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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
True North Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Jul 16, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 43 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 21, 2006
RAUM
$5.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
93%
of RAUM
Private clients
72%
$3.9B individuals and HNW
Advisors
32
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$169M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
89
31 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
34
reported on Schedule D
History
43 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.4B as of Jul 16, 2026
Mar 29, 2012$980M then
HNW client RAUM$3.8B as of Jul 16, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$1.1B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)31 as of Jul 16, 2026
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)89 as of Jul 16, 2026
Apr 1, 201323 then
Private funds34 as of Jul 16, 2026
Mar 30, 202014 then
RAUM +21% over the last fiscal year+22% a year over threeIARs 28 to 31offices 3 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 16, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- RIA with heavy alternatives · a wealth manager whose private fund gross assets are at least 25 percent of RAUM, or five or more private funds
- RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
- RAUM per advisor
- $169MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 32derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $6.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.0MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 93%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.3derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +21%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +11%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +16%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $1.9B, 466 clientsreportedItem 9.A
- Ownership
- no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
- Firms absorbed, 24 months
- 1derivedhalf or more of a firm's advisors moved here within 14 days
- 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)
- an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
- marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$3.8B70%
- Pooled investment vehicles$1.1B20%
- Corporations and businesses$373M6.9%
- Individuals$136M2.5%
- Charitable organizations$38.2M0.7%
- Individual clients
- 428reported
- HNW clients
- 594reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 7reported
- Accounts
- 5,298reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $1.9B for 466 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.72 fund_share=0.2 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
32 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jay AndersonCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | May 8, 2017 | 22 y | 2 |
| Matthew Charles Borowski | Dallas, Tx | May 8, 2017 | 24 y | 3 |
| Scott Adair Wood | Dallas, Tx | May 9, 2017 | 34 y | 3 |
| Tara Leigh ScottinoCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | May 9, 2017 | 26 y | 8 |
| Dhruv ManiktalaChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | May 9, 2017 | 21 y | 1 |
| Brian Edward HeiderChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | May 9, 2017 | 12 y | 1 |
| Mark Hunter Gehlbach | Dallas, Tx | May 9, 2017 | 29 y | 3 |
| Marcus Jearl Ham | Dallas, Tx | Jun 27, 2018 | 39 y | 1 |
| Christopher Elliott Pate | Fort Worth, Tx | Feb 13, 2019 | 15 y | 1 |
| Caleb Aaron BrianCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | May 23, 2019 | 13 y | 1 |
| Colin James BindnerCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | May 23, 2019 | 13 y | 1 |
| Adam Edward FarrisCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | Jul 16, 2019 | 11 y | 1 |
| Jamie Nicole ScottCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | Nov 18, 2019 | 10 y | 1 |
| Kellie Law Crewse | Dallas, Tx | Jan 17, 2020 | 17 y | 0 |
| Ivan SalazarCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | Apr 14, 2022 | 11 y | 1 |
| Braden Ryan ColeChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | Jun 14, 2022 | 18 y | 3 |
| Zachary Allan Kuhlman | Dallas, Tx | Aug 17, 2022 | 16 y | 1 |
| Matt Landing PedenChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | Sep 29, 2023 | 32 y | 0 |
| Joseph Preston MorrisonCertified Financial Planner | Fort Worth, Tx | Oct 24, 2023 | 11 y | 0 |
| Christopher Holub ConlanChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | Nov 6, 2023 | 13 y | 0 |
| William Tennyson Sanders | Dallas, Tx | Sep 17, 2024 | 27 y | 3 |
| Royce Wesley MedlinChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | Sep 17, 2024 | 22 y | 4 |
| Corey Bryant LongCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | Sep 17, 2024 | 21 y | 4 |
| Aaron Robert LangChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | Sep 17, 2024 | 10 y | 1 |
| Royce Glenn ItschnerCertified Financial Planner, Personal Financial Specialist | Kerrville, Tx | Sep 17, 2024 | 31 y | 2 |
| Charles Ferrell Hall | Dallas, Tx | Sep 17, 2024 | 19 y | 2 |
| Mark Sebastian Walsh | Dallas, Tx | Sep 21, 2024 | 27 y | 1 |
| Anna Marie HamiltonCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | Oct 29, 2024 | 12 y | 0 |
| Matthew Brooks DublinChartered Financial Analyst | Dallas, Tx | Jul 2, 2025 | 32 y | 1 |
| Brett David Hoover | Dallas, Tx | Sep 3, 2025 | 20 y | 1 |
| Trevor Rhey DunfeeCertified Financial Planner | Dallas, Tx | Jan 15, 2026 | 10 y | 0 |
| Scott SkrockiCertified Financial Planner | Fort Worth, Tx | Jul 13, 2026 | 10 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
- Madeline Christine Sabo to Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLCApr 8, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Micah Taylor Adams to Strata Wealth Advisors, LLCFeb 29, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Dusty Dawn Wallace to Strata Wealth Advisors, LLCAug 17, 2021 · RIA to RIA
- Michael David Miller to Principia Wealth Advisory, LLCJan 3, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Cassandra Humphreys Guerrero to Rgt Wealth AdvisorsJan 12, 2018 · Other
- Scott Adair Wood to American Securities Group, Inc.Dec 31, 2016 · Other
- Mark Hunter Gehlbach to American Securities Group, Inc.Dec 31, 2016 · Other
- Matthew Edward Fitzsimmons to American Securities Group, Inc.Dec 31, 2016 · Other
- Alesia Kaye Coffman to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedAug 20, 2015 · Other
- Joseph Stephen Penner to American Securities Group, Inc.Apr 20, 2015 · Other
- Timothy Lawrence Dwight to Springvest Wealth Management, Inc.Apr 16, 2015 · Other
- Adam Charles Goldenberg to Rgt Wealth AdvisorsApr 16, 2015 · Other
- Barron Dean Beal to CovenantApr 17, 2012 · Other
- Raymon Bedford Tanner to American Securities Group, Inc.Dec 9, 2010 · Other
- Brennan Gale Cross to American Securities Group, Inc.Dec 9, 2010 · Other
Joined, latest
- Brett David Hoover from Blue Investment Partners LLCSep 3, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Matthew Brooks Dublin from Blue Investment Partners LLCJul 2, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Mark Sebastian Walsh from Westwood Wealth ManagementSep 21, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Royce Wesley Medlin from Clear Rock Advisors, LLCSep 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Corey Bryant Long from Clear Rock Advisors, LLCSep 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Royce Glenn Itschner from Clear Rock Advisors, LLCSep 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Charles Ferrell Hall from Clear Rock Advisors, LLCSep 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Aaron Robert Lang from Clear Rock Advisors, LLCSep 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- William Tennyson Sanders from Clear Rock Advisors, LLCSep 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Zachary Allan Kuhlman from Equitable Advisors, LLCAug 17, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Braden Ryan Cole from Crow Holdings CapitalJun 14, 2022 · Other
- Ivan Salazar from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCApr 14, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Jamie Nicole Scott from Threadline WealthNov 18, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Dusty Dawn Wallace from Lee Financial Company, LLCJul 16, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Adam Edward Farris from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedJul 16, 2019 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 3 left for American Securities Group, Inc.Dec 31, 2016 · Dallas, Tx
- 6 joined from Clear Rock Advisors, LLCSep 17, 2024 · Kerrville, Tx · Firm absorbed
Private funds
34 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Pond Paula Davis · Md Of Dallascontrolsince 01/2013 · owns less than 5%
- Hunter Mark Gehlbach · Managing Member, Presidentcontrolsince 07/2000 · owns 10% to 25%
- Dhruv Maniktala · Ciocontrolsince 01/2018 · owns 5% to 10%
- Elliott Christopher Pate · Chief Operating Officercontrolsince 01/2019 · owns 5% to 10%
- Michael William Sharp · Chief Compliance Officer And Md Of Financecontrolsince 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
- Adair Scott Wood · Managing Member, Chief Executive Officercontrolsince 07/2000 · owns 25% to 50%
- William John Copeland · Elected Managercontrolsince 01/2024 · owns F of True North Advisors Holdings, LLC
- Hunter Mark Gehlbach · Elected Managercontrolsince 01/2024 · owns F of True North Advisors Holdings, LLC
- Dhruv Maniktala · Elected Managercontrolsince 01/2024 · owns F of True North Advisors Holdings, LLC
- Elliott Christopher Pate · Elected Managercontrolsince 01/2024 · owns F of True North Advisors Holdings, LLC
- Adair Scott Wood · Trusteecontrolsince 01/2024 · owns F of Wood Family Trust
- Adair Scott Wood · Elected Managercontrolsince 01/2024 · owns F of True North Advisors Holdings, LLC
Entity owners
- True North Advisors Holdings, · Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
- True North Advisors Holdings, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
- Aspire Holdings, LLC · Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Project Delta Acquisition, LLC
- Hggc Fund IV-A.L.P. · Memberindirect · owns 50% to 75% of Aspire Holdings, LLC
- Project Delta Acquisition, LLC · Memberindirect · owns 25% to 50% of True North Advisors Holdings, LLC
- Wood Family Trust · Memberindirect · owns 25% to 50% of True North Advisors Holdings, LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Tnwasgp, LLCpooled vehicle sponsory
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, Tx · principal | 32 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fort Worth, Tx | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kerrville, Tx | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Fort Worth, TX2 employees
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Jul 16, 2026COPELAND, JOHN, WILLIAM (ELECTED MANAGER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-28 and 2026-07-16peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Jul 16, 2026DAVIS, PAULA, POND (MD OF DALLAS) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-28 and 2026-07-16peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- office count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 3.0 to 5.0 (+67.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-27; the peer median change was 0.0% (142 comparable advisers, 91.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (142) · 91% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 4,317 to 5,298Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Advisory employees · 28 to 31Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Charity clients · 8 to 7Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW clients · 514 to 594Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual clients · 364 to 428Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pooled vehicle clients · 30 to 34Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Assets in custody · $1.7B to $1.9BJan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Employees · 65 to 89Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 28 to 31Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Private funds · 30 to 34Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $4.1B to $5.0BJan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $3.0B to $3.8BJan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $118M to $136MJan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $372M to $402MJan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $934M to $1.1BJan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- RAUM · $4.5B to $5.4BJan 5, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Other offices · 3 to 5Mar 31, 2025 to Sep 25, 2025
- Accounts · 3,808 to 4,317Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Advisory employees · 21 to 28Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Charity clients · 6 to 8Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 5.0Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 396 to 514Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 210 to 364Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pooled vehicle clients · 27 to 30Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Assets in custody · $1.2B to $1.7BSep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Employees · 52 to 65Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 21 to 28Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Other offices · 1 to 3Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Private funds · 27 to 30Sep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.3B to $4.1BSep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $2.4B to $3.0BSep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $134M to $118MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $23.4M to $372MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $812M to $934MSep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $3.3B to $4.5BSep 26, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 3,532 to 3,808Oct 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Advisory employees · 18 to 21Oct 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 382 to 396Oct 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual clients · 227 to 210Oct 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
10 dated events
- True North Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $4.5B, up 34% from $3.3B (2024-09-26 to 2025-03-31)Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- Clear Rock Advisors, LLC's advisors moved to True North Advisors, LLC (Kerrville, TX): 6 of 6 registered, on the same daySep 17, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
- Madeline Christine Sabo left True North Advisors, Llc for Moneta Group Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-02-05)Apr 8, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- William John Copeland (Elected Manager) appeared on Schedule A of True North Advisors, LlcMar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Micah Taylor Adams left True North Advisors, Llc for Strata Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-02-27)Feb 29, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- True North Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $2.3B, up 46% from $1.6B (2020-07-20 to 2021-03-30)Mar 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- True North Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $1.4B, up 28% from $1.1B (2019-03-29 to 2019-05-03)May 3, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
- Elliott Christopher Pate (Managing Director Fort Worth) appeared on Schedule A of True North Advisors, LlcMay 3, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
- Michael William Sharp (Chief Compliance Officer And Vp Of Finance) appeared on Schedule A of True North Advisors, LlcMar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
- Dhruv Maniktala (Vp Of Global Investment Strategy) appeared on Schedule A of True North Advisors, LlcMar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- True North Advisors, LLC · Venture Capitalshared crd · organization
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 214-473-4303reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/TRUE-NORTH-ADVISORSreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- westernalts.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 214-360-7300reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 16, 2026
- Team page
- westernalternativestrategies.com/teamreportedpublished 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
- $169Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026
Across the graphs
True North Advisors, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.
Real Estate Funds1
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and what the two were joined on. The Data Factory holds all nine graphs and the identity layer between them.
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