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SEC-registered adviser

C•••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• I•••

Independent wealth managerChevy Chase, MarylandCRD 104570SEC 801-28840websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 3, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 14, 2011 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 20, 1987
RAUM
$677M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
94%
$634M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$169M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$677M as of Feb 3, 2026
Mar 20, 2012$310M then
HNW client RAUM$604M as of Feb 3, 2026
Mar 9, 2018$340M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Feb 3, 2026
Mar 15, 20132 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Feb 3, 2026
Mar 15, 20134 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +1.7% over the last fiscal year+7.1% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 3, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
RAUM per advisor
$169MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
53derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+1.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$604M89%
  • Charitable organizations$34.1M5.0%
  • Individuals$30.1M4.5%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$9.1M1.4%
Individual clients
55reported
HNW clients
156reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
5reported
Accounts
476reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.94 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
D••••• A••• K•••Chartered Financial AnalystChevy Chase, MdJan 7, 202525 y1
J••••• C• G•••••••Chartered Financial AnalystChevy Chase, MdJan 7, 202514 y1
S•••••• F•••••••• K••••Chartered Financial AnalystChevy Chase, MdJan 7, 202514 y1
J•••• W••••••• M••••••••Chartered Financial AnalystChevy Chase, MdJan 7, 202539 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • K•••• D•••••• A••• · President, Secretary And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 11/2006 · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Chevy Chase, Md · principal400
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • HNW clients · 153 to 156
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • Individual clients · 63 to 55
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $666M to $677M
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $593M to $604M
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $31.8M to $30.1M
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $8.3M to $9.1M
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • RAUM · $666M to $677M
        Feb 10, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026
      • Accounts · 481 to 476
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • HNW clients · 150 to 153
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Individual clients · 67 to 63
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Employees · 3 to 4
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $594M to $666M
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $523M to $593M
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $32.4M to $31.8M
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $7.4M to $8.3M
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • RAUM · $594M to $666M
        Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 10, 2025
      • Accounts · 476 to 481
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • Charity clients · 6 to 5
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • HNW clients · 337 to 150
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • Individual clients · 129 to 67
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $551M to $594M
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $477M to $523M
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $39.5M to $32.4M
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $6.7M to $7.4M
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • RAUM · $551M to $594M
        Mar 6, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
      • Accounts · 481 to 476
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • Charity clients · 7 to 6
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • HNW clients · 361 to 337
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • Individual clients · 108 to 129
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • Pension plan clients · 5.0 to unset
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • Employees · 5 to 3
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $688M to $551M
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $611M to $477M
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $34.1M to $39.5M
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $7.6M to $6.7M
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      • RAUM · $688M to $551M
        Dec 2, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Williams James Mersereau (President) no longer on Schedule A of C•••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• I••• (listed 2022-03-02, absent 2022-06-22)
        Jun 22, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Business phone
      301-951-5288reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
      Business phone
      301-951-0411reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/carderockcapitalreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      C••••••••CAPITAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      (301)951-5288reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 3, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $169Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026