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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

Pya Waltman Capital, LLC

Independent wealth managerKnoxville, TennesseeCRD 137283SEC 801-64909websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 2, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 6, 2012 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 9, 2005
RAUM
$1.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
76%
of RAUM
Private clients
68%
$681M individuals and HNW
Advisors
9
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$112M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
17
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.0B as of Mar 2, 2026
Feb 6, 2012$539M then
HNW client RAUM$616M as of Mar 2, 2026
Jan 31, 2018$146M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 2, 2026
Feb 7, 20135 then
Employees (5.A)17 as of Mar 2, 2026
Feb 7, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal year+5.2% a year over threeIARs 11 to 8offices 2 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 2, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
$112MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
44derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$658,358derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
76%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
32%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
9.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-27%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-4.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$616M61%
  • Charitable organizations$185M18%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$133M13%
  • Individuals$65.7M6.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$6.5M0.6%
Individual clients
206reported
HNW clients
192reported
Pension plan clients
15reported
Charitable clients
8reported
Accounts
1,528reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.68 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.32 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
9 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Eric E FosterCertified Financial PlannerKnoxville, TnNov 29, 200723 y2
Jack William WaltmanCertified Financial PlannerKnoxville, TnNov 29, 200727 y2
Melissa Kesling BallardCertified Financial PlannerKnoxville, TnNov 24, 200818 y0
Aaron Matthew SamsChartered Financial AnalystKnoxville, TnMar 11, 201115 y0
Austin Miller KoplanKnoxville, TnJun 3, 202114 y0
Aaron Michael NolanCertified Financial PlannerSalem, VaJan 18, 202221 y0
Claire Covey KluthCertified Financial PlannerKnoxville, TnFeb 5, 202414 y0
Douglas Andrew YoakleyKnoxville, TnMay 7, 202511 y0
Caden Jason MumfordCertified Financial PlannerKnoxville, TnMar 10, 202610 y0
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 11% of current headcount4 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • William Jack Waltman · President, Membercontrol
    since 10/2005 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Andrew Douglas Yoakley · Membercontrol
    since 10/2005 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Kesling Melissa Ballard · Member
    since 07/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Douglas Martin Brown · Member
    since 10/2005 · owns less than 5%
  • E Eric Foster · Member
    since 01/2007 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Paul Gregory Gheen · Member
    since 10/2005 · owns less than 5%
  • Lee Jessica Ott · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 03/2009 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Pya, P.C
    insurancey
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Knoxville, Tn · principal811
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
  • Atlanta, GA
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • affiliate changedChange between filings · filing Mar 2, 2026
    insurance affiliate (Item 7.A.10): yes on the filing of 2025-11-03, no on the filing of 2026-03-02
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,367 to 1,528
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 11 to 8
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Charity clients · 5 to 8
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 4 to 3
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • HNW clients · 220 to 192
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Individual clients · 196 to 206
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 16 to 15
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Employees · 16 to 17
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 11 to 8
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $586M to $761M
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $507M to $616M
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $42.2M to $65.7M
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $233M to $245M
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $133M to $133M
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • RAUM · $819M to $1.0B
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Related insurance company · true to false
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 2, 2026
  • Other offices · 2 to 1
    Mar 12, 2025 to Nov 3, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,222 to 1,367
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 11
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Charity clients · 3 to 5
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 7 to 4
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • HNW clients · 166 to 220
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Individual clients · 204 to 196
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 18 to 16
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Employees · 14 to 16
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 11
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $502M to $586M
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $416M to $507M
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $50.7M to $42.2M
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $528M to $233M
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $379M to $133M
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • RAUM · $1.0B to $819M
    Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
  • Other offices · 1 to 2
    Mar 15, 2024 to Aug 13, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,126 to 1,222
    Feb 16, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 6 to 9
    Feb 16, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Charity clients · 2 to 3
    Feb 16, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • HNW clients · 161 to 166
    Feb 16, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
  • Individual clients · 191 to 204
    Feb 16, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
Signals
5 dated events
  • Trevor Wayne Gunter left Pya Waltman Capital, Llc for Four Pines Financial (registered 2025-11-17)
    Oct 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jacob R Hoheisel left Pya Waltman Capital, Llc for Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (registered 2025-12-23)
    Aug 29, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mary Alexander Ballard left Pya Waltman Capital, Llc for Sagespring Wealth Partners (registered 2025-06-09)
    May 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Payton N Vestrand left Pya Waltman Capital, Llc for Morgan Stanley (registered 2025-02-06)
    Jan 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Roch Earl Monnig left Pya Waltman Capital, Llc for Origin Investment Advisory Llc (registered 2022-06-06)
    May 27, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · 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 email
info@pyawaltman.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
865-693-6301reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/PYA-WALTMAN-CAPITAL-LLCreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
PYAWALTMAN.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
865-693-6301reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 2, 2026
Contact form
pyawaltman.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
pyawaltman.com/teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$112Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026