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SEC-registered adviser
A••••• C•••••• M••••••••• I•••
Latest filing Jul 29, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 26, 2012 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since May 17, 1994
RAUM
$327M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
89%
of RAUM
Private clients
91%
$299M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$164M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$327M as of Jul 29, 2026
Jan 26, 2012$113M then
HNW client RAUM$280M as of Jul 29, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$149M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Jul 29, 2026
Mar 28, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Jul 29, 2026
Mar 28, 20133 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 28, 2025
Jan 26, 20123 then
RAUM +1.7% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 29, 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
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- RAUM per advisor
- $164MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 53derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $4.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 89%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 8.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +1.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +0.0%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
- 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
- High-net-worth individuals$280M86%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$27.1M8.3%
- Individuals$18.2M5.6%
- Charitable organizations$1.3M0.4%
- Individual clients
- 43reported
- HNW clients
- 63reported
- Pension plan clients
- 5reported
- Charitable clients
- 2reported
- Accounts
- 305reported
- Financial planning clients
- 26-50reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.91 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.09 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C••••••••• J•••• D•••••••••Chartered Financial Analyst | Milford, Oh | Feb 7, 2003 | 34 y | 0 |
| B•••• G••••• W••• | Cincinnati, Oh | Feb 23, 2017 | 33 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
4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A•• O••••••••• F••• L•• | Hedge Fund | $1.5M | 5 | Mar 30, 2020 |
| L•••••• E••••• P••••••• I• L••no longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $350,000 | 2 | Jan 26, 2012 |
| L•••••• E••••• P•••••••• L••no longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $300,000 | 4 | Jan 26, 2012 |
| W•••••• W••• C•••••• F•••no longer reported | Hedge Fund | $0 | 0 | Jan 26, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- D••••••••• C••••••••• J•••• · Principal, Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 01/2017 · owns 75% or more
- W•••• B••••• G••••• · Managing Directorcontrolsince 01/2017 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- A• M••••••••• G•••• L••pooled vehicle sponsorn
- A••• Z••••••••• C••insurancen
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 307 to 305Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Charity clients · unset to 2.0Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW clients · 58 to 63Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual clients · 48 to 43Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pooled vehicle clients · 1.0 to unsetMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Assets in custody · 1634432.0 to unsetMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Custody of client assets · true to falseMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Private funds · 1 to unsetMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $285M to $292MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $270M to $280MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $26.0M to $18.2MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $36.0M to $34.8MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $23.0M to $27.1MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · 1600000.0 to unsetMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- RAUM · $321M to $327MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Related insurance company · true to falseMar 28, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Accounts · 291 to 307Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Charity clients · 3.0 to unsetSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 78 to 58Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 45 to 48Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Assets in custody · $1.5M to $1.6MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $247M to $285MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $259M to $270MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $15.0M to $26.0MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $47.0M to $36.0MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $18.2M to $23.0MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.5M to $1.6MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $294M to $321MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Accounts · 268 to 291Aug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Charity clients · 2 to 3Aug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 51 to 78Aug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual clients · 42 to 45Aug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Assets in custody · $1.4M to $1.5MAug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $171M to $247MAug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $198M to $259MAug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $19.1M to $15.0MAug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $63.0M to $47.0MAug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $15.4M to $18.2MAug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.4M to $1.5MAug 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
No event on the tape.
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- A••••• C•••••• M••••••••• I••• · Private Equityshared crd · organization
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 513-831-9393reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/ardent-capital-management-increportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
- Website
- A•••••CM.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 513-831-9393reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 29, 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
- $164Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026