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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

Brown Capital Management, LLC

Other adviserBaltimore, MarylandCRD 105633SEC 801-19287websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 13, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 14, 1983
RAUM
$4.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$2.0M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$2.3B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
37
13 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$4.5B as of Jul 13, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$4.1B then
HNW client RAUM$2.0M as of Jul 13, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$62.6M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jul 13, 2026
Mar 28, 201310 then
Employees (5.A)37 as of Jul 13, 2026
Mar 28, 201334 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -44% over the last fiscal year-25% a year over threeIARs 4 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 13, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$2.3BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$137MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
37%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
18.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-44%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$2.5B55%
  • State and municipal entities$1.2B26%
  • Charitable organizations$402M8.9%
  • Corporations and businesses$356M7.8%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$63.9M1.4%
  • Insurance companies$50.3M1.1%
  • High-net-worth individuals$2.0M0.0%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
1reported
Pension plan clients
2reported
Charitable clients
10reported
Accounts
33reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.55 institutional_share=0.37 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Maurice Lamar HaywoodChartered Financial AnalystBaltimore, MdDec 2, 202431 y0
Damien Lawrence DavisChartered Financial AnalystBaltimore, MdJan 7, 202516 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
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Carl Eddie Brown · Founder, Executive Chairman, & Senior Portfolio Managercontrol
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    • Brown Jennifer Bunkley · Directorcontrol
      since 06/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • E Robert Burks · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 02/2019 · owns less than 5%
    • Leonard Michael Forster · Coo, Cfocontrol
      since 12/2019 · owns less than 5%
    • J Michael Klag · Directorcontrol
      since 12/2019 · owns less than 5%
    • Allison Keith Lee · Ceo, Cio & Senior Portfolio Managercontrol
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    • Tsedal Neeley · Directorcontrol
      since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
    • L Robert Young · President And Head Of Marketing And Sales/Client Servicecontrol
      since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Brown Capital Management Holdings, Inc. · Member
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Argent Trust Company · Trustee Of Brown Capital Management Esop Trust
      indirect · owns F of Brown Capital Management Esop Trust
    • Brown Capital Management Esop Trust · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Brown Capital Management Holdings, Inc.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Baltimore, Md · principal200
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • RAUM down 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
      RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $8,098,760,315 to $4,536,497,889 (-44.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +11.0% (231 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (231) · 2.2% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 109 to 33
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 14 to 13
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Charity clients · 14 to 10
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 7 to 5
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW clients · 38 to 1
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual clients · 17.0 to unset
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 12 to 2
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Employees · 36 to 37
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $8.1B to $4.5B
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $124M to $2.0M
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · 13589489.0 to unset
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $543M to $63.9M
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • RAUM · $8.1B to $4.5B
      Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Accounts · 122 to 109
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 16 to 14
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 1 to 2
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Charity clients · 16 to 14
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW clients · 19 to 38
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 11 to 17
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 7 to 12
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Employees · 37 to 36
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $11B to $8.1B
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $116M to $124M
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $13.4M to $13.6M
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $562M to $543M
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $11B to $8.1B
      Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Accounts · 132 to 122
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 17 to 16
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Charity clients · 23 to 16
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 9 to 7
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • HNW clients · 36 to 19
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Individual clients · 22 to 11
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 17 to 7
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 0.0 to unset
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Employees · 38 to 37
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 12 to 4
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $11B to $11B
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $95.3M to $116M
      Jul 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
    Signals
    12 dated events
    • Brown Capital Management, Llc reported RAUM $4.5B, down 44% from $8.1B (2026-02-16 to 2026-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • Brown Capital Management, Llc reported RAUM $10.6B, down 40% from $17.6B (2022-04-05 to 2023-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • L Robert Young (President And Head Of Marketing And Sales/Client Service) appeared on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc
      Mar 31, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Brown Capital Management, Llc reported RAUM $18.5B, up 42% from $13.0B (2020-06-15 to 2021-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    • Eugene Cecil Flamer (Chief Administrative Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc (listed 2020-06-15, absent 2021-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2021 · Control person left · inference
    • Elizabeth Bettina Doulton (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc (listed 2020-06-15, absent 2021-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2021 · Control person left · inference
    • Franklin Charles Henderson (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc (listed 2020-06-15, absent 2021-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2021 · Control person left · inference
    • Tsedal Neeley (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc
      Mar 30, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • J Michael Klag (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc
      Mar 30, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • Leonard Michael Forster (Coo, Cfo) appeared on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc
      Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
    • E Robert Burks (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc
      Feb 25, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
    • L. Donna Courtney (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Brown Capital Management, Llc (listed 2018-03-28, absent 2019-02-25)
      Feb 25, 2019 · 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
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/brown-capital-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    BROWNCAPITAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    410-837-3234reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 13, 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
    Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $2.3Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026