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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

Potomac Asset Management Co Inc

Other adviserFrederick, MarylandCRD 105730SEC 801-16383IAPD
Latest filing Sep 29, 2017
First filing on the tape Mar 1, 2012 · 11 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 21, 1981
RAUM
$114M
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
6
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
$40.3M gross assets
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$114M as of Jun 8, 2017
Mar 1, 2012$235M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Jun 8, 2017
Mar 25, 20131 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Jun 8, 2017
Mar 25, 20134 then
Private funds2 as of Jun 8, 2017
Mar 1, 20121 then
RAUM -52% over the last fiscal year-17% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 29, 2017; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$114MderivedRAUM 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
$7.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
6.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-52%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, hourly, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$97.0M, 2 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • 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
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
16reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$97.0M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived
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
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Private funds
2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Potomac Energy Fund LPPrivate Equity Fund$32.4M5Mar 1, 2012
Potomac Energy Fund II, L.P.Private Equity Fund$7.8M2Mar 5, 2014
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Edgar Goodloe Byron · President, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 12/2001 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 18 to 16
    Apr 4, 2016 to Jun 8, 2017
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
    Apr 4, 2016 to Jun 8, 2017
  • BD registered reps · 3 to 1
    Apr 4, 2016 to Jun 8, 2017
  • Employees · 8 to 6
    Apr 4, 2016 to Jun 8, 2017
  • Discretionary RAUM · $237M to $114M
    Apr 4, 2016 to Jun 8, 2017
  • RAUM · $237M to $114M
    Apr 4, 2016 to Jun 8, 2017
  • Accounts · 19 to 18
    Mar 19, 2015 to Apr 4, 2016
  • Discretionary RAUM · $201M to $237M
    Mar 19, 2015 to Apr 4, 2016
  • RAUM · $201M to $237M
    Mar 19, 2015 to Apr 4, 2016
  • Accounts · 16 to 19
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • BD registered reps · 4 to 3
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • Assets in custody · $91.3M to $97.0M
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • Employees · 6 to 8
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • Discretionary RAUM · $198M to $201M
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • RAUM · $198M to $201M
    Nov 18, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Oct 1, 2014 to Nov 18, 2014
  • Accounts · 14 to 16
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • BD registered reps · 3 to 4
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • Assets in custody · $71.0M to $91.3M
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • Employees · 4 to 6
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • Discretionary RAUM · $247M to $198M
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • RAUM · $247M to $198M
    Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 6, 2014
  • Private funds · 1 to 2
    Mar 25, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • Accounts · 5 to 14
    Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 25, 2013
  • Advisory employees · unset to 4.0
    Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 25, 2013
  • BD registered reps · unset to 3.0
    Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 25, 2013
  • Employees · unset to 4.0
    Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 25, 2013
  • State-registered IARs · unset to 1.0
    Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 25, 2013
  • Discretionary RAUM · $235M to $247M
    Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 25, 2013
  • RAUM · $235M to $247M
    Mar 1, 2012 to Mar 25, 2013
Signals
No event on the tape.
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Principal office phone
301.695.9229reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 29, 2017
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
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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