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

ARS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

CRD 293750

KAYSVILLE, UT

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Data as of Jan 2, 2024 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 27
Dated events: 9
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 9, 2018 to Jan 2, 2024
69 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

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Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $107MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2024-01-02); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $107M
Private client RAUM: $106MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 99%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 5
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 513
Individual clients: 478
High net worth clients: 34
SEC number: 801-112807
CRD: 293750
Filings on the tape: 69
First filed: Mar 9, 2018
Latest filed: Jan 2, 2024
Organised: Corporation, Utah

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
HODGSON, ALAN, RUSSEL	PRESIDENT & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	05/2017	Mar 9, 2018	Jan 2, 2024

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
2022	Feb 9, 2023	$107M	$107M	7	7	1	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 28, 2022	$114M	$114M	7	7	1	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 16, 2021	$174M	$174M	8	8	3	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 27, 2020	$198M	$198M	16	16	6	n/a	n/a
2018	Feb 25, 2019	$165M	$165M	22	21	8	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
2022	$107M	$114M	-5.8%	$198M	-18.4%	5	7	0	1

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
CWM, LLC	4	Jun 13, 2024	Jan 2, 2024	KAYSVILLE, UT	Firm absorbed	RIA to ibd	100.0%
DFPG INVESTMENTS, LLC	2	Feb 18, 2021	Feb 22, 2021	LOGAN, UT	Team lift out	RIA to ibd	25.0%
JRS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	2	Feb 19, 2020	Mar 12, 2020	KAYSVILLE, UT	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	14.3%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL, LLC	2	Jan 12, 2021	Jan 19, 2021	LEHI, UT	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	2.6%
ALLEGIS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	8	Jun 14, 2018	Jun 15, 2018	IDAHO FALLS, ID	Team lift out	RIA to new firm	24.2%
ALLEGIS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	4	Jun 14, 2018	Jun 15, 2018	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Team lift out	RIA to new firm	12.1%

Relationships

Controls (1)

← HODGSON, ALAN, RUSSELOwnerPRESIDENT & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 9, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (20)

← ALAN RUSSEL HODGSONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 9, 2018 to Jun 13, 2024factForm ADV
← MICHAEL JOHN GIBBSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 16, 2018 to Jun 13, 2024factForm ADV
← Jeffrey Brent JohnsonAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 29, 2018 to Jun 13, 2024factForm ADV
← JOSEPH EARL PONDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 9, 2018 to Jun 13, 2024factForm ADV
← Justin David StrunkAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 19, 2021 to Jan 2, 2024factForm ADV
← JAMES WINOKURAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 19, 2021 to May 17, 2023factForm ADV
← JERRY MARLIN TOOMBSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 15, 2018 to Feb 18, 2021factForm ADV
← CHARLES ELMER SORENSENAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 15, 2018 to Feb 18, 2021factForm ADV
← TIMOTHY MICHAEL MURPHYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2018 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
← Wayne Cook ClarkAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 16, 2018 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
← MATTHEW TAYLOR HOSKINSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2018 to Dec 8, 2020factForm ADV
← CARL DAVID WOOLSTONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 27, 2019 to Oct 28, 2020factForm ADV
← HOYT SCOTT ROBEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 17, 2018 to Mar 30, 2020factForm ADV
← DOUGLAS MAC LANGFORDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2018 to Mar 3, 2020factForm ADV
← JEFFREY ROGER SEGELKEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 13, 2018 to Feb 19, 2020factForm ADV
← Jaron Allen MunkAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2018 to Feb 19, 2020factForm ADV
← Kristi BartholomewAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 30, 2018 to Oct 22, 2019factForm ADV
← Michael Dale HoodAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2018 to Jun 10, 2019factForm ADV
← CODY JAMES LEWISAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 29, 2018 to Apr 11, 2019factForm ADV
← PAUL GORDON EWELLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 22, 2018 to Apr 11, 2019factForm ADV

Moved with (5)

→ CWM, LLCRegistered adviser4 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Jun 13, 2024 to Jan 2, 2024factForm ADV
→ DFPG INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Feb 18, 2021 to Feb 22, 2021factForm ADV
← TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Jan 12, 2021 to Jan 19, 2021factForm ADV
→ JRS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Feb 19, 2020 to Mar 12, 2020factForm ADV
← ALLEGIS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviser8 advisors, team lift out
Jun 14, 2018 to Jun 15, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

1 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Jun 13, 2024
Firm absorbed
Ars Investment Advisors, Inc.'s advisors moved to Cwm, LLC (Kaysville, UT): 4 of 4 registered, on the same day
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
4 advisors
Occurred
Jun 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael John Gibbs left Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. for Cwm, Llc (registered 2024-01-02)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jun 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Joseph Earl Pond left Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. for Cwm, Llc (registered 2024-01-02)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jun 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Jeffrey Brent Johnson left Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. for Cwm, Llc (registered 2024-01-02)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jun 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Alan Russel Hodgson left Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. for Cwm, Llc (registered 2024-01-02)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jan 2, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Justin David Strunk left Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. for Oneamerica Securities, Inc. (registered 2024-01-30)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
May 17, 2023
Advisor changed firm
James Winokur left Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. for Creativeone Wealth, Llc (registered 2023-08-29)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 9, 2018
First Form ADV filing
Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Show 1 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Jul 16, 2018
Ars Investment Advisors, Inc. reported 8 offices beyond its principal office, up from 2 (2018-07-12 to 2018-07-16)

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:d9289d41-6490-6acd-e896-e9fb401fda73
First observed: Mar 9, 2018
Last observed: Jan 2, 2024 33 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.

ARS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

CRD 293750

KAYSVILLE, UT

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on RIA / Wealth Management.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:ria:d9289d41-6490-6acd-e896-e9fb401fda73

Data as of Jan 2, 2024 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

HODGSON, ALAN, RUSSEL

PRESIDENT & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

05/2017

Mar 9, 2018

Jan 2, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2022

Feb 9, 2023

$107M

n/a

2021

Mar 28, 2022

$114M

n/a

2020

Mar 16, 2021

$174M

n/a

2019

Mar 27, 2020

$198M

n/a

2018

Feb 25, 2019

$165M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2022

$107M

$114M

-5.8%

$198M

-18.4%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

CWM, LLC

Jun 13, 2024

Jan 2, 2024

KAYSVILLE, UT

Firm absorbed

RIA to ibd

100.0%

DFPG INVESTMENTS, LLC

Feb 18, 2021

Feb 22, 2021

LOGAN, UT

Team lift out

RIA to ibd

25.0%

JRS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC

Feb 19, 2020

Mar 12, 2020

KAYSVILLE, UT

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

14.3%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL, LLC

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 19, 2021

LEHI, UT

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

2.6%

ALLEGIS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

Jun 14, 2018

Jun 15, 2018

IDAHO FALLS, ID

Team lift out

RIA to new firm

24.2%

ALLEGIS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

Jun 14, 2018

Jun 15, 2018

SOUTH JORDAN, UT

Team lift out

RIA to new firm

12.1%