DFX Intelligence
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
Prime Buchholz LLC
Latest filing Sep 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 33 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 28, 1990
RAUM
$14B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
39%
of RAUM
Private clients
19%
$2.7B individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$2.3B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
127
69 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
33 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$14B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$0 then
HNW client RAUM$2.7B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 26, 2018$39.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)127 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 22, 2013100 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +29% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
- OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
- RAUM per advisor
- $2.3BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 5derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $92.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $165MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 39%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 81%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 21.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +29%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -6.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
- 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 securities (9.A.1.b)
- marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Charitable organizations$11B79%
- High-net-worth individuals$2.7B19%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$154M1.1%
- Insurance companies$63.8M0.5%
- Individual clients
- 0reported
- HNW clients
- 29reported
- Pension plan clients
- 2reported
- Charitable clients
- 206reported
- Accounts
- 85reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.19 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.81 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Francis Mccarron | Portsmouth, Nh | Apr 12, 2011 | 36 y | 1 |
| Ian Douglas MacphersonChartered Financial Analyst | Portsmouth, Nh | Mar 31, 2023 | 22 y | 1 |
| John Stephen KaneChartered Financial Analyst | Portsmouth, Nh | Mar 31, 2023 | 19 y | 0 |
| Timothy Michael JarryChartered Financial Analyst | Portsmouth, Nh | Mar 31, 2023 | 22 y | 0 |
| Christopher Shaw | Portsmouth, Nh | Mar 31, 2023 | 19 y | 0 |
| Richard Murphy MorrisonChartered Financial Analyst | Boston, Ma | Mar 31, 2023 | 22 y | 0 |
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
- Jeffrey Robert Croteau to Tide Cycle Resources LLCDec 31, 2006 · Other
Joined, latest
- Ian Douglas Macpherson from Calibre Advisory Services Inc.Mar 31, 2023 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- X. Jeffrey Brown · Chief Financial Officercontrolsince 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
- Teslenko Valentina Dingle · Chief Diversity Officer, Managercontrolsince 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Charles Gregory Johnson · Managercontrolsince 12/2004 · owns 10% to 25%
- S Marcia Kovalik · Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Managercontrolsince 10/2008 · owns less than 5%
- Francis William Mccarron · President, Managercontrolsince 01/1990 · owns 25% to 50%
- M Christopher Regan · Chief Operating Officercontrolsince 11/2018 · owns less than 5%
- A. Karen Vasquez · Chief Information And Technology Officercontrolsince 06/2018 · owns less than 5%
- Charles Gregory Desisto · Senior Consultantsince 07/2024 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth, Nh · principal | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boston, Ma | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Boston, MA23 employees
- Atlanta, GA2 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- unusually large average HNW clientStatic outlier · filing Sep 11, 2026HNW RAUM per HNW client of $92,770,926 against a peer median of $4,504,014 (36 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 37.7 robust deviations)peers: other advisers, $5B to $20B (36) · 100% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Mar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Related adviser · false to unsetMar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Related bank · false to unsetMar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Related broker-dealer · false to unsetMar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Related insurance company · false to unsetMar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetMar 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Accounts · 80 to 85Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Advisory employees · 72 to 69Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Advisory activities · 3 to 4Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Charity clients · 199 to 206Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Corporate clients · 1 to 2Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW clients · 31 to 29Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 15 to 2Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Assets in custody · $11B to $14BFeb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Employees · 128 to 127Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $5.0B to $5.5BFeb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $1.9B to $2.7BFeb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.9B to $8.5BFeb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $148M to $154MFeb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- RAUM · $11B to $14BFeb 16, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Accounts · 70 to 80Jan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Charity clients · 198 to 199Jan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- HNW clients · 36 to 31Jan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 17 to 15Jan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Assets in custody · $10B to $11BJan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Employees · 129 to 128Jan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Jan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $4.9B to $5.0BJan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $2.9B to $1.9BJan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.5B to $5.9BJan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $178M to $148MJan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- RAUM · $10B to $11BJan 2, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
- Accounts · 64 to 70Jan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Advisory employees · 66 to 72Jan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Charity clients · 197 to 198Jan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Corporate clients · 2 to 1Jan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 35 to 36Jan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 18 to 17Jan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Assets in custody · $8.9B to $10BJan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Employees · 124 to 129Jan 30, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
Signals
19 dated events
- Prime Buchholz Llc reported RAUM $14.1B, up 29% from $10.9B (2026-02-16 to 2026-03-27)Mar 27, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- Robert Jeffrey Croteau (Principal, Manager, Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz Llc (listed 2023-03-29, absent 2024-01-30)Jan 30, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Megan Vanessa Pearl (Chief Financial Officer, Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz Llc (listed 2023-03-29, absent 2024-01-30)Jan 30, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- X. Jeffrey Brown (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz LlcJan 30, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Prime Buchholz Llc reported RAUM $8.8B, up 28% from $6.9B (2021-06-02 to 2022-03-29)Mar 29, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Megan Vanessa Pearl (Chief Financial Officer, Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz LlcMar 29, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- Teslenko Valentina Dingle (Director Of Diversity And Engagement, Principal, Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz LlcMar 29, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- Marie Kristin Girald (Principal, Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz Llc (listed 2021-06-02, absent 2022-03-29)Mar 29, 2022 · Control person left · inference
- Doughan Kate Dumas (Principal, Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz Llc (listed 2021-06-02, absent 2022-03-29)Mar 29, 2022 · Control person left · inference
- Prime Buchholz Llc reported RAUM $6.9B, up 54% from $4.5B (2020-06-30 to 2021-03-26)Mar 26, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Marshall Raucci (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz Llc (listed 2020-06-30, absent 2021-03-26)Mar 26, 2021 · Control person left · inference
- Marie Kristin Girald (Principal, Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz LlcMar 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Doughan Kate Dumas (Principal, Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz LlcMar 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Prime Buchholz Llc reported RAUM $4.5B, up 60% from $2.8B (2019-03-26 to 2020-03-27)Mar 27, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- Prime Buchholz Llc reported RAUM $2.8B, up 231% from $848.4M (2018-03-26 to 2019-03-26)Mar 26, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
- John Christopher Sweeney (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz Llc (listed 2018-03-26, absent 2019-03-26)Mar 26, 2019 · Control person left · inference
- M Christopher Regan (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz LlcMar 26, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
- A. Karen Labenski (Chief Information And Technology Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Prime Buchholz LlcMar 26, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
- Prime Buchholz & Associates Inc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)Jan 25, 2018 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
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/prime-buchholz-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- primebuchholz.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 603-433-1143reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 11, 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