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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

COTTONWOOD WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC

COTTONWOOD CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, CRD 311272

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

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Data as of Aug 28, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 1
Observed: Oct 13, 2020 to Aug 28, 2026
13 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Venture Capitalidentity

Cottonwood Wealth Strategies, LLC

Venture manager · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.72 fund_share=0.03 institutional_share=0.24 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $279MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-08-28); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $271M
Private client RAUM: $202MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 72%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 2
RAUM per advisor: $139Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 5
Advisory employees: 2
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 638
Individual clients: 185
High net worth clients: 45
Private funds: 4Schedule D 7.B(1)
Custody, client assets: $8.9M
SEC number: 801-119782
CIK: 1903321
CRD: 311272
Filings on the tape: 13
First filed: Oct 13, 2020
Latest filed: Aug 28, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, UT
Website: cottonwoodws.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
THOMAS J PAPPAS	n/a	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	5	43	4	no
MATTHEW DONALD PAPPAS	n/a	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	5	16	2	no

Private funds

Schedule D 7.B(1); gross asset value as reported, never fund size; reporting ends 2024-12-31

Fund	Type	Reported GAV	As of	Owners	First reported	Status	Form D file
ASYMM VENTURE FUND, LLC	Venture Capital Fund	$2.2M	Feb 23, 2024	6	Mar 31, 2022	reported	021-438836

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
PAPPAS, MATTHEW, DONALD	MANAGING PARTNER	D	yes	10/2020	Oct 13, 2020	Feb 23, 2024
PAPPAS, THOMAS, J	MANAGING PARTNER & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	D	yes	10/2020	Oct 13, 2020	Feb 23, 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; showing 6 of 7

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 29, 2026	$279M	$271M	5	2	4	n/a
2024	Mar 12, 2025	$306M	$232M	5	2	2	n/a
2023	Feb 23, 2024	$251M	$187M	5	2	1	$2.2M
2022	Feb 27, 2023	$217M	$187M	4	2	1	$1.1M
2021	Mar 31, 2022	$231M	$205M	5	2	1	$1.3M
2020	Mar 11, 2021	$223M	$183M	4	3	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0

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
2025	$279M	$306M	-8.9%	$217M	8.8%	5	5	0	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	2	Feb 24, 2021	Feb 19, 2021	HOLLADAY, UT	Team lift out	Wirehouse to new firm	0.0%

Relationships

Advises (1)

→ ASYMM VENTURE FUND, LLCPrivate fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Mar 31, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (2)

← THOMAS J PAPPASAdvisorregistration: current employment
Feb 19, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← MATTHEW DONALD PAPPASAdvisorregistration: current employment
Feb 19, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (2)

← PAPPAS, THOMAS, JOwnerMANAGING PARTNER & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code D, individual
Oct 13, 2020 to Feb 23, 2024factForm ADV
← PAPPAS, MATTHEW, DONALDOwnerMANAGING PARTNER, ownership code D, individual
Oct 13, 2020 to Feb 23, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

← WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Feb 24, 2021 to Feb 19, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 13, 2020
First Form ADV filing
Cottonwood Capital Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:e84e401e-73a1-7f4c-b978-753038e08fcd
First observed: Oct 13, 2020
Last observed: Aug 28, 2026 21 days 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.

COTTONWOOD WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC

COTTONWOOD CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, CRD 311272

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

THOMAS J PAPPAS

n/a

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

MATTHEW DONALD PAPPAS

n/a

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Fund

Type

Reported GAV

As of

Owners

First reported

Status

Form D file

ASYMM VENTURE FUND, LLC

Venture Capital Fund

$2.2M

Feb 23, 2024

Mar 31, 2022

reported

021-438836

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

PAPPAS, MATTHEW, DONALD

MANAGING PARTNER

yes

10/2020

Oct 13, 2020

Feb 23, 2024

PAPPAS, THOMAS, J

MANAGING PARTNER & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

10/2020

Oct 13, 2020

Feb 23, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 29, 2026

$279M

$271M

n/a

2024

Mar 12, 2025

$306M

$232M

n/a

2023

Feb 23, 2024

$251M

$187M

$2.2M

2022

Feb 27, 2023

$217M

$187M

$1.1M

2021

Mar 31, 2022

$231M

$205M

$1.3M

2020

Mar 11, 2021

$223M

$183M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$279M

$306M

-8.9%

$217M

8.8%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

Feb 24, 2021

Feb 19, 2021

HOLLADAY, UT

Team lift out

Wirehouse to new firm

0.0%