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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

CORDGRASS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 311528

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of Apr 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 7
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 6, 2021 to Apr 17, 2026
11 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=0.6 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.37 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $730MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-04-17); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $465M
Private client RAUM: $440MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 60%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $243Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 8
Advisory employees: 4
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,592
Individual clients: 294
High net worth clients: 131
Custody, client assets: $737,767
SEC number: 801-122270
CRD: 311528
Filings on the tape: 11
First filed: Aug 6, 2021
Latest filed: Apr 17, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, NC
Website: cordgrasscapital.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
CHRIS BRATTAIN HARRELL	Chartered Financial Analyst	RALEIGH, NC	4	43	2	no
PAUL BODDIE ELAM	n/a	RALEIGH, NC	4	23	2	no
Kinston Davis Whitener	Certified Financial Planner	RALEIGH, NC	0	12	n/a	no

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
ELAM, PAUL, BODDIE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, MANAGER	C	yes	10/2021	Oct 1, 2021	Nov 25, 2024
HARRELL, CHRIS, BRATTAIN	Manager	C	yes	10/2021	Oct 1, 2021	Nov 25, 2024
HESMER, WILLIAM, RUSSELL	Manager	C	yes	10/2021	Oct 1, 2021	Nov 25, 2024

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; showing 5 of 6

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 17, 2026	$730M	$465M	8	4	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 27, 2025	$623M	$457M	8	4	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 12, 2024	$566M	$358M	7	4	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 3, 2023	$508M	$300M	7	4	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 31, 2022	$548M	$305M	7	4	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	2	-2	66.7%	0	0	0	0	2

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	$730M	$623M	17.1%	$508M	12.8%	8	8	0	0

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	2	Oct 29, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	RALEIGH, NC	Team lift out	Ibd to new firm	0.0%

Relationships

Registered with (5)

← Kinston Davis WhitenerAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 23, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← CHRIS BRATTAIN HARRELLAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← PAUL BODDIE ELAMAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← WILLIAM RUSSELL HESMERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 1, 2021 to Apr 2, 2026factForm ADV
← BRIAN MICHAEL CARROLLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 1, 2021 to Apr 2, 2026factForm ADV

Controls (3)

← HARRELL, CHRIS, BRATTAINOwnerMANAGER, ownership code C, individual
Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 25, 2024factForm ADV
← ELAM, PAUL, BODDIEOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, MANAGER, ownership code C, individual
Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 25, 2024factForm ADV
← HESMER, WILLIAM, RUSSELLOwnerMANAGER, ownership code C, individual
Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 25, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

← RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 1, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 2, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Brian Michael Carroll left Cordgrass Capital Advisors, Llc for Oak Harbor Wealth Partners (registered 2026-02-10)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Apr 2, 2026
Advisor changed firm
William Russell Hesmer left Cordgrass Capital Advisors, Llc for Oak Harbor Wealth Partners (registered 2026-02-10)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 1, 2021
Control person left
Cleveland Jennifer Elam (Elected Manager, Cco) no longer on Schedule A of Cordgrass Capital Advisors, Llc (listed 2021-08-10, absent 2021-10-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 1, 2021
Control person joined
Boddie Paul Elam (Chief Compliance Officer, Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Cordgrass Capital Advisors, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 1, 2021
Control person joined
Brattain Chris Harrell (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Cordgrass Capital Advisors, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 1, 2021
Control person joined
Russell William Hesmer (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Cordgrass Capital Advisors, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Aug 6, 2021
First Form ADV filing
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:149fb6a4-8919-76c5-a268-e9d2645d6234
First observed: Aug 6, 2021
Last observed: Apr 17, 2026 5 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.

CORDGRASS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 311528

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of Apr 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

CHRIS BRATTAIN HARRELL

Chartered Financial Analyst

RALEIGH, NC

PAUL BODDIE ELAM

n/a

RALEIGH, NC

Kinston Davis Whitener

Certified Financial Planner

RALEIGH, NC

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

ELAM, PAUL, BODDIE

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, MANAGER

yes

10/2021

Oct 1, 2021

Nov 25, 2024

HARRELL, CHRIS, BRATTAIN

Manager

yes

10/2021

Oct 1, 2021

Nov 25, 2024

HESMER, WILLIAM, RUSSELL

Manager

yes

10/2021

Oct 1, 2021

Nov 25, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 17, 2026

$730M

$465M

n/a

2024

Mar 27, 2025

$623M

$457M

n/a

2023

Mar 12, 2024

$566M

$358M

n/a

2022

Mar 3, 2023

$508M

$300M

n/a

2021

Mar 31, 2022

$548M

$305M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

-2

66.7%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$730M

$623M

17.1%

$508M

12.8%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Oct 29, 2021

Oct 1, 2021

RALEIGH, NC

Team lift out

Ibd to new firm

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