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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
Argos Capital Partners, LLC
Latest filing Apr 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 22, 2012 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 16, 2009
RAUM
$2.6B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
26%
of RAUM
Private clients
73%
$1.9B individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$1.3B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
15
15 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
5
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.6B as of Apr 17, 2026
Mar 22, 2012$421M then
HNW client RAUM$1.9B as of Apr 17, 2026
Jan 31, 2018$706M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Apr 17, 2026
Mar 22, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)15 as of Apr 17, 2026
Mar 13, 20133 then
Private funds5 as of Apr 17, 2026
Mar 29, 20192 then
RAUM -1.1% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 17, 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
- Multi-family-office-like · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, average HNW client assets at least $25M, fewer than 200 HNW clients, and business name contains 'family office' or private funds are reported
- 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)
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
- RAUM per advisor
- $1.3BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $31.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $2.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 26%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 7.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- -1.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $2.6B, 60 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$1.9B73%
- Pooled investment vehicles$690M26%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$11.0M0.4%
- Individual clients
- n/areported
- HNW clients
- 60reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 1,080reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $2.6B for 60 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.73 fund_share=0.26 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Norman Tice | St. Louis, Mo | May 20, 2003 | 38 y | 0 |
| Robert Paul EnsorChartered Financial Analyst | St. Louis, Mo | Apr 9, 2014 | 19 y | 1 |
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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Robert Paul Ensor from Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLCApr 9, 2014 · Other
Private funds
5 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argos Fund, LLC | Other Private Fund | $444M | 68 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Argos Fund II, LLC | $211M | 30 | Apr 17, 2026 | |
| Spc Family Office Fund II, LLC | Other Private Fund | $13.3M | 25 | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Spc Co-Invest Fund III, LLC | Other Private Fund | $12.1M | 23 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Argos Opportunity Fund 19, LLC | Other Private Fund | $9.8M | 24 | Mar 29, 2019 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Paul Robert Ensor · Managing Director, Investment Managementcontrolsince 09/2008 · owns less than 5%
- Michael Wesley Rarick · Managing Director, Private Equitycontrolsince 08/2018 · owns less than 5%
- Norman Paul Tice · Chief Compliance Officer & Managing Partnercontrolsince 04/2000 · owns less than 5%
- Marie Angeline Kuehnle · Membercontrolsince 01/2008 · owns 25% to 50% of Kuehnle Investments LLC
- Timothy Richard Kuehnle · Managercontrolsince 01/2008 · owns 25% to 50% of Kuehnle Investments LLC
- Frank Robert Scoular · Trusteecontrolsince 12/2011 · owns F of William F. Holekamp Irrevocable Trust Of 2019
- Parker Nancy Tice · Trusteecontrolsince 10/2000 · owns F of Nancy Parker Tice Revocable Trust
- Norman Paul Tice · Managercontrolsince 12/2007 · owns F of Black Swan Investments LLC
- Leroy Paul Vogel · Trusteecontrolsince 11/1999 · owns F of Helen K Wetterau 1999 Irrevocable Trust No. 3
Entity owners
- Black Swan Investments LLC · Ownerdirect · owns 25% to 50%
- Ctg Legacy Trust Company, LLC · Trusteeindirect · owns F of Helen K. Wetterau 2020 Irrevocable Trust No. 1 Dated March 12, 2020
- Helen K Wetterau 1999 Irrevocable Trust No. 3 · Limited Partnerindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Wetterau Ventures, LP
- Helen K. Wetterau 2014 Irrevocable Trust No. 2 Dated April 8, 2014 · Limited Partnerindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Wetterau Ventures, LP
- Helen K. Wetterau 2020 Irrevocable Trust No. 1 Dated March 12, 2020 · Limited Partnerindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Wetterau Ventures, LP
- Nancy Parker Tice Revocable Trust · Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Black Swan Investments LLC
- W5 Family Trust Company, LLC · Trusteeindirect · owns F of Helen K. Wetterau 2014 Irrevocable Trust No. 2 Dated April 8, 2014
- William F. Holekamp Irrevocable Trust Of 2019 · General Partnerindirect · owns 75% or more of Hc Argos Holdings, LLC
- Hc Argos Holdings, LLC · Ownerdirect · owns 10% to 25%
- Kuehnle Investments LLC · Ownerdirect · owns 10% to 25%
- Wetterau Ventures, LP · Ownerdirect · owns 10% to 25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis, Mo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
6 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 17, 2026Rarick, Wesley, Michael (MANAGING DIRECTOR, PRIVATE EQUITY) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-04-17peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 17, 2026VOGEL, PAUL, LEROY (TRUSTEE) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-04-17peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 17, 2026SCOULAR, ROBERT, FRANK (TRUSTEE) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-04-17peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 17, 2026KUEHNLE, RICHARD, TIMOTHY (MANAGER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-04-17peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 17, 2026TICE, NANCY, PARKER (TRUSTEE) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-04-17peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 17, 2026Kuehnle, Angeline, Marie (MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-04-17peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,025 to 1,080Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Advisory employees · 13 to 15Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Assets in custody · $679M to $2.6BJun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Employees · 13 to 15Jun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $679M to $690MJun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $2.0B to $1.9BJun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $1.9BJun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $10.4M to $11.0MJun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $679M to $690MJun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- RAUM · $2.6B to $2.6BJun 9, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100May 29, 2025 to Jun 9, 2025
- Accounts · 993 to 1,025May 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Advisory employees · 14 to 13May 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- HNW clients · 62 to 60May 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 5May 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Assets in custody · $552M to $679MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Employees · 14 to 13May 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Private funds · 4 to 5May 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $552M to $679MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $2.0BMay 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $2.0BMay 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $10.0M to $10.4MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $552M to $679MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- RAUM · $1.6B to $2.6BMay 3, 2024 to Mar 30, 2025
- Accounts · 945 to 993Jun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Advisory employees · 17 to 14Jun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 50 to 62Jun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Assets in custody · $413M to $552MJun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Employees · 17 to 14Jun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $413M to $552MJun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $957M to $1.1BJun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $977M to $1.1BJun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $9.0M to $10.0MJun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $413M to $552MJun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- RAUM · $1.4B to $1.6BJun 28, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Accounts · 964 to 945Mar 30, 2023 to Jun 28, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $957MMar 30, 2023 to Jun 28, 2023
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $977MMar 30, 2023 to Jun 28, 2023
- RAUM · $1.5B to $1.4BMar 30, 2023 to Jun 28, 2023
- Accounts · 807 to 964Oct 17, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
Signals
11 dated events
- Argos Capital Partners, Llc reported RAUM $2.6B, up 62% from $1.6B (2024-05-03 to 2025-03-30)Mar 30, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- Jude James Tabor (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, Llc (listed 2023-06-28, absent 2024-03-29)Mar 29, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Stephen Mark Wetterau (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, Llc (listed 2023-06-28, absent 2024-03-29)Mar 29, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Dean Virginia Wetterau (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, Llc (listed 2023-06-28, absent 2024-03-29)Mar 29, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Leroy Paul Vogel (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, LlcMar 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Marie Angeline Kuehnle (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, LlcMar 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Wetterau Elizabeth Harbison (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, Llc (listed 2023-06-28, absent 2024-03-29)Mar 29, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Conrad Ted Wetterau (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, Llc (listed 2023-06-28, absent 2024-03-29)Mar 29, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Leroy Paul Vogel (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, Llc (listed 2020-06-24, absent 2021-03-23)Mar 23, 2021 · Control person left · inference
- Argos Capital Partners, Llc reported RAUM $1.3B, up 39% from $924.3M (2020-06-24 to 2021-03-23)Mar 23, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Jude James Tabor (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Argos Capital Partners, LlcMar 23, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Argos Capital Partners, LLC · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 314-898-9900reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- ARGOSCAPITALPARTNERS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 314-898-9893reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 17, 2026
- Team page
- argoscapitalpartners.com/teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $1.3Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026