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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 100m 1b

CARDAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

CRD 170911

DENVER, CO

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Data as of Mar 31, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 13
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 1, 2014 to Mar 31, 2021
20 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: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $992MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2021-03-31); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $992M
Private client RAUM: $982MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 99%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 12
Advisory employees: 6
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 2,204
Individual clients: 111
High net worth clients: 251
Custody, client assets: $129M
SEC number: 801-79570
CRD: 170911
Filings on the tape: 20
First filed: Apr 1, 2014
Latest filed: Mar 31, 2021
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Delaware

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
FOX, ROSS, ALEXANDER	MEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER	C	yes	11/2015	Nov 6, 2015	Mar 31, 2021
GOODRUM, JULIE, ANN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	03/2019	Mar 18, 2019	Mar 31, 2021
PAPAZIAN, MATTHEW, ARAM	MANAGING MEMBER & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	C	yes	11/2015	Nov 6, 2015	Mar 31, 2021
AWAD, MARTHA, JEANNE	MEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER	B	no	11/2015	Nov 6, 2015	Mar 31, 2021
KEYS, SARAH, LYN	MEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER	B	no	11/2015	Nov 6, 2015	Mar 31, 2021

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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2020	Mar 31, 2021	$992M	$992M	12	6	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 30, 2020	$941M	$889M	11	6	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 18, 2019	$703M	$666M	10	5	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 26, 2018	$702M	$702M	9	5	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 23, 2017	$597M	$420M	7	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 2, 2016	$470M	$371M	8	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Feb 10, 2015	n/a	n/a	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a

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
2020	$992M	$941M	5.4%	$702M	12.2%	12	11	0	0

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	6	Dec 12, 2021	Dec 1, 2021	DENVER, CO	Firm absorbed	RIA to ibd	100.0%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	4	Nov 10, 2015	Dec 9, 2019	DENVER, CO	Team lift out	Other	0.0%

Relationships

Controls (3)

← FOX, ROSS, ALEXANDEROwnerMEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER, ownership code C, individual
Nov 6, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← PAPAZIAN, MATTHEW, ARAMOwnerMANAGING MEMBER & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, ownership code C, individual
Nov 6, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← GOODRUM, JULIE, ANNOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 18, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (2)

← AWAD, MARTHA, JEANNEOwnerMEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER, ownership code B, individual
Nov 6, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← KEYS, SARAH, LYNOwnerMEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER, ownership code B, individual
Nov 6, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (6)

← Matthew A PapazianAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2015 to Dec 12, 2021factForm ADV
← Jeffrey L MIllerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2019 to Dec 12, 2021factForm ADV
← Martha Jeanne AwadAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2015 to Dec 12, 2021factForm ADV
← Sarah KeysAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2015 to Dec 12, 2021factForm ADV
← Kristen Marie StocklandAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 9, 2019 to Dec 12, 2021factForm ADV
← David Alexander FoxAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 12, 2018 to Dec 12, 2021factForm ADV

Moved with (2)

→ WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviser6 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Dec 12, 2021 to Dec 1, 2021factForm ADV
← MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviser4 advisors, team lift out
Nov 10, 2015 to Dec 9, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 30, 2020
Regulatory AUM changed
Cardan Capital Partners, Llc reported RAUM $941.3M, up 34% from $702.5M (2019-12-10 to 2020-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
$239M
Occurred
Mar 18, 2019
Control person joined
Ann Julie Goodrum (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Cardan Capital Partners, Llc
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2014
First Form ADV filing
Betty Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:cafb6115-a15f-e62c-95c7-d44244ed60fe
First observed: Apr 1, 2014
Last observed: Mar 31, 2021 66 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.

CARDAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

CRD 170911

DENVER, CO

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Data as of Mar 31, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

FOX, ROSS, ALEXANDER

MEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER

yes

11/2015

Nov 6, 2015

Mar 31, 2021

GOODRUM, JULIE, ANN

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

03/2019

Mar 18, 2019

Mar 31, 2021

PAPAZIAN, MATTHEW, ARAM

MANAGING MEMBER & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

yes

11/2015

Nov 6, 2015

Mar 31, 2021

AWAD, MARTHA, JEANNE

MEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER

11/2015

Nov 6, 2015

Mar 31, 2021

KEYS, SARAH, LYN

MEMBER & FOUNDING PARTNER

11/2015

Nov 6, 2015

Mar 31, 2021

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2020

Mar 31, 2021

$992M

n/a

2019

Mar 30, 2020

$941M

$889M

n/a

2018

Mar 18, 2019

$703M

$666M

n/a

2017

Mar 26, 2018

$702M

n/a

2016

Mar 23, 2017

$597M

$420M

n/a

2015

Mar 2, 2016

$470M

$371M

n/a

2014

Feb 10, 2015

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2020

$992M

$941M

5.4%

$702M

12.2%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

Dec 12, 2021

Dec 1, 2021

DENVER, CO

Firm absorbed

RIA to ibd

100.0%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Nov 10, 2015

Dec 9, 2019

DENVER, CO

Team lift out

Other

0.0%