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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
Earnest Partners, LLC
Legal name Earnest Partners LLC
Latest filing Jul 13, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 12, 1999
RAUM
$43B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.3%
$144M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$43B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
47
16 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
6
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$43B as of Jul 13, 2026
Mar 29, 2012$19B then
HNW client RAUM$144M as of Jul 13, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$98.2M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Jul 13, 2026
Apr 1, 20131 then
Employees (5.A)47 as of Jul 13, 2026
Apr 1, 201343 then
Private funds6 as of Jul 13, 2026
Mar 29, 20123 then
RAUM +11% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 13, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- RAUM per advisor
- $43BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 10derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $14.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $5.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 48%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 47.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +11%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 vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
- Wrap fee program
- participatesreportedItem 5.I
- Custody
- $1.9B, 6 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)
- 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- State and municipal entities$15B39%
- Pooled investment vehicles$12B31%
- Investment companies$4.2B11%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.9B10%
- Corporations and businesses$1.6B4.1%
- Charitable organizations$1.3B3.3%
- Insurance companies$362M0.9%
- Sovereign wealth funds$170M0.4%
- High-net-worth individuals$144M0.4%
- Individual clients
- 0reported
- HNW clients
- 10reported
- Pension plan clients
- 44reported
- Charitable clients
- 44reported
- Accounts
- 7,515reported
- Financial planning clients
- reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $0 sponsored, $3.7B managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- $1.9B for 6 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.37 institutional_share=0.48 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ernest Viera | Atlanta, Ga | Oct 1, 2002 | 34 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
none on the tape
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
7 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Interest Fund I, L.P. | Other Private Fund | $449M | 4 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Earnest Partners China Fund (A Separate Series Of The Earnest Series Investment Trust) | Other Private Fund | $434M | 22 | Apr 1, 2013 |
| Earnest International Investment Trust Fund (A Separate Series Of The Earnest Series Investment Trust) | Other Private Fund | $318M | 21 | Apr 1, 2013 |
| Earnest Partners Global Fund (A Separate Series Of The Earnest Series Investment Trust) | Other Private Fund | $70.7M | 3 | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Earnest International Pooled Group Trust | Other Private Fund | $48.8M | 2 | Mar 29, 2012 |
| Earnest Emerging Markets Investment Trust Fund (A Separate Series Of The Earnest Series Investment Trust) | Other Private Fund | $16.6M | 5 | Mar 29, 2012 |
| Earnest Emerging Markets Pooled Group Trustno longer reported | Other Private Fund | $10.6M | 1 | Mar 29, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Sunna Choi · General Counselcontrolsince 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Joachim Carsten Fiege · Chief Operating Officercontrolsince 12/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Ernest Paul Viera · Ceo/Managercontrolsince 12/1997 · owns less than 5%
- Macon James Wilson · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 07/2001 · owns less than 5%
- Ernest Paul Viera · Managercontrolsince 01/2007 · owns F of Ep Partner Pool, LLC
- Ernest Paul Viera · Managercontrolsince 05/2022 · owns F of Westchester Limited Ep, LLC
- Ernest Paul Viera · Trusteecontrolsince 04/2014 · owns F of The Pev Revocable Living Trust
Entity owners
- Westchester Limited Ep, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
- The Pev Revocable Living Trust · Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Ep Partner Pool, LLC
- The Pev Revocable Living Trust · Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Westchester Limited Ep, LLC
- Ep Partner Pool, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Earnest Partners Private Capital, LLCinvestment advisery
- Greybull Partners LLCinvestment advisernRAUM $241M
Advisers that list Earnest Partners, LLC as a related person
- 128390 n
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 8,075 to 7,515May 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 50 to 44May 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Corporate clients · 55 to 51May 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 9 to 10May 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 51 to 44May 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pooled vehicle clients · 19 to 20May 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Assets in custody · $1.6B to $1.9BMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 43 to 47May 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $38B to $43BMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $135M to $144MMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $56.2M to $57.8MMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $3.9B to $3.9BMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $9.0B to $12BMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $38B to $43BMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Wrap assets (manager) · $2.6B to $3.7BMay 5, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Financial planning clients · unset to Mar 28, 2025 to May 5, 2025
- Accounts · 7,542 to 8,075May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Charity clients · 51 to 50May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Corporate clients · 57 to 55May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 10 to 9May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 7,234 to 0May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 52 to 51May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Assets in custody · $1.3B to $1.6BMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Employees · 44 to 43May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $35B to $38BMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $136M to $135MMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $3.5B to $0May 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $76.4M to $56.2MMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $4.0B to $3.9BMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $7.6B to $9.0BMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $35B to $38BMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Wrap assets (manager) · $3.5B to $2.6BMay 7, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Accounts · 6,459 to 7,542Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Advisory employees · 17 to 16Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Charity clients · 48 to 51Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Corporate clients · 52 to 57Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual clients · 6,173 to 7,234Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 47 to 52Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pooled vehicle clients · 16 to 19Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Assets in custody · $1.2B to $1.3BNov 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
4 dated events
- Sunna Choi (General Counsel) appeared on Schedule A of Earnest Partners, LlcNov 30, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- May Malin Eriksson (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Earnest Partners, Llc (listed 2022-06-29, absent 2023-01-10)Jan 10, 2023 · Control person left · inference
- May Malin Eriksson (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Earnest Partners, LlcSep 4, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- George John Whitmore (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Earnest Partners, Llc (listed 2020-06-30, absent 2020-09-04)Sep 4, 2020 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Earnest Partners, LLC · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/earnest-partnersreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- earnestpartners.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 404-815-8772reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 13, 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
- $43Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026