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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

Southern Wealth Management Llp

Former SEC-registered adviserDallas, TexasCRD 134714SEC 801-64071IAPD
Latest filing Aug 2, 2023
First filing on the tape Jan 12, 2012 · 39 filings
RAUM
$2.3B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
78%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$2.3B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
50
15 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
39 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.3B as of Mar 22, 2023
Mar 29, 2012$1.6B then
HNW client RAUM$2.3B as of Mar 22, 2023
Mar 30, 2018$2.2B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)24 as of Mar 22, 2023
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)50 as of Mar 22, 2023
Mar 28, 201331 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -19% over the last fiscal year-9.2% a year over threeIARs 21 to 24
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 2, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$97.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
10derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$9.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
78%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.0derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, commissionsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$2.3B, 275 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • 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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$2.3B99%
  • Charitable organizations$20.1M0.9%
  • Corporations and businesses$13.1M0.6%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
250reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
17reported
Accounts
2,061reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.3B for 275 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, commissionsreported
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
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • M. Katherine Gibert · Partnercontrol
      since 01/2008 · owns less than 5%
    • Samuel Thomas Gile · Partnercontrol
      since 02/2005 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Thomas Jeremy Head · Partnercontrol
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    • William Richard Jones · Partnercontrol
      since 02/2005 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Lane Michael Olson · Partnercontrol
      since 02/2005 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Mark Philip Debruyn · Partner
      since 01/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Thomas Daniel Drake · Partner
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Marie Kelly Hendrick Pattillo · Partner
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Alan Michael Horlick · Partner
      since 12/2017 · owns less than 5%
    • Heath Brandon Kershaw · Partner
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Darren Shane Price · Partner
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • P Nimisha Rana · Partner
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Joseph Gery Sadzewicz · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 01/2010 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Dallas, Tx · principal000
    New Orleans, La000
    Plainfield, Il000
    San Antonio, Tx000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • San Antonio, TX7 employees
    • New Orleans, LA1 employees
    • Midland, TX
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Mar 31, 2023 to Aug 2, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,517 to 2,061
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 30 to 15
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Advisory activities · 6 to 3
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • BD registered reps · 7 to 6
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Charity clients · 14 to 17
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • HNW clients · 239 to 250
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $2.9B to $2.3B
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 24
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 21 to 24
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $1.8B
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $2.8B to $2.3B
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $719M to $521M
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • RAUM · $2.9B to $2.3B
      Jan 23, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,488 to 1,517
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • BD registered reps · 9 to 7
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Charity clients · 10 to 14
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • HNW clients · 214 to 239
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $3.3B to $2.9B
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Employees · 59 to 50
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 30 to 21
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Other offices · 2 to 3
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $2.2B
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $3.4B to $2.8B
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $694M to $719M
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • RAUM · $3.4B to $2.9B
      Nov 5, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Accounts · 1,268 to 1,488
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • BD registered reps · 8 to 9
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Charity clients · 9 to 10
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Corporate clients · 4 to 8
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • HNW clients · 196 to 214
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $2.8B to $3.3B
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Employees · 52 to 59
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.4B to $2.7B
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $3.0B to $3.4B
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $681M to $694M
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • RAUM · $3.1B to $3.4B
      Feb 2, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Accounts · 73 to 1,268
      Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 28, 2020
    • Advisory employees · 26 to 30
      Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 28, 2020
    • BD registered reps · 6 to 8
      Mar 28, 2019 to Mar 28, 2020
    Signals
    24 dated events
    • Taylor Joseph Billings left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Thomas Samuel Gile left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Emily Sue Copeland left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-28)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jessica Ashley Bourne Mayo left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Brandon Heath Kershaw left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Matthew Quinton Huggins left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jeremy Thomas Head left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Denise Renee Rothermel left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-29)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Michael Alan Horlick left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-28)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gery Joseph Sadzewicz left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Encompass Wealth Management Llc (registered 2010-03-18)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Ryan Randall Griffin left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-28)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kelly Marie Hendrick Pattillo left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-29)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Katherine M. Gibert left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Stephanie Marie Bishop Smith left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-28)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Philip Mark Debruyn left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-29)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Daniel Thomas Drake left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-29)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Tara Minnich Fuselier left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Shane Darren Price left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-29)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Anthony Joseph Harvot left Southern Wealth Management Llp for Captrust (registered 2023-06-23)
      Oct 25, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Southern Wealth Management LLP (New Orleans, LA) for Captrust on the same day
      Oct 25, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Southern Wealth Management LLP's advisors moved to Captrust (Dallas, TX): 16 of 19 registered, on the same day
      Oct 25, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Marie Laura Sweeney (Partner) no longer on Schedule A of Southern Wealth Management Llp (listed 2021-06-21, absent 2021-07-06)
      Jul 6, 2021 · Control person left · inference
    • Southern Wealth Management Llp reported RAUM $3.1B, up 27% from $2.5B (2019-03-28 to 2020-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • Southern Wealth Management Llp reported 26 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 11 (2018-09-13 to 2019-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2019 · Advisor headcount change · derived
    Across DFX
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    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