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ADVISORSTRUST PARTNERS LLC

ADVISORTRUST PARTNERS, LLC, CRD 304967

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of May 27, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 19, 2019 to May 27, 2026
14 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.53 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0
Regulatory AUM: $435MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-05-27); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $435M
Private client RAUM: $232MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 53%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $145Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 6
Advisory employees: 4
Offices: 1Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 523
Individual clients: 100
High net worth clients: 72
Custody, client assets: $5.3M
SEC number: 801-134387
CRD: 304967
Filings on the tape: 14
First filed: Jul 19, 2019
Latest filed: May 27, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, NC
Website: jamesfinancialadvisors.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
JAMES FRANCIS CASTLEMAN	n/a	RALEIGH, NC	5	17	4	no
Maxwell Sommers Neisler	n/a	RALEIGH, NC \| Belmont, NC	1	11	n/a	yes
DAVID WATTS MCMAHAN	n/a	Belmont, NC \| RALEIGH, NC	1	27	2	yes

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
CASTLEMAN, JAMES, FRANCIS	MANAGER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	05/2019	Jul 19, 2019	Jul 21, 2020

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 30, 2026	$435M	$435M	6	4	1	n/a	n/a
2019	Apr 30, 2020	n/a	n/a	1	1	0	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	1	0

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$435M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6	n/a	1	n/a

Relationships

Registered with (3)

← DAVID WATTS MCMAHANAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 15, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Maxwell Sommers NeislerAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 14, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← JAMES FRANCIS CASTLEMANAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 20, 2019 to Jul 22, 2020factForm ADV

Controls (1)

← CASTLEMAN, JAMES, FRANCISOwnerMANAGER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
Jul 19, 2019 to Jul 21, 2020factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 30, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
Advisorstrust Partners Llc reported RAUM $435.3M, up 101% from $216.8M (2025-08-25 to 2026-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$218M
Occurred
Feb 12, 2020
Control person left
Watts David Mcmahan (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Advisorstrust Partners Llc (listed 2019-12-24, absent 2020-02-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 19, 2019
First Form ADV filing
Advisortrust Partners, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:0d00e76a-3e58-8144-d370-57dd84f8b573
First observed: Jul 19, 2019
Last observed: May 27, 2026 3 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

ADVISORSTRUST PARTNERS LLC

ADVISORTRUST PARTNERS, LLC, CRD 304967

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of May 27, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

JAMES FRANCIS CASTLEMAN

n/a

RALEIGH, NC

Maxwell Sommers Neisler

n/a

RALEIGH, NC | Belmont, NC

n/a

yes

DAVID WATTS MCMAHAN

n/a

Belmont, NC | RALEIGH, NC

yes

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

CASTLEMAN, JAMES, FRANCIS

MANAGER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

05/2019

Jul 19, 2019

Jul 21, 2020

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 30, 2026

$435M

n/a

2019

Apr 30, 2020

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$435M

n/a