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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

ETHAN SETH VAN ECK

Advisor at SVB WEALTH

CHARLOTTE, NC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Ft Lauderdale, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 15, 2009 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: SVB WEALTH
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 11, 2009earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 11, 2009
First registration: Jun 15, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ETHAN VAN ECK
IAPD individual key: 5657939

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
SVB WEALTH	Independent wealth	May 12, 2026	n/a	yes	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Current employment
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 6, 2024	n/a	yes	Ft Lauderdale, FL\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 3, 2021	Nov 15, 2023	no	FORT LAUDEDALE, FL\|FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2018	Feb 17, 2021	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|FORT LAUDERDALE, FL\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 15, 2009	Jan 2, 2018	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|SOUTHPORT, NC\|SEVERNA PARK, MD\|FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Nov 15, 2023	Feb 6, 2024	83	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Feb 3, 2021	-14	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 2, 2018	Jan 2, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ SVB WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 12, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 6, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 3, 2021 to Nov 15, 2023factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2018 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 15, 2009 to Jan 2, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 15, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Ethan Seth Van Eck left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. (registered 2024-02-06)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago