DFX Intelligence
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
Lee Danner & Bass Inc
Latest filing Jul 1, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 15, 2012 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 27, 1987
RAUM
$2.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
87%
$1.7B individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$395M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
6 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$2.0B as of Jul 1, 2026
Mar 15, 2012$868M then
HNW client RAUM$1.7B as of Jul 1, 2026
Mar 22, 2018$1.0B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Jul 1, 2026
Mar 14, 20135 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Jul 1, 2026
Mar 14, 201310 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 1, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $395MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 192derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 11%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +0.8%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
- Wrap fee program
- participatesreportedItem 5.I
- Custody
- $790M, 353 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)
- 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$1.7B87%
- Charitable organizations$202M10%
- Corporations and businesses$40.4M2.0%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$5.5M0.3%
- Individual clients
- 0reported
- HNW clients
- 959reported
- Pension plan clients
- 3reported
- Charitable clients
- 49reported
- Accounts
- 1,020reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $0 sponsored, $11.7M managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- $790M for 353 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.87 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.11 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bryan Smith | Nashville, Tn | Dec 8, 2003 | 37 y | 0 |
| Lawson Coffee Allen | Nashville, Tn | Jan 22, 2004 | 32 y | 0 |
| Francis Marion BassChartered Financial Analyst | Nashville, Tn | Feb 10, 2004 | 27 y | 0 |
| Fred Templeton LowranceChartered Financial Analyst | Nashville, Tn | May 8, 2015 | 25 y | 0 |
| Christopher Forrest Prest | Nashville, Tn | Mar 25, 2025 | 22 y | 5 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months1 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 20% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Thomas Walter Delaney to Valtrion Capital Management, LLCSep 3, 2026 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Christopher Forrest Prest from Cypress Capital, LLCMar 25, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Coffee Lawson Allen · Chairman/President/ Directorcontrolsince 01/2022 · owns 10% to 25%
- Marion Francis Bass · Chairman Emerituscontrolsince 01/2022 · owns 5% to 10%
- Marion Francis Bass · Vice-President/ Directorcontrolsince 04/2005 · owns 10% to 25%
- Bryan Mark Smith · Chief Compliance Officer/ Secretary/ Treasurer/ Directorcontrolsince 04/1996 · owns 10% to 25%
- Nmn Ernest Williams · Vice President/ Directorcontrolsince 01/2007 · owns 10% to 25%
- Templeton Fred Lowrance · Vice-President/ Directorsince 02/2018 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville, Tn · principal | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,010 to 1,020Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 51 to 49Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Corporate clients · 5 to 9Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 951 to 959Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Assets in custody · $851M to $790MDec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 12 to 11Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0BDec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7BDec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $7.4M to $5.5MDec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $1.8B to $2.0BDec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Wrap assets (manager) · $10.8M to $11.7MDec 9, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 973 to 1,010Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Charity clients · 52 to 51Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Corporate clients · 6 to 5Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 912 to 951Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Assets in custody · $534M to $851MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.8BMar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5BMar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $6.6M to $7.4MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $1.5B to $1.8BMar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Wrap assets (manager) · $5.7M to $10.8MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 965 to 973Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Charity clients · 45 to 52Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Corporate clients · 9 to 6Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 907 to 912Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 4 to 3Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Assets in custody · $380M to $534MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $8.3M to $6.6MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Wrap assets (manager) · $5.0M to $5.7MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Accounts · 893 to 965Jun 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Charity clients · 44 to 45Jun 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Corporate clients · 10 to 9Jun 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- HNW clients · 835 to 907Jun 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Assets in custody · $403M to $380MJun 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.4BJun 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $1.2B to $1.1BJun 28, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
Signals
1 dated events
- Thomas Walter Delaney left Lee Danner & Bass Inc for Valtrion Capital Management, LLC (registered 2026-09-15)Sep 3, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
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 phone
- 888-955-6111reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 615-244-7775reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Website
- LEEDANNERBASS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 615-244-7775reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 1, 2026
- Contact form
- leedannerbass.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- leedannerbass.com/peoplereportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $395Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026