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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
Union Square Global Wealth Management
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessSan Francisco, CaliforniaCRD 111776SEC 801-55304websiteIAPD
Legal name Union Square Investment Co
Latest filing Mar 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 26 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 27, 1998
RAUM
$361M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
32%
$114M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$361M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
26 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$361M as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$182M then
HNW client RAUM$113M as of Mar 9, 2026
Feb 22, 2018$59.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 28, 201310 then
Private funds2 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 30, 20121 then
RAUM +1.2% over the last fiscal year-1.1% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- RAUM per advisor
- $361MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 18derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $8.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $13.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 99%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 7.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +1.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +0.0%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $243M, 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
- 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)
- an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Pooled investment vehicles$243M67%
- High-net-worth individuals$113M31%
- Charitable organizations$4.5M1.2%
- Individuals$1.2M0.3%
- Individual clients
- 5reported
- HNW clients
- 13reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 3reported
- Accounts
- 26reported
- Financial planning clients
- 26-50reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $243M for 2 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.32 fund_share=0.67 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton Schilling | San Francisco, Ca | Nov 14, 2002 | 37 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 headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- John Michael Olson to PitcairnJul 28, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Man Tou Iau to PitcairnJul 28, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- James Michael Hering to Bordeaux Wealth AdvisorsApr 24, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- Roberto Ho Chiu to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedAug 12, 2010 · Other
Joined, latest
- John Michael Olson from LnwJun 11, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- James Michael Hering from Bmo Family Office, LLCOct 8, 2014 · Other
Private funds
2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Bay Investment Fund, LLC | Other Private Fund | $237M | 5 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Golden Bay Investment Fund II, LLC | Other Private Fund | $0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2024 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Michael John Olson · Coo, Ccocontrolsince 05/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Hamilton Alexander Schilling · Director/Chairmancontrolsince 06/2013 · owns 75% or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, Ca · principal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 9, 2026financial planning (Item 5.G.1): no on the filing of 2025-03-26, yes on the filing of 2026-03-09peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Advisory employees · 6 to 5Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Advisory activities · 4 to 5Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW clients · 15 to 13Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual clients · 3 to 5Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Assets in custody · $242M to $243MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Financial planning clients · to 26-50Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $354M to $358MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $112M to $113MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $1.0M to $1.2MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.4M to $3.5MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $242M to $243MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- RAUM · $357M to $361MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Assets in custody · $270M to $242MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Financial planning clients · unset to Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $351M to $354MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $115M to $112MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $996,577 to $1.0MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.5M to $3.4MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $237M to $242MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- RAUM · $355M to $357MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Accounts · 22 to 26Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 11 to 15Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 4 to 3Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Pooled vehicle clients · 1 to 2Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Employees · 8 to 7Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Private funds · 1 to 2Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $370M to $351MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $101M to $115MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $2.0M to $996,577Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.6M to $3.5MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $270M to $237MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- RAUM · $374M to $355MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Accounts · 23 to 22Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Advisory employees · 4 to 6Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Individual clients · 3 to 4Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Assets in custody · $292M to $270MMar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Employees · 7 to 8Mar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $398M to $370MMar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $109M to $101MMar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $1.5M to $2.0MMar 28, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
Signals
6 dated events
- John Michael Olson left Union Square Global Wealth Management for Pitcairn (registered 2025-08-04)Jul 28, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Man Tou Iau left Union Square Global Wealth Management for Pitcairn (registered 2025-08-04)Jul 28, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 2 advisors left Union Square Global Wealth Management (San Francisco, CA) for Pitcairn on the same dayJul 28, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
- Union Square Global Wealth Management reported RAUM $403.5M, up 34% from $301.4M (2021-03-23 to 2022-03-28)Mar 28, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Michael John Olson (Coo, Cco) appeared on Schedule A of Union Square Global Wealth ManagementJun 15, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- Wingkam Salina Yeung (Cfo, Cco) no longer on Schedule A of Union Square Global Wealth Management (listed 2020-02-24, absent 2020-04-06)Apr 6, 2020 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Union Square Global Wealth Management · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 415-392-9228reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- usqglobalwealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 415-392-9228reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 9, 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
- $361Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026