DFX Intelligence
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.
SEC-registered adviser
Anchor Investment Management
Legal name Anchor Investment Management, LLC
Latest filing Mar 19, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 22, 2012 · 36 filings
SEC status approved since May 23, 2005
RAUM
$1.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
91%
$1.4B individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$217M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
17
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
36 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.5B as of Mar 19, 2026
Feb 22, 2012$191M then
HNW client RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 19, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$424M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Mar 19, 2026
Mar 15, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)17 as of Mar 19, 2026
Mar 15, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 6 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 19, 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
- $217MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 109derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $4.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $702,086derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 99%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 5.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +17%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +6.3%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $594M, 466 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$1.1B73%
- Individuals$280M19%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$61.4M4.1%
- Corporations and businesses$41.3M2.8%
- Charitable organizations$22.0M1.5%
- Individual clients
- 524reported
- HNW clients
- 239reported
- Pension plan clients
- 16reported
- Charitable clients
- 15reported
- Accounts
- 2,159reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $594M for 466 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.91 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Walker Williams | Columbia, Sc | Jul 26, 2016 | 24 y | 0 |
| Greg Lee Dunston | Columbia, Sc | Mar 8, 2021 | 11 y | 1 |
| James Brian BlackwelderCertified Financial Planner | Columbia, Sc | Jul 23, 2021 | 29 y | 0 |
| Joy Jones WatkinsCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Columbia, Sc | Jan 22, 2025 | 42 y | 1 |
| W Patrick DornChartered Financial Analyst | Columbia, Sc | Jan 1, 2026 | 25 y | 0 |
| John Heslep Moorman | Columbia, Sc | Jan 1, 2026 | 39 y | 1 |
| Robert Shelton NormanCertified Financial Planner | Columbia, Sc | Feb 3, 2026 | 12 y | 0 |
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
- John Heslep Moorman from UBS Financial Services Inc.Jan 1, 2026 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Joy Jones Watkins from Concourse Financial Group AdvisorsJan 22, 2025 · Other
- Greg Lee Dunston from Thornhill Securities, Inc.Mar 8, 2021 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Patrick W Dorn · Principal/Owner/Managing Membercontrolsince 11/2000 · owns 25% to 50%
- Heslep John Moorman · Principal Principalcontrolsince 11/2004 · owns 10% to 25%
- Ellen Margaret Pender · Chief Compliance Officer, Principalcontrolsince 01/2005 · owns 10% to 25%
- Mace William Haselden · Principalsince 01/2022 · owns 5% to 10%
- Jones Joy Watkins · Principalsince 01/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
- Walker Charles Williams · Principalsince 01/2020 · owns 5% to 10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia, Sc · principal | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 19, 2026DORN, W, PATRICK (PRINCIPAL/OWNER/MANAGING MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2018-03-27 and 2026-03-19peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 19, 2026PENDER, MARGARET, ELLEN (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, PRINCIPAL) left Schedule A between the filings of 2018-03-27 and 2026-03-19peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5BDec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Accounts · 2,043 to 2,159Dec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Charity clients · 13 to 15Dec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Corporate clients · 14 to 16Dec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- HNW clients · 221 to 239Dec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Individual clients · 497 to 524Dec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Assets in custody · $478M to $594MDec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Employees · 18 to 17Dec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 6 to 7Dec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5BDec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $971M to $1.1BDec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $265M to $280MDec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.7M to $8.5MDec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $47.4M to $61.4MDec 11, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10Mar 26, 2025 to Jun 23, 2025
- Accounts · 1,922 to 2,043Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Advisory employees · 8 to 10Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Charity clients · 16 to 13Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Corporate clients · 12 to 14Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW clients · 189 to 221Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual clients · 524 to 497Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 15 to 16Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Assets in custody · $371M to $478MJan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Employees · 17 to 18Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4BJan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $822M to $971MJan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $278M to $265MJan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.6M to $7.7MJan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $39.0M to $47.4MJan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4BJan 23, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
- Advisory employees · 9 to 8Aug 15, 2024 to Jan 23, 2025
- Employees · 18 to 17Aug 15, 2024 to Jan 23, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 6Aug 15, 2024 to Jan 23, 2025
- Other offices · 1 to 0Aug 15, 2024 to Jan 23, 2025
- Accounts · 1,857 to 1,922Aug 14, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Charity clients · 11 to 16Aug 14, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Corporate clients · 5 to 12Aug 14, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- HNW clients · 203 to 189Aug 14, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Individual clients · 421 to 524Aug 14, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Assets in custody · $47.8M to $371MAug 14, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
Signals
3 dated events
- Anchor Investment Management reported RAUM $1.2B, up 25% from $935.5M (2023-08-14 to 2024-03-25)Mar 25, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- Anchor Investment Management reported RAUM $906.3M, up 37% from $661.2M (2020-07-13 to 2021-03-16)Mar 16, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Anchor Investment Management reported RAUM $661.2M, up 35% from $491.0M (2019-03-05 to 2020-03-19)Mar 19, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 803-766-2101reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 803-766-2100reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/anchor-investment-management-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- anchorim.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 803-790-6654reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 19, 2026
- Contact form
- anchorinvestmentmanagement.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Team page
- anchorinvestmentmanagement.com/who-we-arereportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $217Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026