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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

Evanston Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserSchaumburg, IllinoisCRD 106269SEC 801-43993IAPD
Legal name Evanston Investments Inc
Latest filing Mar 18, 2019
First filing on the tape Mar 27, 2012 · 23 filings
RAUM
$505M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$489M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$505M as of Mar 18, 2019
Mar 27, 2012$324M then
HNW client RAUM$453M as of Mar 18, 2019
Mar 29, 2018$453M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 18, 2019
Mar 27, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Mar 18, 2019
Mar 27, 201310 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -6.1% over the last fiscal year+8.5% a year over threeIARs 8 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 18, 2019; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$63.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
27derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$787,321derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-6.1%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, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$19.3M, 19 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$453M90%
  • Individuals$35.8M7.1%
  • Charitable organizations$14.5M2.9%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.3M0.3%
Individual clients
103reported
HNW clients
111reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
641reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$19.3M for 19 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
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
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Webster Keith Cantrell · Presidentcontrol
      since 02/1982 · owns 25% to 50%
    • D David Jackson · Vice-Presidentcontrol
      since 03/2001 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Nathan Snodgrass · Vice-President, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 01/1998 · owns 25% to 50%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 633 to 641
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 8
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Corporate clients · 3 to 0
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • HNW clients · unset to 111.0
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Individual clients · 100 to 103
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Pension plan clients · 104.0 to unset
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $190M to $19.3M
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 101-250
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $537M to $505M
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $453M to $453M
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $35.5M to $35.8M
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Pension RAUM · $3.2M to $1.3M
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • RAUM · $537M to $505M
      Nov 29, 2018 to Mar 18, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $168M to $190M
      Nov 12, 2018 to Nov 29, 2018
    • Assets in custody · $169,470 to $168M
      Oct 25, 2018 to Nov 12, 2018
    • Accounts · 728 to 633
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 2
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Corporate clients · unset to 3.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 100.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 104.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Assets in custody · $150M to $169,470
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Employees · 9 to 11
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 8
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 0.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $579M to $537M
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 452750000.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 35480000.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 3169000.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • RAUM · $579M to $537M
      Mar 24, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Accounts · 594 to 728
      Jul 19, 2016 to Mar 24, 2017
    • Assets in custody · $79.7M to $150M
      Jul 19, 2016 to Mar 24, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $395M to $579M
      Jul 19, 2016 to Mar 24, 2017
    • RAUM · $395M to $579M
      Jul 19, 2016 to Mar 24, 2017
    • Assets in custody · $797M to $79.7M
      Mar 22, 2016 to Jul 19, 2016
    • Accounts · 568 to 594
      May 29, 2015 to Mar 22, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 9
      May 29, 2015 to Mar 22, 2016
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    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
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