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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

Alta Capital Management LLC

Independent wealth managerSalt Lake City, UtahCRD 106786SEC 801-50778websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 29, 2012 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 11, 1995
RAUM
$1.6B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
63%
$1.0B individuals and HNW
Advisors
12
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$133M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
19
12 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.6B as of Jun 26, 2026
Feb 29, 2012$738M then
HNW client RAUM$643M as of Jun 26, 2026
Mar 23, 2018$500M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)12 as of Jun 26, 2026
Feb 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)19 as of Jun 26, 2026
Mar 14, 201312 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -11% over the last fiscal year+2.8% a year over threeIARs 16 to 12offices 6 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 26, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
RAUM per advisor
$133MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
99derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
12%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-3.0%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$169M, 128 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)
  • 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$643M41%
  • Individuals$367M24%
  • Corporations and businesses$285M18%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$168M11%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$62.3M4.0%
  • Charitable organizations$20.8M1.3%
  • State and municipal entities$3.2M0.2%
Individual clients
905reported
HNW clients
288reported
Pension plan clients
22reported
Charitable clients
7reported
Accounts
1,295reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $176M managedreported
Custody of client assets
$169M for 128 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.63 fund_share=0.04 institutional_share=0.12 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
12 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Andrew Harvin SchaffernothGlen Allen, Va Jul 20, 200625 y2
Casey D NelsenChartered Financial AnalystSalt Lake City, UtOct 8, 201419 y0
Michael Ottosen TempestSalt Lake City, UtApr 10, 201738 y0
Nirvon Ali MahdaviChartered Financial AnalystSalt Lake City, UtOct 18, 201914 y0
Curtis Ken LingrenSalt Lake City, UtOct 21, 201911 y0
Carter Douglas AllenChartered Financial AnalystSalt Lake City, UtDec 16, 201910 y0
Ruairi ChapmanSalt Lake City, UtSep 28, 202218 y0
Daniel James LaskySalt Lake City, UtDec 12, 202210 y0
Todd Bradford KearneySalt Lake City, UtMar 20, 202331 y0
Chris Wade MachesneyCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystSalt Lake City, UtApr 23, 202413 y1
Charles Frederick RadtkeChartered Financial AnalystSalt Lake City, UtAug 26, 202430 y1
James Merlin FrancisSalt Lake City, Ut Nov 13, 202425 y1
Advisor movement
1 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 8.3% of current headcount3 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Arnold Charles Durham · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 06/2026 · owns less than 5%
  • M Haley Hammond · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 05/2006 · owns less than 5%
  • George Mavroudis · Managercontrol
    since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • D Casey Nelsen · Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Ottosen Michael Tempest · Manager / Co-Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • Michael Andrew Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
    since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
  • Nicholas Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
    since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
  • Diana Stephanie Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
    since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
  • Dimitris-Stavros Chryssafou-Christodoulou · Shareholdercontrol
    since 06/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Minic Investments Limited
Entity owners
  • Guardian Capital LLC · Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Guardian Capital US Asset · Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Guardian Capital Group Limited · Direct Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Guardian Innovations Inc.
  • Guardian Innovations Inc. · Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Guardian Capital LLC
  • Minic Investments Limited · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Guardian Capital Group Limited
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Alta Capital Management LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Salt Lake City, Ut · principal1201
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
  • Glen Allen, VA1 employees
  • Larkspur, CA1 employees
  • , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
9 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 26, 2026
    DURHAM, CHARLES, ARNOLD (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-27 and 2026-06-26
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 26, 2026
    TEMPEST, MICHAEL, OTTOSEN (MANAGER / CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-27 and 2026-06-26
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 26, 2026
    HAMMOND, HALEY, M (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-27 and 2026-06-26
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 26, 2026
    CHRISTODOULOU, ANDREW, MICHAEL (SHAREHOLDER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-27 and 2026-06-26
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 26, 2026
    CHRISTODOULOU, NICHOLAS (SHAREHOLDER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-27 and 2026-06-26
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 26, 2026
    CHRISTODOULOU, STEPHANIE, DIANA (SHAREHOLDER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-27 and 2026-06-26
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jun 26, 2026
    CHRYSSAFOU-CHRISTODOULOU, DIMITRIS-STAVROS (SHAREHOLDER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-27 and 2026-06-26
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • employee count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    employees (Item 5.A) moved from 28.0 to 19.0 (-32.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-24 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +4.0% (1050 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,050) · 1.2% percentile
  • office count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 6.0 to 2.0 (-67.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-24 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was 0.0% (379 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (379) · 1.1% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,354 to 1,295
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 18 to 12
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 6 to 5
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 5 to 0
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 80 to 64
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 300 to 288
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 930 to 905
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 24 to 22
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $188M to $169M
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 28 to 19
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 51-100
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 16 to 12
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 6 to 2
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $1.6B
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $672M to $643M
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $377M to $367M
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $165M to $168M
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $64.5M to $62.3M
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $1.8B to $1.6B
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Related broker-dealer · false to true
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $178M to $176M
    Aug 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,396 to 1,354
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 6 to 5
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 83 to 80
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW clients · 281 to 300
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual clients · 982 to 930
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 29 to 24
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 3 to 2
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $148M to $188M
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 101-250
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 15 to 16
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Other offices · 7 to 6
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.7B to $1.8B
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $621M to $672M
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $385M to $377M
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $171M to $165M
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $45.5M to $64.5M
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • RAUM · $1.7B to $1.8B
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $231M to $178M
    Nov 27, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,572 to 1,396
    Jun 16, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
18 dated events
  • Amy Clingenpeel Diamond left Alta Capital Management Llc for Edelman Financial Engines (registered 2026-04-10)
    Mar 24, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Zachary Brian Bitner left Alta Capital Management Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2026-01-05)
    Aug 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nathan Ellis Rhees left Alta Capital Management Llc for Sterling Capital Management Llc (registered 2025-09-24)
    Aug 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael Andrew Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc
    Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Nicholas Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc
    Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Diana Stephanie Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc
    Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Dimitris-Stavros Chryssafou-Christodoulou (Shareholder) appeared on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc
    Nov 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Hucherard Melanie Peche (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Ellis Nathan Rhees (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Tyler A Partridge (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Harvin Andrew Schaffernoth (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Chatfield Libbey Nelsen (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Samantha Irina Libon (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Bauer Deborah Tempest (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • M Steven Racker (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-16)
    Jun 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Alta Capital Management Llc reported RAUM $1.5B, down 33% from $2.2B (2022-03-24 to 2023-03-21)
    Mar 21, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
  • Mark Thompson Woodruff left Alta Capital Management Llc for Physician Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-04-18)
    Apr 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • M Steven Racker (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Alta Capital Management Llc
    Mar 24, 2022 · Control person joined · 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
Business email
contactaltacapital@altacapital.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
801-274-6010reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
801-274-8061reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/alta-capital-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
ALTACAPITAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
801-274-6010reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 26, 2026
Contact form
altacapital.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
altacapital.com/our-peoplereportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$133Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026