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.

Current firm

ASCENTIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Current firm class

no raum reportedderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Jul 12, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

20derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

4

Current registrations

2

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Aug 20, 2018

First registration

Jul 12, 2006

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

5120459

• Occurred

  Sep 4, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  David Edward Leighton left Arimathea for Ascentis Asset Management, Llc (registered 2025-01-31)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
• Occurred

  Sep 20, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  David Edward Leighton left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:87e231ef-a47a-3924-897d-0d2eddf20173

First observed

Jul 12, 2006

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 4 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed 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.