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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
Water Valley Investment Advisors, Inc.
Latest filing Jul 15, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 24, 2021 · 11 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 23, 2021
RAUM
$157M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
88%
$138M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$52.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$157M as of Jul 15, 2026
Feb 15, 2022$105M then
HNW client RAUM$107M as of Jul 15, 2026
Feb 15, 2022$78.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jul 15, 2026
Feb 15, 20223 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Jul 15, 2026
Feb 15, 20223 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +11% over the last fiscal year+19% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3offices 2 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 15, 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
- $52.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 51derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $941,475derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 10%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +1.3%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, publicationsreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$107M68%
- Individuals$30.9M20%
- Charitable organizations$9.4M6.0%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$6.7M4.2%
- Corporations and businesses$3.4M2.2%
- Individual clients
- 108reported
- HNW clients
- 44reported
- Pension plan clients
- 3reported
- Charitable clients
- 6reported
- Accounts
- 167reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.88 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.1 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jay GesinkChartered Financial Analyst | Sioux Center, Ia | Oct 30, 2000 | 25 y | 0 |
| Philip Melvin Dorr | Naperville, Il | Dec 6, 2021 | 38 y | 0 |
| Ben H. GesinkCertified Financial Planner | Sioux Center, Ia | Dec 17, 2025 | 13 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 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
- Ben H. Gesink from Edelman Financial EnginesDec 17, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Henry Kurt Dorr · Secretary/Treasurer/Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 02/1998 · owns 50% to 75%
- Melvin Philip Dorr · Presidentcontrolsince 05/2001 · owns 50% to 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Center, Ia · principal | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Little Elm, TX1 employees
- Sioux Center, IA1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 101-250Mar 10, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026
- Accounts · 151 to 167Nov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Advisory activities · 3 to 5Nov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Charity clients · 1 to 6Nov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Corporate clients · 0 to 6Nov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Individual clients · 106 to 108Nov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 0 to 3Nov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- HQ city · LITTLE ELM to SIOUX CENTERNov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- HQ state · TX to IANov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Other offices · 2 to 1Nov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $141M to $157MNov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $108M to $107MNov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $32.6M to $30.9MNov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $0 to $6.7MNov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- RAUM · $141M to $157MNov 13, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Apr 1, 2025 to Nov 13, 2025
- Accounts · 451 to 151Mar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- Charity clients · 4 to 1Mar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- HNW clients · 34 to 44Mar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- Individual clients · 111 to 106Mar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $125M to $141MMar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $85.4M to $108MMar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $33.3M to $32.6MMar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- RAUM · $125M to $141MMar 20, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
- Accounts · 470 to 451Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Corporate clients · 2 to 0Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- HNW clients · 24 to 34Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Individual clients · 117 to 111Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 3 to 0Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $94.0M to $125MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $44.6M to $85.4MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $33.7M to $33.3MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $9.3M to $0Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- RAUM · $94.0M to $125MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Accounts · 150 to 470Feb 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- Corporate clients · 3 to 2Feb 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- HNW clients · 50 to 24Feb 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- Individual clients · 93 to 117Feb 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- Pension plan clients · unset to 3.0Feb 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0Feb 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
Signals
1 dated events
- Water Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jun 24, 2021 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Water Valley Investment Advisors, Inc. · Private Equityshared crd · intermediary
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 712-395-0764reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- WVIAINC.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 712-395-0764reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 15, 2026
- Contact form
- wviainc.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
- $52.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026