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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

Clearwater Advisors, LLC

Other adviserBoise, IdahoCRD 116865SEC 801-60686websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 7, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 21, 2012 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 9, 2001
RAUM
$4.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
84%
of RAUM
Private clients
1.7%
$78.9M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$775M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.7B as of May 7, 2026
Mar 21, 2012$6.5B then
HNW client RAUM$78.9M as of May 7, 2026
Mar 21, 2018$75.2M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of May 7, 2026
Mar 21, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of May 7, 2026
Apr 30, 201315 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +2.8% over the last fiscal year+8.6% a year over threeIARs 6 to 5offices 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 7, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$775MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$55.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
84%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
48%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+2.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-17%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, otherreportedItem 5.G
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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Corporations and businesses$2.3B49%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$861M19%
  • State and municipal entities$740M16%
  • Insurance companies$626M13%
  • High-net-worth individuals$78.9M1.7%
  • Banks and thrifts$43.1M0.9%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
84reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.02 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.48 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Rhet Nmn HulbertBoise, IdOct 30, 200623 y1
Richard Ming Yuh LinChartered Financial AnalystBoise, IdOct 30, 201411 y0
Daniel BatesBoise, IdMay 15, 201811 y0
Brandon John BeallChartered Financial AnalystBoise, IdOct 15, 202112 y0
Garrett Evan CudaheyChartered Financial AnalystSalem, OrFeb 7, 202417 y1
Michelle Anne MartinBoise, IdMar 15, 202512 y0
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Daniel Bates · Chief Executive Officercontrol
    since 05/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • David C Dunn · Managercontrol
    since 09/2001 · owns 5% to 10%
  • Nmn Rhet Hulbert · Membercontrol
    since 08/2009 · owns 5% to 10%
  • Daniel Bates · Membercontrol
    since 05/2018 · owns 75% or more of Honey Badger Investment Development LLC
  • K Douglas Bates · Membercontrol
    since 02/1999 · owns 75% or more of Bid, LLC
  • R David Boren · Membercontrol
    since 09/2001 · owns 75% or more of Sage Investors, LLC
  • Kenneth Michael Boren · Membercontrol
    since 09/2001 · owns 75% or more of Obsidian Investments, LLC
  • Nicole Hayley Nelson · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 05/2018 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Honey Badger Investment Development LLC · Member
    direct · owns 25% to 50%
  • Bid, LLC · Owner
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
  • Obsidian Investments, LLC · Owner
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
  • Sage Investors, LLC · Owner
    direct · 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
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Boise, Id · principal500
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • unusually large average accountStatic outlier · filing May 7, 2026
    RAUM per account of $55,363,882 against a peer median of $7,545,100 (108 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 5.8 robust deviations)
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (108) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Discretionary RAUM · $4.7B to $3.9B
    Mar 6, 2026 to May 7, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $727M
    Mar 6, 2026 to May 7, 2026
  • Accounts · 82 to 84
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 18 to 17
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Employees · 10 to 9
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 6 to 5
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Other offices · 3 to 2
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $4.5B to $4.7B
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $72.9M to $78.9M
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $759M to $861M
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • RAUM · $4.5B to $4.7B
    Mar 6, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Accounts · 78 to 82
    Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 17 to 18
    Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $3.8B to $4.5B
    Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $76.5M to $72.9M
    Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $559M to $759M
    Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • RAUM · $3.8B to $4.5B
    Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • Accounts · 72 to 78
    Feb 5, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 11 to 17
    Feb 5, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Other offices · 2 to 3
    Feb 5, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $3.6B to $3.8B
    Feb 5, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $77.8M to $76.5M
    Feb 5, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $535M to $559M
    Feb 5, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • RAUM · $3.6B to $3.8B
    Feb 5, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Accounts · 69 to 72
    Nov 9, 2022 to Mar 3, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 12 to 11
    Nov 9, 2022 to Mar 3, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $4.0B to $3.6B
    Nov 9, 2022 to Mar 3, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $92.2M to $77.8M
    Nov 9, 2022 to Mar 3, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $619M to $535M
    Nov 9, 2022 to Mar 3, 2023
  • RAUM · $4.0B to $3.6B
    Nov 9, 2022 to Mar 3, 2023
  • Accounts · 62 to 69
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • Corporate clients · 14 to 12
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • Employees · 9 to 10
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $4.0B to $4.0B
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $50.3M to $92.2M
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • Pension RAUM · $626M to $619M
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • RAUM · $4.0B to $4.0B
    Sep 21, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
  • Other offices · 0 to 2
    Sep 16, 2021 to Sep 21, 2021
Signals
4 dated events
  • Alan Christopher Brechbuhler (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Clearwater Advisors, Llc (listed 2024-02-05, absent 2024-03-04)
    Mar 4, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Clearwater Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $4.0B, up 27% from $3.2B (2020-11-05 to 2021-02-24)
    Feb 24, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Timothy James Dunn (Advisory Board) no longer on Schedule A of Clearwater Advisors, Llc (listed 2020-11-05, absent 2021-02-24)
    Feb 24, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • Clearwater Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $4.2B, down 39% from $6.8B (2018-10-25 to 2019-02-19)
    Feb 19, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
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/CLEARWATERADVISORSreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
CLEARWATERADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
208-433-1222reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 7, 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
Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$775Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026