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BALLAST CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, CRD 282369
WEST DES MOINES, IA
Data as of (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.
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.
| Advisor | Designations | Branch | Years here | In industry | Prior firms | Dual registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY GEORGE CARSTENSEN | Chartered Financial Analyst | WEST DES MOINES, IA | 10 | 15 | 1 | no |
| CHAD CARSTENSEN | n/a | New Hartford, NY | WEST DES MOINES, IA | 10 | 15 | n/a | no |
| Patrick Joseph Freund | Chartered Financial Analyst | WEST DES MOINES, IA | 9 | 16 | n/a | no |
| Owner | Title | Ownership code | Control person | Acquired | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARSTENSEN, GREGORY, GEORGE | MANAGING MEMBER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | E | yes | 03/2016 | Mar 17, 2021 | Jan 18, 2024 |
| HARMS, STEVEN, PAUL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Na | no | 04/2017 | Mar 17, 2021 | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Related person | Type | Class on the graph | Its RAUM | Control | Common control | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASYMMETRIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y | no | n/a |
| Fiscal year | Filed | RAUM | Discretionary | Employees | Advisory staff | Offices | Private funds | Fund GAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 | $329M | $329M | 7 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | Mar 7, 2025 | $318M | $318M | 7 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | Jan 18, 2024 | $297M | $297M | 8 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | Mar 23, 2023 | $274M | $274M | 7 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | Mar 2, 2022 | $261M | $261M | 5 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | $329M | $318M | 3.2% | $274M | 6.3% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |