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RIA Intelligence
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 Advisory
Legal name Signature Financial Management Inc
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 21, 2012 · 39 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 6, 1994
RAUM
$7.6B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
73%
$5.6B individuals and HNW
Advisors
17
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$445M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
36
16 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
16
reported on Schedule D
History
39 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$7.6B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 21, 2012$2.5B then
HNW client RAUM$5.5B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$2.7B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)14 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 21, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)36 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 18, 201332 then
Private funds16 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 21, 20126 then
RAUM +3.4% over the last fiscal year+4.6% a year over threeIARs 21 to 14
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- Multi-family-office-like · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, average HNW client assets at least $25M, fewer than 200 HNW clients, and business name contains 'family office' or private funds are reported
- RIA with heavy alternatives · a wealth manager whose private fund gross assets are at least 25 percent of RAUM, or five or more private funds
- RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
- UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
- RAUM per advisor
- $445MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 10derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $38.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $4.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 99%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 2.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +3.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -1.7%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $4.3B, 171 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
- an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
- marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$5.5B73%
- Pooled investment vehicles$1.7B22%
- Corporations and businesses$209M2.8%
- Charitable organizations$149M2.0%
- Individuals$6.2M0.1%
- Individual clients
- 27reported
- HNW clients
- 145reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 23reported
- Accounts
- 1,606reported
- Financial planning clients
- reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $4.3B for 171 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.73 fund_share=0.22 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=true bd_reps=0.0 bank_owner=falsederived
Advisors registered through the firm
17 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Allan Straayer | Norfolk, Va | May 23, 2019 | 12 y | 2 |
| Teague Regan AveyCertified Financial Planner | Norfolk, Va | May 23, 2019 | 10 y | 3 |
| Rose Miller Bennetch | Norfolk, Va | May 23, 2019 | 22 y | 3 |
| Weyman Gong | Norfolk, Va | May 28, 2019 | 28 y | 2 |
| Jean Bailey LoganCertified Financial Planner | Norfolk, Va | May 28, 2019 | 15 y | 3 |
| Reed Robert HurtCertified Financial Planner | Norfolk, Va | May 28, 2019 | 9 y | 3 |
| Sarah Shearman Holtzinger | Norfolk, Va | May 28, 2019 | 12 y | 2 |
| Lloyd Christopher Noland | Charlottesville, Va | May 28, 2019 | 26 y | 2 |
| Christopher Laubach Mclean | Charlottesville, Va | May 28, 2019 | 19 y | 4 |
| Christopher Wayne RusbuldtChartered Financial Analyst | Richmond, Va | May 28, 2019 | 30 y | 4 |
| Sean Stephen MeehanChartered Financial Analyst | Norfolk, Va | May 28, 2019 | 29 y | 0 |
| Adam Matthew KingChartered Financial Analyst | Charlottesville, Va | May 29, 2019 | 21 y | 2 |
| Rupal K Master | Norfolk, Va | Jun 5, 2019 | 20 y | 3 |
| B. Wistar Morris | Charlottesville, Va | Jun 5, 2019 | 18 y | 2 |
| Carter Branham Snow Furr | Norfolk, Va | Jun 5, 2019 | 24 y | 2 |
| Eric Scott Johnson | Charlottesville, Va | Jun 5, 2019 | 46 y | 5 |
| Amanda Bradley Gift | Norfolk, Va | Jun 5, 2019 | 27 y | 2 |
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
- William Cole Imeson to UBS Financial Services Inc.Apr 10, 2023 · RIA to wirehouse
- William Andrew Overton to Tull Financial Group, Inc.Sep 7, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Robert Justin Fulton to Adviceperiod, LLCMar 2, 2018 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Reed Robert Hurt from Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc.Jul 31, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- Teague Regan Avey from Heritage Wealth AdvisorsJan 18, 2017 · Other
- Rupal K Master from Sandpiper Capital, LLCMay 10, 2016 · Other
- Christopher Wayne Rusbuldt from Davenport & Company LLCAug 7, 2012 · Other
- Rose Miller Bennetch from Bb&T Asset Management, Inc.Mar 19, 2012 · Other
- Jean Bailey Logan from Sandpiper Capital, LLCApr 1, 2011 · Other
- Eric Scott Johnson from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedJun 14, 2010 · Other
- Christopher Laubach Mclean from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedJun 14, 2010 · Other
- Robert Justin Fulton from Strategic Advisers LLCNov 14, 2008 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 14 left for Brown AdvisoryDec 31, 2018 · Norfolk, Va · Firm absorbed
Private funds
17 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sfm Global Strategies Qp, L.P. | Hedge Fund | $674M | 103 | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Sfm Capital Markets, L.P. | Other Private Fund | $367M | 105 | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Sfm Opportunities V, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $101M | 94 | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Sfm Global Strategies, L.P. | Hedge Fund | $97.7M | 68 | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Sfm Opportunities Vi, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $89.7M | 49 | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Sfm Opportunities Vii, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $87.6M | 64 | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Yield Pool III, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $59.0M | 88 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Dnb Opportunities III, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $38.1M | 6 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Dnb Opportunities II, LP | Private Equity Fund | $33.9M | 6 | Jan 3, 2018 |
| Dnb Opportunities, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $32.2M | 6 | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Sfm Opportunities IV, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $29.0M | 54 | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Yield Pool II, LP | Private Equity Fund | $23.5M | 54 | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Sfm Opportunities III, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $23.5M | 36 | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Yield Pool L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $17.0M | 74 | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Sfm Private Equity I, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $7.0M | 37 | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Sfm Opportunities, L.P.no longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $1.4M | 20 | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Signature Royalty Interests, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $964,690 | 45 | Mar 21, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Proudfit Julie Coleman · Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Victor Fernandez · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 05/2025 · owns less than 5%
- David Michael Hankin · President & Ceo - Brown Advisorycontrolsince 11/2018 · owns less than 5%
- Marie Shannon Pierce · Chief Financial Officercontrolsince 05/2024 · owns less than 5%
- David Brett Rogers · General Counselcontrolsince 04/2010 · owns less than 5%
- Obrien William White · Chief Operating Officercontrolsince 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- Brown Advisory Incorporated · Holding Companydirect · owns 75% or more
- Brown Advisory Group Holdings LLC · Holding Companyindirect · owns 75% or more of Brown Advisory Incorporated
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Blueprint Local Investments, LLCinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Brown Advisory (Ireland) Ltd.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Brown Advisory (Singapore) Pte.Ltdinvestment advisern
- Brown Advisory Investment Solutions Group LLCinvestment adviserbankpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $9.8B
- Brown Advisoryinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $124B
- Brown Advisory Ltd.investment advisernRAUM $27B
- Brown Advisory Trust Company Of Delaware, LLCn
- Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Companyn
- Brown Savano Jv, LLCinvestment advisern
- Nextgen Opportunity Fund Gp, LLCinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Nextgen Venture Partners, LLCinvestment advisern
- Nextgen Ventures Fund I Gp, LLCinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Nextgen Ventures Fund II Gp, LLCinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Nextgen Ventures Fund III, Gp LLCinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsorn
Advisers that list Brown Advisory as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk, Va · principal | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlottesville, Va | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Charlottesville, VA10 employees
- Richmond, VA5 employees
ADV anomalies
5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- advisors down RAUM stableCombination · filing Mar 30, 2026the advisor count fell 25 percent or more while RAUM stayed within 5 percent: people left without assets leaving (assets retained, or advisors were support staff). RAUM $7,319,916,211 to $7,570,327,667, advisors 21 to 14, private clients 175 to 172, offices 2 to 2 (2025-03-28 to 2026-03-30)peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- advisor count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 21.0 to 14.0 (-33.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +6.0% (220 comparable advisers, 5.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (220) · 5.0% percentile
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026FERNANDEZ, VICTOR (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-05-17 and 2026-03-30peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026HANKIN, MICHAEL, DAVID (PRESIDENT & CEO - BROWN ADVISORY) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-05-17 and 2026-03-30peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026COLEMAN, JULIE, PROUDFIT (DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-05-17 and 2026-03-30peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,744 to 1,606May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 21 to 16May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 26 to 23May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Corporate clients · 17 to 18May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 150 to 145May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 25 to 27May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Assets in custody · $4.0B to $4.3BMay 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 37 to 36May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 21 to 14May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $7.3B to $7.5BMay 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $5.4B to $5.5BMay 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $4.9M to $6.2MMay 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $38.4M to $45.6MMay 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $194,347 to $0May 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.6B to $1.7BMay 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $7.3B to $7.6BMay 29, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Financial planning clients · unset to Mar 28, 2025 to May 29, 2025
- Accounts · 1,767 to 1,744Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Advisory employees · 20 to 21Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Charity clients · 21 to 26Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 147 to 150Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 30 to 25Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Assets in custody · $3.9B to $4.0BFeb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Employees · 40 to 37Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 14 to 21Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $6.8B to $7.3BFeb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $5.0B to $5.4BFeb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $6.3M to $4.9MFeb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $32.6M to $38.4MFeb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $177,203 to $194,347Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.6B to $1.6BFeb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $6.9B to $7.3BFeb 27, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Accounts · 1,888 to 1,767Jul 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Advisory employees · 24 to 20Jul 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Advisory activities · 5 to 4Jul 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Charity clients · 8 to 21Jul 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Corporate clients · 0 to 17Jul 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 162 to 147Jul 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual clients · 28 to 30Jul 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
9 dated events
- Michael David Churchill (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Brown Advisory (listed 2024-03-28, absent 2024-05-17)May 17, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Marie Shannon Pierce (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Brown AdvisoryMay 17, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Obrien William White (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Brown AdvisoryJul 28, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- William Cole Imeson left Brown Advisory for Ubs Financial Services Inc. (registered 2023-01-27)Apr 10, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Proudfit Julie Coleman (Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Brown AdvisoryMar 30, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- Brown Advisory reported 16 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 0 (2021-12-09 to 2022-03-30)Mar 30, 2022 · Advisor headcount change · derived
- Brown Advisory reported RAUM $6.6B, up 52% from $4.3B (2020-01-28 to 2020-03-30)Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- Taipalus Amy Mcclure (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Brown Advisory (listed 2019-04-01, absent 2020-01-28)Jan 28, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Brown Advisory reported 0 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 17 (2018-12-19 to 2019-03-29)Mar 29, 2019 · Advisor headcount change · derived
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Brown Advisory · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
- Brown Advisory · Private Equityshared crd · organization
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 212-871-8550reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Business phone
- 214-278-6095reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Business phone
- 240-200-3300reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/brown-advisoryreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- brownadvisory.com/us/homereportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 757-625-7670reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
- Contact form
- brownadvisory.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
- $445Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026