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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.
Former SEC-registered adviser
Coons Advisors
Legal name J.W. Coons Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Apr 14, 2025
First filing on the tape Nov 11, 2011 · 29 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 15, 2005
RAUM
$587M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
91%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$562M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
29 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$587M as of Apr 14, 2025
Mar 27, 2012$150M then
HNW client RAUM$540M as of Apr 14, 2025
Mar 26, 2018$323M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Apr 14, 2025
Mar 8, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Apr 14, 2025
Mar 8, 20138 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 25, 2014
Mar 27, 20121 then
RAUM +10.0% over the last fiscal year+4.5% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 14, 2025; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- $97.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 24derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $5.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 91%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 4.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 3.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +10.0%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +0.7%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $260M, 72 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$540M92%
- Charitable organizations$24.6M4.2%
- Individuals$22.1M3.8%
- Corporations and businesses$435,9640.1%
- Individual clients
- 43reported
- HNW clients
- 99reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 8reported
- Accounts
- 341reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $260M for 72 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, performancereported
- 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
6 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -6 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days6 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- James William Coons to Mai Capital Management, LLCSep 19, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Frank William Siegel to Mai Capital Management, LLCSep 19, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Robert John Hoffman to Mai Capital Management, LLCSep 19, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- John Patrick Mccorkle to Mai Capital Management, LLCSep 19, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Keith Michael Blankemeyer to Mai Capital Management, LLCSep 19, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Pikling Martina Cheung to Mai Capital Management, LLCSep 19, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Richard Alan Clemens to Hawk100Oct 13, 2009 · Other
Joined, latest
- Richard Alan Clemens from Hawk100Aug 17, 2006 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 6 left for Mai Capital Management, LLCSep 19, 2025 · Columbus, Oh · Firm absorbed
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foresight Fund, LLCno longer reported | Hedge Fund | $42.6M | 3 | Mar 27, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Michael Keith Blankemeyer · Principalcontrolsince 10/2007 · owns 25% to 50%
- William James Coons · Principalcontrolsince 09/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
- John Robert Hoffman · Principal/Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 04/2005 · owns 25% to 50%
- John Andy Armstrong · Ccosince 10/2021 · owns less than 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, Oh · principal | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Naples, FL2 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Charity clients · 9 to 8Jul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 2.0Jul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- HNW clients · 95 to 99Jul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Individual clients · 46 to 43Jul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Assets in custody · $233M to $260MJul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Jul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $480M to $534MJul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $484M to $540MJul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $25.4M to $22.1MJul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $53.8M to $53.4MJul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- RAUM · $534M to $587MJul 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Accounts · 342 to 341Apr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- Charity clients · 8 to 9Apr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- HNW clients · 93 to 95Apr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- Individual clients · 53 to 46Apr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- Assets in custody · $378M to $233MApr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $449M to $480MApr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $450M to $484MApr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $30.0M to $25.4MApr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $53.2M to $53.8MApr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- RAUM · $503M to $534MApr 6, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
- Accounts · 336 to 342Aug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Business name · J.W. COONS ADVISORS, LLC to COONS ADVISORSAug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Charity clients · 6 to 8Aug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- HNW clients · 97 to 93Aug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Individual clients · 42 to 53Aug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Assets in custody · $172M to $378MAug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Employees · 11 to 9Aug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 6Aug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $464M to $449MAug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $450M to $450MAug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $37.1M to $30.0MAug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $50.3M to $53.2MAug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- RAUM · $515M to $503MAug 16, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Accounts · 344 to 336Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
- HNW clients · 101 to 97Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
- Individual clients · 41 to 42Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
- Assets in custody · $143M to $172MMar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $399M to $464MMar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
- HNW RAUM · $403M to $450MMar 30, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
Signals
8 dated events
- Coons Advisors no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-09-02, RAUM $587.0M)Dec 20, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
- Frank William Siegel left Coons Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-10-03)Sep 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Pikling Martina Cheung left Coons Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-09-22)Sep 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- John Patrick Mccorkle left Coons Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-10-03)Sep 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Keith Michael Blankemeyer left Coons Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-10-08)Sep 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Robert John Hoffman left Coons Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-10-03)Sep 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- James William Coons left Coons Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-10-03)Sep 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Coons Advisors's advisors moved to Mai Capital Management, LLC (Columbus, OH): 6 of 6 registered, on the same daySep 19, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
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