Fund | $640M | Top 99.4% | Replicability (R²) 37.1% · Residual Sharpe 2.51 |
Historical comparisons from the published research release formed 2026-10-02; not forecasts or recommendations. Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
What this firm offers
Filed by Morgan Stanley on Form ADV.
Client services
- Financial Planning Services
- Individuals and Small Businesses
- Investment Companies
- Businesses or Institutional Clients
- Pension Consulting Services
- Selection of Other Advisers
- Educational Seminars or Workshops
- Other Advisory Service
Fee options
- Percentage of Assets Under Management
- Fixed Fees (Other Than Subscription)
- Commissions
- Performance-Based Fees
- Other
Business and affiliations
- Broker-Dealer (Registered or Unregistered)
- Other Financial Product Salesperson
- Sells Non-Advisory Products or Services
- Broker-Dealer or Municipal Securities Dea
- Other Investment Adviser (Incl. Financial
- Registered Security-Based Swap Dealer
- Commodity Pool Operator or CTA
- Futures Commission Merchant
- Banking or Thrift Institution
- Trust Company
- Insurance Company or Agency
- Sponsor or GP of Pooled Investment Vehicl
- Adviser to Any Private Fund
Location
411 Borel Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402
35 advisors at this office.
Contact
The firm's filed contact details.
- Phone: 914-225-5510
- Website: morganstanley.com
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