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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

Tieton Capital Management

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessYakima, WashingtonCRD 135769SEC 801-66657websiteIAPD
Legal name Tieton Capital Management, LLC
Latest filing Mar 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 2, 2012 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since May 23, 2006
RAUM
$314M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
40%
$127M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$157M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
2 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$314M as of Mar 17, 2026
Feb 2, 2012$113M then
HNW client RAUM$86.0M as of Mar 17, 2026
Jan 24, 2018$87.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 17, 2026
Feb 21, 20131 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Mar 17, 2026
Feb 21, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +17% over the last fiscal year+23% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 17, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$157MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
23derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$6.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$6.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
33%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+17%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.2%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$25.1M, 12 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$86.0M27%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$66.1M21%
  • State and municipal entities$58.5M19%
  • Charitable organizations$43.7M14%
  • Individuals$41.1M13%
  • Investment companies$18.6M5.9%
Individual clients
31reported
HNW clients
14reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
50reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$25.1M for 12 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.4 fund_share=0.27 institutional_share=0.33 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
William Joseph DezellemChartered Financial AnalystYakima, WaJun 29, 200533 y2
Matthew Walter DhaneChartered Financial AnalystYakima, WaJan 5, 200624 y1
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Joseph William Dezellem · President, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Compliance Officer & Managing Membercontrol
    since 06/2005 · owns 75% or more
  • Walter Matthew Dhane · Portfolio Manager, Principal & Membercontrol
    since 01/2014 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Yakima, Wa · principal200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • unusually large average accountStatic outlier · filing Mar 17, 2026
    RAUM per account of $6,279,627 against a peer median of $440,397 (5431 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 3.9 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,431) · 100% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 97 to 50
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • HNW clients · 16 to 14
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • Individual clients · 30 to 31
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $19.0M to $25.1M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $269M to $314M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $78.2M to $86.0M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $36.4M to $41.1M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $3.2M to $0
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $50.6M to $66.1M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • RAUM · $269M to $314M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
  • Accounts · 89 to 97
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 28 to 30
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $16.0M to $19.0M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Employees · 2 to 3
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $195M to $269M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $68.2M to $78.2M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $30.8M to $36.4M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $4.5M to $3.2M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $49.6M to $50.6M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $195M to $269M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 49 to 89
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • HNW clients · 14 to 16
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Individual clients · 29 to 28
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Assets in custody · unset to 15991000.0
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $170M to $195M
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $60.8M to $68.2M
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $26.1M to $30.8M
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $4.7M to $4.5M
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $37.9M to $49.6M
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • RAUM · $170M to $195M
    Mar 7, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • HNW clients · 17 to 14
    Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
  • Individual clients · 25 to 29
    Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $202M to $170M
    Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $83.8M to $60.8M
    Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $22.4M to $26.1M
    Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $6.8M to $4.7M
    Mar 14, 2022 to Mar 7, 2023
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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Website
TIETONCAPITAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
509-965-6488reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 17, 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$157Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026