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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

Vantage Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserCRD 126844SEC 801-63230IAPD
Latest filing May 4, 2021
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 20 filings
RAUM
$19.7M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
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
1
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$19.7M as of May 4, 2021
Mar 30, 2012$66.5M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of May 4, 2021
Mar 6, 20134 then
Employees (5.A)1 as of May 4, 2021
Mar 6, 20134 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +24% over the last fiscal year-10.0% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 4, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$19.7MderivedRAUM 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
$75,046derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+24%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 assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
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
263reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Robert George Mckown · Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 05/2011 · owns 50% to 75%
  • Robert George Mckown · Membercontrol
    since 07/2011 · owns 25% to 50% of Rggm, LLC
  • Everette Richard Gearhart · Member
    since 07/2011 · owns 25% to 50% of Rggm, LLC
Entity owners
  • Rggm, LLC · Member
    direct · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 294 to 263
    Jan 12, 2021 to May 4, 2021
  • Discretionary RAUM · $15.9M to $0
    Jan 12, 2021 to May 4, 2021
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $19.7M
    Jan 12, 2021 to May 4, 2021
  • RAUM · $15.9M to $19.7M
    Jan 12, 2021 to May 4, 2021
  • Accounts · 336 to 294
    Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 20, 2020
  • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $15.9M
    Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 20, 2020
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $22.9M to $0
    Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 20, 2020
  • RAUM · $22.9M to $15.9M
    Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 20, 2020
  • Accounts · 382 to 336
    Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 1, 2019
  • Discretionary RAUM · $27.1M to $0
    Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 1, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $22.9M
    Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 1, 2019
  • RAUM · $27.1M to $22.9M
    Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 1, 2019
  • Accounts · 458 to 382
    Mar 31, 2017 to Apr 3, 2018
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 1
    Mar 31, 2017 to Apr 3, 2018
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 0
    Mar 31, 2017 to Apr 3, 2018
  • Other offices · unset to 0.0
    Mar 31, 2017 to Apr 3, 2018
  • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $27.1M
    Mar 31, 2017 to Apr 3, 2018
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $31.3M to $0
    Mar 31, 2017 to Apr 3, 2018
  • RAUM · $31.3M to $27.1M
    Mar 31, 2017 to Apr 3, 2018
  • Accounts · 521 to 458
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 1
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • Employees · 3 to 1
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 1
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $36.4M to $31.3M
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • RAUM · $36.4M to $31.3M
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • Related adviser · true to false
    Jan 16, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
  • Accounts · 575 to 521
    Jun 9, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 51-100
    Jun 9, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $44.0M to $36.4M
    Jun 9, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
  • RAUM · $44.0M to $36.4M
    Jun 9, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
  • Accounts · 665 to 575
    Dec 3, 2014 to May 1, 2015
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Dec 3, 2014 to May 1, 2015
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Dec 3, 2014 to May 1, 2015
  • Employees · 4 to 3
    Dec 3, 2014 to May 1, 2015
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Dec 3, 2014 to May 1, 2015
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $51.8M to $44.0M
    Dec 3, 2014 to May 1, 2015
  • RAUM · $51.8M to $44.0M
    Dec 3, 2014 to May 1, 2015
  • Accounts · 757 to 665
    Mar 6, 2013 to Mar 12, 2014
  • Discretionary RAUM · $55.9M to $0
    Mar 6, 2013 to Mar 12, 2014
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