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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

Vantage Consulting Group Inc

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Virginia Beach, VirginiaCRD 105240SEC 801-27432websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 5, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 51 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 17, 1986
RAUM
$246M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$30.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
9
reported on Schedule D
History
51 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$246M as of Aug 5, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$5.4B then
HNW client RAUM$943,335 as of Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2021$1.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Aug 5, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Aug 5, 2026
Apr 1, 201315 then
Private funds9 as of Aug 5, 2026
Mar 30, 20121 then
RAUM +6.7% over the last fiscal year-39% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 5, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
RAUM per advisor
$30.8MderivedRAUM 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
$35.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
25%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+4.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$184M, 7 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$177M74%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$62.5M26%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
7reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$184M for 7 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.72 institutional_share=0.25 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Mark Terrence FinnVirginia Beach , VaAug 21, 199741 y0
Jonathan Frederick FinnChartered Financial AnalystVirginia Beach, VaJan 21, 200031 y0
Ruth Bell ColeVirginia Beach, VaJan 21, 200037 y0
James Thomas WolfeVirginia Beach, VaFeb 5, 200239 y0
Eloise Clyde ChandlerChartered Financial AnalystVirginia Beach, VaMay 10, 200237 y0
Sanjeev Sagar MudumbaChartered Financial AnalystVirginia Beach, VaDec 11, 201521 y0
David Phillip SchippersVirginia Beach, VaMar 8, 201614 y0
John A DessoukiVirginia Beach, VaFeb 8, 201710 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
none on the tape
    Private funds
    13 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    New Ventures III Vo, LLCPrivate Equity Fund$69.1M8Mar 29, 2019
    First Landing Fund, LLCHedge Fund$68.5M48Feb 3, 2016
    New Ventures III, LLCPrivate Equity Fund$58.1M168Mar 27, 2017
    Vantage Multi-Strategy Fund L.P. Royalty SeriesOther Private Fund$33.0M43Mar 30, 2020
    New Ventures I, LLCVenture Capital Fund$26.6M33Mar 30, 2012
    Vantage Multi-Strategy Fund L.P. Aviation Series IIOther Private Fund$26.3M79Mar 31, 2023
    Vantage Multi-Strategy Fund L.P. Aviation SeriesOther Private Fund$16.8M90Mar 30, 2020
    New Ventures As Solutions II, LLCPrivate Equity Fund$15.2M57Oct 11, 2021
    New Ventures Select LLCOther Private Fund$3.5M72Mar 28, 2014
    Datagrow Index Portfolio Series Vantage Multi-Strategy Fund L.P.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$1.1M1Mar 30, 2020
    Highview Finance Holding Company Limitedno longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$828,43910Mar 30, 2015
    Sunrise Be I LLCno longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$371,42527Mar 30, 2015
    Vantage Multi Strategy Fund L.P.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$00Mar 29, 2019
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Clyde Eloise Chandler · Presidentcontrol
      since 03/2002 · owns less than 5%
    • Curtis Geoffrey Cole · Secretary/ Treasurercontrol
      since 03/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Frederick Jonathan Finn · Executive Vice President/Ciocontrol
      since 03/2002 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Terrence Mark Finn · Chairman/Ceo/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 10/1988 · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Virginia Beach, Va · principal800
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Aug 5, 2026
      institutional share of RAUM of 25% against a peer median of 0% (1567 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 8.6 robust deviations)
      peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,567) · 99% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Assets in custody · $179M to $184M
      Mar 30, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $242M to $246M
      Mar 30, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $172M to $177M
      Mar 30, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026
    • RAUM · $242M to $246M
      Mar 30, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026
    • Accounts · 8 to 7
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $231M to $179M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Employees · 13 to 10
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Private funds · 8 to 9
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $231M to $242M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $46.8M to $62.5M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $178M to $172M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • RAUM · $231M to $242M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Accounts · 15 to 8
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Advisory activities · 7 to 6
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 8 to 7
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $277M to $231M
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Employees · 16 to 13
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Private funds · 9 to 8
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $469M to $231M
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $7.4M to $46.8M
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $270M to $178M
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • RAUM · $469M to $231M
      Jun 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $271M to $277M
      Mar 29, 2024 to May 30, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $463M to $469M
      Mar 29, 2024 to May 30, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $265M to $270M
      Mar 29, 2024 to May 30, 2024
    • RAUM · $463M to $469M
      Mar 29, 2024 to May 30, 2024
    • Accounts · 17 to 15
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $315M to $271M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Employees · 19 to 16
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $463M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · 943335.0 to unset
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $607M to $7.4M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $307M to $265M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $463M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Accounts · 18 to 17
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 9 to 8
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $447M to $315M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • Vantage Consulting Group Inc reported RAUM $230.8M, down 51% from $468.7M (2024-06-28 to 2025-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • Vantage Consulting Group Inc reported RAUM $463.2M, down 58% from $1.1B (2023-03-31 to 2024-03-29)
      Mar 29, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
    • Vantage Consulting Group Inc reported RAUM $1.1B, down 51% from $2.3B (2022-03-31 to 2023-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • Vantage Consulting Group Inc reported RAUM $2.3B, down 32% from $3.3B (2021-10-11 to 2022-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
    • Bell Ruth Cole (Secretary/Treasurer/Cfo) no longer on Schedule A of Vantage Consulting Group Inc (listed 2021-10-11, absent 2022-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • Geoffrey Cole (Secretary/ Treasurer) appeared on Schedule A of Vantage Consulting Group Inc
      Mar 31, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
    • Vantage Consulting Group Inc reported RAUM $3.3B, up 31% from $2.5B (2021-01-29 to 2021-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/scientia-venturesreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    scientiavc.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    757-491-1200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 5, 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
    Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $30.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026