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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

Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors

Independent wealth managerLeesburg, VirginiaCRD 111685SEC 801-55694website IAPD

Legal name Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch Inc.

Latest filing Jul 8, 2026

First filing on the tape Mar 12, 2012 · 52 filings

SEC status approved since Jul 7, 1998

RAUM

$1.3B

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

99%

$1.3B individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$147M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

9 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

52 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$1.3B as of Jul 8, 2026

Mar 12, 2012$227M then

HNW client RAUM$1.2B as of Jul 8, 2026

Mar 7, 2018$481M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Jul 8, 2026

Mar 14, 20133 then

Employees (5.A)15 as of Jul 8, 2026

Mar 14, 20135 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +8.9% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 8 to 8offices 3 to 2

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Jul 8, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
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: $147MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 77derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $3.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $1.8MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 3.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +8.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +2.8%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $2.9M, 2 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$1.2B87%
Individuals$156M12%
Charitable organizations$10.0M0.8%

Individual clients: 305reported
HNW clients: 388reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: 16reported
Accounts: 730reported
Financial planning clients: 251-500reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $2.9M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis: private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

9 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
John Stephen Steigerwald	Leesburg, Va	Aug 28, 1996	31 y	0
Jeffrey Andrew GordonChartered Financial Analyst	Leesburg, Va	Feb 5, 2003	29 y	0
Darren Anthony Koch	Leesburg, Va	Feb 11, 2005	32 y	1
Harry Pete Karageorge	Leesburg, Va	Jan 9, 2017	23 y	2
Madolynn Helen MorkenCertified Financial Planner	Ashburn, Va	Jan 7, 2022	10 y	1
Eric Freeman RandolphCertified Financial Planner	Leesburg, Va	Jul 10, 2022	29 y	3
Jennifer Adonelia MascarenasCertified Financial Planner	Leesburg, Va	Jun 6, 2024	26 y	2
Benjamin David ScrivenerCertified Financial Planner	Leesburg, Va	Nov 4, 2025	12 y	2
Tyler John Steigerwald	Leesburg, Va	Aug 10, 2026	11 y	0

Advisor movement

1 left, 1 joined in 12 months

net 0 in 12 months1 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 11% of current headcount1 left over 36 months

Left, latest

John Ward Seraphin to Phin Wealth
Jul 6, 2026 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
Matthew David Shriver to Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc
Oct 31, 2002 · Other

Joined, latest

Benjamin David Scrivener from The Burney Company
Nov 4, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Jennifer Adonelia Mascarenas from Bogart Wealth, LLC
Jun 6, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Eric Freeman Randolph from Hopwood Financial Services, Inc.
Jul 10, 2022 · RIA to RIA
John Ward Seraphin from Eagle Strategies LLC
Mar 1, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Madolynn Helen Morken from The Burney Company
Jan 7, 2022 · RIA to RIA
Harry Pete Karageorge from Wells Fargo Advisors
Jan 9, 2017 · Other
Darren Anthony Koch from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Feb 11, 2005 · Other

Every departure Every arrival

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

Andrew Jeffrey Gordon · Presidentcontrol
since 10/2005 · owns 10% to 25%
Anthony Darren Koch · Vice Presidentcontrol
since 10/2009 · owns 10% to 25%
Stephen John Steigerwald · Chief Executive Officercontrol
since 06/1996 · owns 50% to 75%
Lauren Jennifer Wiggins · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 06/2025 · 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
Leesburg, Va · principal	9	2	0
Middleburg, Va	0	0	1

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

, 1 employees

ADV anomalies

1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

account count collapseChange between filings · filing Apr 3, 2026
accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 2,290.0 to 730.0 (-68.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-20 and 2026-04-03; the peer median change was +6.0% (1206 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,206) · 0.9% percentile

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Advisory employees · 10 to 9
Apr 3, 2026 to Jul 8, 2026
Employees · 16 to 15
Apr 3, 2026 to Jul 8, 2026
State-registered IARs · 9 to 8
Apr 3, 2026 to Jul 8, 2026
Other offices · 3 to 2
Apr 3, 2026 to Jul 8, 2026
Accounts · 2,290 to 730
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Advisory employees · 9 to 10
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Charity clients · 14 to 16
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
HNW clients · 367 to 388
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Individual clients · 307 to 305
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Assets in custody · $8.2M to $2.9M
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Employees · 17 to 16
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
State-registered IARs · 8 to 9
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
HNW RAUM · $1.0B to $1.2B
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Individual RAUM · $183M to $156M
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
Nov 6, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
Jun 27, 2025 to Jul 3, 2025
Accounts · 2,018 to 2,290
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
Advisory employees · 7 to 9
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
HNW clients · 323 to 367
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
Individual clients · 309 to 307
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
Assets in custody · $1.6M to $8.2M
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
Employees · 14 to 17
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
State-registered IARs · 7 to 8
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
HNW RAUM · $881M to $1.0B
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
Individual RAUM · $161M to $183M
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
Accounts · 628 to 2,018
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
Charity clients · 8 to 14
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
HNW clients · 343 to 323
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
Individual clients · 276 to 309
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
Assets in custody · $2.2M to $1.6M
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $916M to $1.1B
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
HNW RAUM · $735M to $881M
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
Individual RAUM · $175M to $161M
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
RAUM · $916M to $1.1B
Jul 25, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
HNW clients · 276 to 343
Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
Individual clients · 343 to 276
Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
HNW RAUM · $175M to $735M
Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023

Signals

3 dated events

John Ward Seraphin left Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors for Phin Wealth (registered 2026-08-11)
Jul 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Gill Karen Showalter (Secretary/Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors (listed 2022-03-21, absent 2022-06-09)
Jun 9, 2022 · Control person left · inference
Lauren Jennifer Wiggins (Corporate Secretary/Treasurer) appeared on Schedule A of Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors
Jun 9, 2022 · Control person joined · 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

Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/steigerwald-gordon-koch-wealth-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website: SGKWEALTHADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: 703-777-8826reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 8, 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: $147Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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