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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Bts Asset Management, Inc.

Independent wealth managerLincoln, MassachusettsCRD 105215SEC 801-14895websiteIAPD
Legal name Bts Asset Management Inc
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 25, 1979
RAUM
$145M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
56%
$81.5M individuals and HNW
Advisors
11
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$13.2M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$145M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$1.5B then
HNW client RAUM$35.8M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$59.6M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 27, 201315 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 27, 201344 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 27, 2013
Mar 28, 20121 then
RAUM -23% over the last fiscal year-27% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$13.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
40derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$17.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$323,152derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
11.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-25%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for investment companies, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$60.1M41%
  • Individuals$45.7M32%
  • High-net-worth individuals$35.8M25%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.2M2.2%
Individual clients
441reported
HNW clients
2reported
Pension plan clients
2reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
448reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.56 fund_share=0.41 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=7.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
11 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Vilis PastsLexington, MaApr 12, 199446 y0
Matthew Alexander PastsLexington, MaApr 14, 199437 y0
William Howard FassbenderThe Villages, FlMar 4, 200242 y1
Isaac Charles BraleyLincoln, MaJan 12, 200727 y0
George William PlattLincoln, MaJan 17, 200820 y0
Robert Lawrence LincolnChapel Hill, NcDec 4, 201322 y0
Mark Byron BentleyLincoln, MaFeb 24, 201432 y2
Corey LampmanLincoln, MaMar 7, 202512 y0
Henry Michael PastsLincoln, MaApr 16, 202613 y0
Brian C SylviaLincoln, MaApr 23, 202613 y0
Brendan ScarafoneLincoln, MaApr 23, 202611 y0
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
Joined, latest
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Bts Tactical Fixed Income Fund LLCno longer reportedHedge Fund$5.1M3Mar 28, 2012
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Charles Isaac Braley · President, Directorcontrol
    since 01/2008 · owns less than 5%
  • Alexander Matthew Pasts · Ceo, Cco,Treasurer, Directorcontrol
    since 01/1996 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Vilis Pasts · Chariman Of Boardcontrol
    since 09/1979 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Lincoln, Ma · principal730
Lexington, Ma200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 590 to 448
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 590 to 441
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 4 to 2
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 17 to 13
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $189M to $145M
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $31.0M to $35.8M
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $87.2M to $45.7M
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $1.5M to $3.2M
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $189M to $145M
    Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Jun 30, 2025 to Nov 25, 2025
  • Accounts · 834 to 590
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 9 to 7
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 2 to 0
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 13 to 2
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual clients · 812 to 590
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Employees · 19 to 17
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $209M to $189M
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $37.3M to $31.0M
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $78.3M to $87.2M
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $653,564 to $1.5M
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $209M to $189M
    Aug 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,700 to 834
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 6 to 2
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 15 to 13
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 1,648 to 812
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 28 to 4
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 21 to 19
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 6 to 5
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $377M to $209M
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $38.0M to $37.3M
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $183M to $78.3M
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $7.0M to $653,564
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $377M to $209M
    Sep 21, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Accounts · 2,215 to 1,700
    Nov 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 10 to 9
    Nov 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 4 to 6
    Nov 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW clients · 9 to 15
    Nov 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Individual clients · 2,196 to 1,648
    Nov 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 28.0
    Nov 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Employees · 29 to 21
    Nov 14, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
7 dated events
  • Bts Asset Management, Inc. reported RAUM $208.5M, down 45% from $377.4M (2023-09-21 to 2024-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • Gary Shilman left Bts Asset Management, Inc. for Potomac (registered 2023-08-23)
    Aug 2, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bts Asset Management, Inc. reported RAUM $377.4M, down 38% from $613.3M (2022-11-14 to 2023-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
  • Toni Marie Vaughan no longer registered at Bts Asset Management, Inc.; no later IA registration on IAPD
    Dec 31, 2022 · Advisor departure · fact
  • Edward Clymer Barnard left Bts Asset Management, Inc. for Brookstone Asset Management, Llc (registered 2014-09-05)
    Dec 31, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bts Asset Management, Inc. reported RAUM $985.5M, down 25% from $1.3B (2019-03-29 to 2020-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Bts Asset Management, Inc. reported RAUM $1.3B, down 26% from $1.8B (2018-08-02 to 2019-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2019 · RAUM 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business phone
781-860-9051reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
781-863-2545reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
800-343-3040reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/BTS-ASSET-MANAGEMENTreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
BTSFUNDS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
781-863-2545reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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
$13.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026