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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Royal Palms Capital, LLC

Independent wealth managerCRD 135304SEC 801-132117websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 29, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 31, 2012 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 7, 2025
RAUM
$124M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$124M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$124M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
1
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$124M as of Jun 29, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$58.2M then
HNW client RAUM$108M as of Jun 29, 2026
Mar 20, 2025$70.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Jun 29, 2026
Mar 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)1 as of Jun 29, 2026
Mar 20, 20251 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 29, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$124MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
87derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$498,772derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%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
0.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+26%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, 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
  • 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$108M87%
  • Individuals$16.3M13%
Individual clients
54reported
HNW clients
33reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
249reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Kristin HetzerCertified Financial PlannerWhitefish, MtApr 14, 202543 y2
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 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
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Kristin Hetzer · Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 01/2004 · owns 75% or more
    • Nuzum Charles Penny · Owner
      since 04/2005 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
      HNW share of RAUM moved from 70.0% to 87.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-20 and 2026-03-27
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 254 to 249
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW clients · 54 to 33
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual clients · 15 to 54
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $101M to $124M
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $70.8M to $108M
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $20.2M to $16.3M
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • RAUM · $101M to $124M
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Succession · true to false
      Jan 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HQ city · ROLLING HILLS EST. to
      May 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
    • HQ state · CA to
      May 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
    • Other offices · 0 to 1
      May 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
    • Succession · false to true
      May 13, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Mar 20, 2025 to May 13, 2025
    • Accounts · 219 to 254
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Advisory employees · unset to 1.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • HNW clients · unset to 54.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Individual clients · unset to 15.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Employees · unset to 1.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 1
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Other offices · unset to 0.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $57.6M to $101M
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 70765981.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 20218852.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $649,775 to $0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • RAUM · $58.2M to $101M
      Apr 30, 2012 to Mar 20, 2025
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 2
      Feb 10, 2012 to Mar 22, 2012
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Royal Palms Capital, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Royal Palms Capital, Llc (Form ADV Item 4)
      Jan 28, 2026 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
    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
    310-265-5939reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Business phone
    310-544-5156reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Business phone
    877-265-5939reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Website
    ROYALPALMSCAPITAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    310 265-5939reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 29, 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
    $124Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026