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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Dillon Edward Smith

Advisor at FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC

Raleigh, NC | Columbia , SC | COLUMBIA, SC

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 24, 2022 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, 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: Jul 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 16, 2022
First registration: Aug 24, 2022
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DILLON EDWARD SMITH|Dillon Smith
IAPD individual key: 7602212

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 17, 2025	n/a	yes	Raleigh, NC	Current employment
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 17, 2025	n/a	yes	COLUMBIA, SC\|Columbia , SC\|Columbia , SC	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 13, 2024	Apr 7, 2025	no	COLUMBIA, SC	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jan 11, 2023	Oct 23, 2024	no	COLUMBIA, SC\|GREENVILLE, SC	Previous registration
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 24, 2022	Oct 10, 2022	no	IRMO, SC	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC	Apr 7, 2025	Apr 17, 2025	10	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2024	Nov 13, 2024	21	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 10, 2022	Jan 11, 2023	93	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 17, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 17, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 13, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 11, 2023 to Oct 23, 2024factForm ADV
→ AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 7, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Dillon Edward Smith left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. (registered 2025-04-17)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 23, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Dillon Edward Smith left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-11-13)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 10, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Dillon Edward Smith left Ae Wealth Management, Llc for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-01-11)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago