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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Boys Arnold & Co. Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserAsheville, North CarolinaCRD 104840SEC 801-13200IAPD
Legal name Boys, Arnold & Company, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 19, 2020
First filing on the tape Mar 27, 2012 · 35 filings
RAUM
$1.3B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
92%
$1.2B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
16
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.3B as of Mar 19, 2020
Mar 27, 2012$827M then
HNW client RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 19, 2020
Mar 29, 2018$1.0B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 19, 2020
Mar 28, 20139 then
Employees (5.A)16 as of Mar 19, 2020
Mar 28, 201321 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+7.7% a year over threeIARs 9 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 19, 2020; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$163MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
49derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-11%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 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)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.1B87%
  • Individuals$64.5M4.9%
  • Charitable organizations$56.8M4.3%
  • Corporations and businesses$26.1M2.0%
  • Insurance companies$22.3M1.7%
Individual clients
158reported
HNW clients
231reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
20reported
Accounts
1,098reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Joined, latest
none on the tape
    Every departureEvery arrival
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Clingman Thomas Arnold · Member, Board Of Directorscontrol
      since 07/1995 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Howland Stanley Cocke · Secretarycontrol
      since 12/2001 · owns less than 5%
    • Phillip John Rhodin · Vice President & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 04/1995 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Loveless Jon Vannice · Presidentcontrol
      since 12/1995 · owns 10% to 25%
    Entity owners
    • Boys, Arnold And Company, Inc. Esop · Employee Stock Owenership Plan
      direct · owns 25% to 50%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Boys, Arnold Trust Company
      y
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Hilton Head Island, SC3 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,051 to 1,098
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Charity clients · 14 to 20
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Corporate clients · 6 to 8
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • HNW clients · 221 to 231
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Individual clients · 152 to 158
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $306M to $238M
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Employees · 17 to 16
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3B
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $908M to $1.1B
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $61.4M to $64.5M
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3B
      Feb 24, 2020 to Mar 19, 2020
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
      Jan 22, 2020 to Feb 24, 2020
    • Employees · 18 to 17
      Jan 22, 2020 to Feb 24, 2020
    • State-registered IARs · 9 to 8
      Jan 22, 2020 to Feb 24, 2020
    • Accounts · 1,054 to 1,051
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 9
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Charity clients · 9 to 14
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Corporate clients · unset to 6.0
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • HNW clients · 271 to 221
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Individual clients · 102 to 152
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $232M to $306M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 9
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $1.0B to $908M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $41.1M to $61.4M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
    • Accounts · 1,073 to 1,054
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Charity clients · unset to 9.0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 271.0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 102.0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Assets in custody · unset to 231639159.0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Employees · 20 to 18
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 1.0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 1035784163.0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 41129916.0
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
      Apr 5, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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    Sep 14, 2026