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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Nelson Capital Management

Former SEC-registered adviserFoster City, CaliforniaCRD 123513SEC 801-61664IAPD
Legal name Nelson Capital Management, LLC
Latest filing Feb 2, 2016
First filing on the tape Dec 5, 2011 · 15 filings
RAUM
$1.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
20
17 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.9B as of Feb 2, 2016
Mar 27, 2012$1.1B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Feb 2, 2016
Mar 28, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)20 as of Feb 2, 2016
Mar 28, 201318 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -8.9% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 2, 2016; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM 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
$1.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-8.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,094reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Craig Scott Benner · President/Ceo/Directorcontrol
      since 04/2004 · owns less than 5%
    • Dee Angela Coffman · Chief Financial Officer & Treasurercontrol
      since 07/2009 · owns less than 5%
    • Sherer Lloyd Kurtz · Chief Investment Officer/Directorcontrol
      since 10/2009 · owns less than 5%
    • Nelson Andrew Owen · Directorcontrol
      since 03/2015 · owns less than 5%
    • David Stephen Young · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 08/2014 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Wells Fargo Investment Group, Inc. · Direct Owner
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Wells Fargo & Company · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Wells Fargo Investment Group, Inc. · public reporting company
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Boise, ID
    • Charlotte, NC
    • Corte Madera, CA
    • El Segundo, CA
    • Minneapolis, MN
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,046 to 1,094
      Sep 21, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $1.8B
      Sep 21, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.4M to $16.2M
      Sep 21, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
    • RAUM · $2.0B to $1.9B
      Sep 21, 2015 to Feb 2, 2016
    • Accounts · 960 to 1,046
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 51-100
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.9B to $2.0B
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $16.8M to $15.4M
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
    • RAUM · $1.9B to $2.0B
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
    • HQ city · PALO ALTO to FOSTER CITY
      Feb 7, 2014 to Jul 18, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.7B to $1.9B
      Feb 7, 2014 to Jul 18, 2014
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $16.6M to $16.8M
      Feb 7, 2014 to Jul 18, 2014
    • RAUM · $1.7B to $1.9B
      Feb 7, 2014 to Jul 18, 2014
    • Accounts · 905 to 960
      Mar 28, 2013 to Feb 7, 2014
    • Advisory employees · 15 to 17
      Mar 28, 2013 to Feb 7, 2014
    • Employees · 18 to 20
      Mar 28, 2013 to Feb 7, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.7B
      Mar 28, 2013 to Feb 7, 2014
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.1M to $16.6M
      Mar 28, 2013 to Feb 7, 2014
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.7B
      Mar 28, 2013 to Feb 7, 2014
    • Accounts · 811 to 905
      Nov 8, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013
    • Advisory employees · 11 to 15
      Nov 8, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013
    • Employees · 14 to 18
      Nov 8, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.3B
      Nov 8, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.2M to $14.1M
      Nov 8, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3B
      Nov 8, 2012 to Mar 28, 2013
    • Advisory employees · unset to 11.0
      Apr 18, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
    • Employees · unset to 14.0
      Apr 18, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
    • State-registered IARs · unset to 0.0
      Apr 18, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
      Mar 27, 2012 to Apr 5, 2012
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 26-50
      Mar 27, 2012 to Apr 5, 2012
    • Accounts · 801 to 811
      Dec 5, 2011 to Mar 27, 2012
    • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
      Dec 5, 2011 to Mar 27, 2012
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.0B
      Dec 5, 2011 to Mar 27, 2012
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.9M to $18.2M
      Dec 5, 2011 to Mar 27, 2012
    • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
      Dec 5, 2011 to Mar 27, 2012
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026