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SEC-registered adviser

Oak Associates Ltd

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Akron, OhioCRD 108874SEC 801-23632websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 6, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 13, 1985
RAUM
$1.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
4.8%
$84.6M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$592M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.8B as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$811M then
HNW client RAUM$84.6M as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$108M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 26, 201315 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.7% over the last fiscal year+9.8% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 6, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$592MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$31.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
8.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$1.5B84%
  • Charitable organizations$101M5.7%
  • High-net-worth individuals$84.6M4.8%
  • Other investment advisers$52.7M3.0%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$42.6M2.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$500,0000.0%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
28reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
13reported
Accounts
56reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $1.1M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.05 fund_share=0.87 institutional_share=0.08 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Margaret Lynn BallingerAkron, OhOct 6, 199930 y0
Jeffrey Butler TravisChartered Financial AnalystAkron, OhApr 6, 202220 y2
Robert Donald StimpsonChartered Financial AnalystAkron, OhApr 12, 202230 y0
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
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Lynn Margaret Ballinger · President / Managing Member / Chief Operating Officer / Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/1996 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Donald Robert Stimpson · Managing Member / Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Akron, Oh · principal300
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 59 to 56
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Charity clients · 14 to 13
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • HNW clients · 26 to 28
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 5.0 to unset
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.7B to $1.8B
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $82.6M to $84.6M
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $7.3M
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $61.7M to $42.6M
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • RAUM · $1.7B to $1.8B
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $1.0M to $1.1M
    Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Accounts · 63 to 59
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Charity clients · 11 to 14
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • HNW clients · 29 to 26
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Employees · 9 to 8
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7B
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $66.9M to $82.6M
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · 65103.0 to unset
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $65,103 to $0
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $50.6M to $61.7M
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7B
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $800,000 to $1.0M
    Oct 22, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Accounts · 83 to 63
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Charity clients · 13 to 11
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 7.0 to unset
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • HNW clients · 44 to 29
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Individual clients · 0.0 to unset
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 0.0 to unset
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $67.5M to $66.9M
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $0 to $65,103
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $65,103
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $38.2M to $50.6M
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $1.5M to $800,000
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
  • Accounts · 91 to 83
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Charity clients · 14 to 13
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 6 to 7
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • HNW clients · 49 to 44
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
Signals
6 dated events
  • Dravo James Oelschlager (Co-Chief Investment Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Oak Associates Ltd (listed 2024-03-26, absent 2024-10-22)
    Oct 22, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Lynn Carol Zollars (Managing Member / Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Oak Associates Ltd (listed 2023-09-12, absent 2024-01-19)
    Jan 19, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Oak Associates Ltd reported RAUM $1.3B, down 35% from $2.1B (2022-03-23 to 2023-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
  • Donald Robert Stimpson (Co-Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Oak Associates Ltd
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Lynn Carol Zollars (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Oak Associates Ltd
    Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Oak Associates Ltd reported RAUM $1.6B, up 42% from $1.1B (2017-03-13 to 2018-03-30)
    Mar 30, 2018 · 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
Firm profile
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/OAK-ASSOCIATES-LTD-reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
OAKLTD.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
330-668-1234reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 6, 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
Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$592Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026