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

VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

Current firm class

broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived

Book size

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

Industry start

Aug 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

13derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

May 3, 2024

First registration

May 9, 2024

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

ETHAN A SMITH|ETHAN SMITH

IAPD individual key

7860771

• Occurred

  Nov 4, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Ethan Andrew Smith left Strategic Advisers Llc for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2025-12-02)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:b50b3f18-0c0b-caec-41ef-f13b3eaa7b0f

First observed

May 9, 2024

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.