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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

Chelsea Management Company

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessWoodland Hills, CaliforniaCRD 110399SEC 801-7333websiteIAPD
Legal name Chelsea Counsel Company
Latest filing Jun 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 3, 1971
RAUM
$517M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
35%
$181M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$259M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$517M as of Jun 17, 2026
Jun 27, 2012$921M then
HNW client RAUM$98.5M as of Jun 17, 2026
Jun 27, 2018$147M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Jun 17, 2026
Jun 27, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Jun 17, 2026
Jun 28, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +9.6% over the last fiscal year+0.7% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 17, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$259MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
44derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
65%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+5.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-7.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 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
  • Insurance companies$262M51%
  • High-net-worth individuals$98.5M19%
  • Individuals$82.1M16%
  • Charitable organizations$71.5M14%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.3M0.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$234,0840.0%
Individual clients
47reported
HNW clients
40reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
8reported
Accounts
212reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.35 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.65 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Patrick Carme PascalWoodland Hills, CaJan 1, 202635 y2
Frederick John RuoppWoodland Hills, CaAug 24, 202630 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Mcneil Sara Gallagher · Senior Vice President & Ccocontrol
    since 05/2021 · owns less than 5%
  • Carme Patrick Pascal · President And Ceocontrol
    since 06/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • John Frederick Ruopp · Chairmancontrol
    since 06/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Carme Patrick Pascal · Shareholdercontrol
    since 07/2013 · owns 25% to 50% of C.C. Pascal Family Partnership, L.P.
  • John Frederick Ruopp · Trusteecontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns 75% or more of Frederick J. Ruopp Jr. Exempt Trust Dtd 7-13-2000
  • Arthur Thomas Techentin · Shareholder
    since 12/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
Entity owners
  • Frederick J. Ruopp Jr. Exempt Trust Dtd 7-13-2000 · Shareholder
    direct · owns 50% to 75%
  • Wedbush, Inc. · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Wam Capital, LLC
  • C.C. Pascal Family Partnership, L.P. · Shareholder
    direct · owns 5% to 10%
  • Wam Capital, LLC · Shareholder
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Advisers that list Chelsea Management Company as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Woodland Hills, Ca · principal220
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Jun 17, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM of 65% against a peer median of 2% (1482 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 21.4 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482) · 99% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 223 to 212
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Charity clients · 10 to 8
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Individual clients · 51 to 47
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Assets in custody · 1375000.0 to unset
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $494M to $513M
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $143M to $98.5M
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $17.8M to $82.1M
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.2M to $4.0M
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $2.1M to $2.3M
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • RAUM · $497M to $517M
    Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Accounts · 224 to 223
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • HNW clients · 37 to 40
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Individual clients · 52 to 51
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Assets in custody · unset to 1375000.0
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Employees · 8 to 7
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $494M to $494M
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $138M to $143M
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $21.8M to $17.8M
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.2M to $3.2M
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $1.9M to $2.1M
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • RAUM · $497M to $497M
    Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Accounts · 252 to 224
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Charity clients · 12 to 10
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • HNW clients · 40 to 37
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Individual clients · 56 to 52
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Employees · 10 to 8
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • HQ city · LOS ANGELES to WOODLAND HILLS
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $470M to $494M
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $132M to $138M
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $21.6M to $21.8M
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.1M to $3.2M
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $4.0M to $1.9M
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • RAUM · $472M to $497M
    Jun 2, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024
  • Accounts · 249 to 252
    Jun 28, 2022 to Jun 2, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Jun 28, 2022 to Jun 2, 2023
  • HNW clients · 48 to 40
    Jun 28, 2022 to Jun 2, 2023
  • Individual clients · 48 to 56
    Jun 28, 2022 to Jun 2, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 5.0 to unset
    Jun 28, 2022 to Jun 2, 2023
  • Employees · 7 to 10
    Jun 28, 2022 to Jun 2, 2023
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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business email
info@chelseamanagement.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
213-362-9200reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Website
CHELSEAMANAGEMENT.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
213-362-9200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 17, 2026
Contact form
chelseamanagement.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$259Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026