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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Pillar Pacific Capital Management LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserPacifica, CaliforniaCRD 108063SEC 801-56472IAPD
Latest filing Mar 4, 2021
First filing on the tape Feb 16, 2012 · 23 filings
RAUM
$1.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
86%
$1.3B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
9 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.5B as of Mar 4, 2021
Feb 16, 2012$449M then
HNW client RAUM$1.3B as of Mar 4, 2021
Feb 27, 2018$887M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 4, 2021
Jan 29, 20135 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Mar 4, 2021
Jan 29, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +21% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 7 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 4, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$192MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
47derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$3.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
11%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+21%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$491M, 98 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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.3B84%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$88.9M5.8%
  • Insurance companies$58.3M3.8%
  • Corporations and businesses$52.0M3.4%
  • Charitable organizations$22.4M1.5%
  • Individuals$21.8M1.4%
Individual clients
40reported
HNW clients
333reported
Pension plan clients
10reported
Charitable clients
12reported
Accounts
412reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$491M for 98 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Townley Arthur French · Chief Investment Officer, Secretary, Treasurercontrol
      since 04/1999 · owns 25% to 50%
    • C Sonny Lin · Chief Compliance Officer & Senior Portfolio Managercontrol
      since 10/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • L Mindy Ying · President, Ceo & Senior Portfolio Managercontrol
      since 11/2007 · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • San Marino, CA4 employees
    • Houston, TX1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 411 to 412
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 9
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Charity clients · 14 to 12
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Corporate clients · 16 to 14
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • HNW clients · 327 to 333
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Individual clients · 41 to 40
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $330M to $491M
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Employees · 10 to 11
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 8
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.5B
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3B
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $17.8M to $21.8M
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $54.6M to $80.5M
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $72.4M to $88.9M
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
      Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Accounts · 407 to 411
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Charity clients · 13 to 14
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Corporate clients · 17 to 16
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • HNW clients · 323 to 327
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $125M to $330M
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Employees · 11 to 10
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $980M to $1.2B
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $832M to $1.1B
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $14.7M to $17.8M
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $47.0M to $54.6M
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $56.2M to $72.4M
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.3B
      Oct 28, 2019 to Mar 16, 2020
    • Accounts · 393 to 407
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Charity clients · 12 to 13
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Corporate clients · 16 to 17
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • HNW clients · 310 to 323
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Pension plan clients · 11 to 10
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $154M to $125M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $980M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $887M to $832M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $15.6M to $14.7M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $53.6M to $47.0M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    • Pension RAUM · $65.7M to $56.2M
      Jul 16, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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    Sep 14, 2026