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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

Passport Research, Ltd.

Former SEC-registered adviserSt. Louis, MissouriCRD 105139SEC 801-16217IAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2022
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 27 filings
RAUM
$36B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
136
136 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$36B as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 29, 2012$18B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 28, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)101 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)136 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 25, 201321 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +4.2% over the last fiscal year+6.9% a year over threeIARs 74 to 101
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$353MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$36BderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
50.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+4.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+36%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for investment companies, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$36B100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
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
      • Dale Aaron Albritton · Treasurercontrol
        since 03/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • J Alan Herzog · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • Christopher Thomas Kersting · Presidentcontrol
        since 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • D Lynette Mccloud · Secretarycontrol
        since 01/2017 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Edward Jones · Limited Partner
        direct · owns 25% to 50%
      • Passport Holdings LLC · General Partner
        direct · owns 50% to 75%
      • Edj Holding Company, Inc. · General Partner
        indirect · owns F of Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.
      • Edward Jones · Sole Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Passport Holdings LLC
      • Jfc Holding Company, Inc. · Sole Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Edj Holding Company, Inc.
      • The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P. · Limited Partner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. · public reporting company
      • The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P. · Sole Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Jfc Holding Company, Inc. · public reporting company
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Edward Jones
        broker-dealerinvestment adviserreal estateyRAUM $1014B
      • Edward Jones Insurance Agency Of California, L.L.C.
        real estaten
      • Edward Jones Insurance Agency Of Massachusetts, L.L.C.
        real estaten
      • Edward Jones Insurance Agency Of New Mexico, L.L.C.
        real estaten
      • Edward Jones Trust Company
        n
      • Olive Street Investment Advisers, LLC
        investment adviserbanknRAUM $204B
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Tempe, AZ7 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory employees · 121 to 136
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • BD registered reps · 86 to 91
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Employees · 121 to 136
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • State-registered IARs · 74 to 101
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $34B to $36B
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • RAUM · $34B to $36B
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 109 to 121
        Dec 18, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • BD registered reps · 71 to 86
        Dec 18, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Employees · 109 to 121
        Dec 18, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • State-registered IARs · 60 to 74
        Dec 18, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $30B to $34B
        Dec 18, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • RAUM · $30B to $34B
        Dec 18, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
      • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 27, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020
      • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 27, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020
      • Advisory employees · 101 to 109
        Feb 11, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
      • BD registered reps · 76 to 71
        Feb 11, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Employees · 101 to 109
        Feb 11, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
      • State-registered IARs · 63 to 60
        Feb 11, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $29B to $30B
        Feb 11, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
      • RAUM · $29B to $30B
        Feb 11, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Advisory employees · 92 to 101
        Sep 26, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • BD registered reps · 69 to 76
        Sep 26, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • Employees · 92 to 101
        Sep 26, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • State-registered IARs · 60 to 63
        Sep 26, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · $23B to $29B
        Sep 26, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • RAUM · $23B to $29B
        Sep 26, 2018 to Mar 28, 2019
      • Advisory employees · 81 to 92
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • BD registered reps · 67 to 69
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Employees · 81 to 92
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 51 to 0
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • State-registered IARs · 0 to 60
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $21B to $23B
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • RAUM · $21B to $23B
        Nov 28, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017
      • Other offices · unset to 1.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Nov 28, 2017
      Signals
      11 dated events
      • Passport Research, Ltd. reported 101 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 74 (2022-01-26 to 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · Advisor headcount change · derived
      • Joseph Bryan Luebbert (Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of Passport Research, Ltd. (listed 2021-03-31, absent 2021-07-30)
        Jul 30, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Passport Research, Ltd. reported 74 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 60 (2020-12-18 to 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · Advisor headcount change · derived
      • Dale Aaron Albritton (Treasurer) appeared on Schedule A of Passport Research, Ltd.
        Mar 31, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Joseph Michael Besmer (Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Passport Research, Ltd. (listed 2020-12-18, absent 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Timothy Ryan Robson (President) no longer on Schedule A of Passport Research, Ltd. (listed 2020-02-11, absent 2020-03-27)
        Mar 27, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Christopher Thomas Kersting (President) appeared on Schedule A of Passport Research, Ltd.
        Mar 27, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Todd Stephen Bee (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Passport Research, Ltd. (listed 2020-01-21, absent 2020-02-11)
        Feb 11, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • J Alan Herzog (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Passport Research, Ltd.
        Feb 11, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Passport Research, Ltd. reported RAUM $29.2B, up 28% from $22.8B (2018-09-26 to 2019-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      • Passport Research, Ltd. reported 60 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 0 (2017-11-28 to 2018-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2018 · Advisor headcount change · derived
      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
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026