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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

Axia Advisory

Other adviserIndianapolis, IndianaCRD 107571SEC 801-42110websiteIAPD
Legal name Axia Advisory, LLC
Latest filing May 7, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 27, 2012 · 30 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 11, 1992
RAUM
$1.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
55%
of RAUM
Private clients
10%
$191M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$470M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.9B as of May 7, 2026
Mar 27, 2012$744M then
HNW client RAUM$174M as of May 7, 2026
Mar 31, 2018$130M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of May 7, 2026
Mar 27, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of May 7, 2026
Apr 1, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +2.1% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 6 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 7, 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
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
RAUM per advisor
$470MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
23derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$14.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
55%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
73%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+2.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-41%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.0B54%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$319M17%
  • State and municipal entities$313M17%
  • High-net-worth individuals$174M9.3%
  • Charitable organizations$48.7M2.6%
  • Individuals$17.3M0.9%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.1M0.1%
Individual clients
51reported
HNW clients
40reported
Pension plan clients
22reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
128reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.1 fund_share=0.17 institutional_share=0.73 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Keith Lawrence ShadrickIndianapolis, InApr 1, 199938 y0
Laura Maxwell PerryIndianapolis, InJul 1, 200534 y0
Robyn D. ShelleyIndianapolis, InFeb 15, 200620 y0
Erik Anson LeightonIndianapolis, InJun 5, 201725 y0
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 25% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Lawrence Keith Shadrick · Presidentcontrol
    since 06/1992 · owns 75% or more
  • Maxwell Laura Perry · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 09/2004 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Indianapolis, In · principal401
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 4, 2026
    private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $1,840,634,834 to $1,878,872,773, advisors 6 to 4, private clients 155 to 91, offices 0 to 0 (2025-03-18 to 2026-03-04)
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (247)
  • advisor count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 4, 2026
    advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 6.0 to 4.0 (-33.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-18 and 2026-03-04; the peer median change was 0.0% (44 comparable advisers, 9.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (44) · 9.3% percentile
  • client count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 4, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 155.0 to 91.0 (-41.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-18 and 2026-03-04; the peer median change was 0.0% (37 comparable advisers, 8.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (37) · 8.3% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Legal name · AXIA ADVISORY CORP to AXIA ADVISORY, LLC
    Mar 4, 2026 to May 7, 2026
  • Organization form · Corporation to Limited Liability Company
    Mar 4, 2026 to May 7, 2026
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Mar 4, 2026 to May 7, 2026
  • Accounts · 193 to 128
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 6 to 4
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Charity clients · 5.0 to unset
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • HNW clients · 65 to 40
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Individual clients · 90 to 51
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 23 to 22
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Employees · 6 to 4
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 6 to 4
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.0B
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $311M to $174M
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $38.0M to $17.3M
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $752M to $850M
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $854M to $1.0B
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $285M to $319M
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • RAUM · $1.8B to $1.9B
    Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Jul 1, 2025 to Oct 16, 2025
  • Accounts · 181 to 193
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Charity clients · 4 to 5
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • HNW clients · 58 to 65
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Individual clients · 85 to 90
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 25 to 23
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $986M to $1.1B
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $257M to $311M
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $40.0M to $38.0M
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $530M to $752M
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $783M to $854M
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $287M to $285M
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.8B
    Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
  • Accounts · 153 to 181
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Charity clients · unset to 4.0
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Individual clients · 59 to 85
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 29 to 25
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $798M to $986M
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $185M to $257M
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $23.3M to $40.0M
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $498M to $530M
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $675M to $783M
    Dec 5, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
  • Benjamin Randall Cloud left Axia Advisory for Goelzer Investment Management (registered 2026-02-18)
    Oct 10, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dawn Ellen Morley left Axia Advisory for Total Wealth Planning, Llc (registered 2025-05-30)
    Jun 2, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · 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/AXIA-ADVISORY-CORPORATIONreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
AXIAADVISORY.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
317-630-2800reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 7, 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
$470Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026