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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
E. S. Barr & Company
Legal name E.S. Barr & Company
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 8, 1993
RAUM
$2.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
85%
$1.9B individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$444M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.2B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 29, 2012$725M then
HNW client RAUM$1.7B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$873M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 20135 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 29, 20121 then
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 4 to 3
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
- 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)
- RAUM per advisor
- $444MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 80derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $6.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $2.5MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 9.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +0.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- yesreportedItem 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$1.7B79%
- Charitable organizations$183M8.3%
- Individuals$135M6.1%
- Corporations and businesses$87.4M3.9%
- Pooled investment vehicles$48.2M2.2%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$22.5M1.0%
- Individual clients
- 128reported
- HNW clients
- 270reported
- Pension plan clients
- 9reported
- Charitable clients
- 10reported
- Accounts
- 886reported
- Financial planning clients
- reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $0 for 0 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.85 fund_share=0.02 institutional_share=0.09 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward S. Barr | Lexington, Ky | May 13, 1993 | 34 y | 0 |
| Joseph Ryan KelschCertified Financial Planner | Lexington, Ky | Jun 30, 2014 | 12 y | 0 |
| Joshua William Buckman | Lexington, Ky | Sep 20, 2019 | 10 y | 0 |
| Caswell Richard Fuller | Lexington, Ky | Jun 30, 2026 | 10 y | 0 |
| Jake Anthony Keys | Lexington, Ky | Sep 8, 2026 | 13 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Mikhail Sergeyevich Potapov to Burl Investment Management, LLCJan 15, 2021 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Mitchell Mccartney Schorr to Dimensional Fund Advisors LPOct 20, 2011 · Other
Joined, latest
- Jake Anthony Keys from Appalaches Capital, LLCSep 8, 2026 · Other
- Mitchell Mccartney Schorr from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLCJan 4, 2011 · Other
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandfly Partners, Ltd. | Hedge Fund | $48.2M | 31 | Mar 29, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- S. Edward Barr · President/Directorcontrolsince 09/1992 · owns less than 5%
- Barr Margaret Gess · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 07/2018 · owns less than 5%
- S. Edward Barr · President/Member/Directorcontrolsince 03/2004 · owns 50% to 75% of E.S. Barr Holdings, LLC
Entity owners
- E.S. Barr Holdings, LLC · Parent Companydirect · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Edward S. Barrpooled vehicle sponsory
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington, Ky · principal | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026BARR, EDWARD, S. (PRESIDENT/MEMBER/DIRECTOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2018-07-19 and 2026-03-30peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 884 to 886Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 4 to 3Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 11 to 10Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Corporate clients · 15 to 14Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 269 to 270Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 127 to 128Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 8 to 9Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 3Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $2.2BMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7BMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $112M to $135MMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $22.6M to $22.5MMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $44.9M to $48.2MMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $2.0B to $2.2BMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 866 to 884Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Corporate clients · 14 to 15Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Individual clients · 132 to 127Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Financial planning clients · unset to Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0BMar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5BMar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $97.2M to $112MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $21.4M to $22.6MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $40.4M to $44.9MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0BMar 28, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Accounts · 848 to 866Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Corporate clients · 16 to 14Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 272 to 269Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 7 to 8Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.8BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $1.4BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $80.1M to $97.2MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $17.9M to $21.4MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $38.9M to $40.4MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- RAUM · $1.4B to $1.8BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Accounts · 855 to 848Mar 25, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Charity clients · 10 to 11Mar 25, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- HNW clients · 268 to 272Mar 25, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Individual clients · 145 to 132Mar 25, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Pension plan clients · 9 to 7Mar 25, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.7B to $1.4BMar 25, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- E. S. Barr & Company reported RAUM $1.8B, up 27% from $1.4B (2023-03-30 to 2024-03-28)Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- E. S. Barr & Company reported RAUM $1.7B, up 26% from $1.4B (2021-03-26 to 2022-03-25)Mar 25, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
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
- info@esbarr.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 859-266-1300reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- ESBARR.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 859-266-1300reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
- Contact form
- esbarr.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $444Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026