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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

Clarivest Asset Management LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)San Diego, CaliforniaCRD 139785SEC 801-66386websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 2, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 9, 2006
RAUM
$3.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
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
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$3.0B as of Jun 2, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$3.1B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Jun 2, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$300,000 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Jun 2, 2026
Jan 7, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)17 as of Jun 2, 2026
Jan 7, 201317 then
Private funds1 as of Dec 23, 2020
Jan 7, 20131 then
RAUM +3.3% over the last fiscal year-9.7% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 2, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$113MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
30%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$2.0B65%
  • State and municipal entities$601M20%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$318M10%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$153M5.0%
  • Charitable organizations$4.4M0.1%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
4reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
27reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.7 institutional_share=0.3 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Clarivest Emerging Markets Socially Responsible Fund LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$102M4Mar 31, 2017
      Clarivest Emerging Markets Equity Fund, L.P.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$49.3M1Jan 7, 2013
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • A Javier Alvarez · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 10/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Michael Charles Edwards · Managercontrol
        since 11/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • A Jeff Jacobson · Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officercontrol
        since 03/2006 · owns less than 5%
      • B Matthew Orton · Managercontrol
        since 11/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Edward Rick IV · President, Managercontrol
        since 10/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Raymond David Vaughn · Chief Investment Officer - Non-U.S. And Global Strategies, Lead Portfolio Manager, Managercontrol
        since 03/2006 · owns less than 5%
      • Christian Eric Wilwant · Managercontrol
        since 04/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • Nathan Todd Wolter · Chief Investment Officer - U.S. And Alternative Strategies, Lead Portfolio Manager, Managercontrol
        since 03/2006 · owns less than 5%
      • Alan Thomas James · Chairman Ceocontrol
        since 01/1971 · owns 25% to 50% of Raymond James Financial, Inc.
      Entity owners
      • Eagle Asset Management Inc · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Raymond James Financial, Inc. · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Raymond James Investment Management · public reporting company
      • Raymond James Investment Management · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Eagle Asset Management Inc
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Clarivest Asset Management LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Jun 2, 2026
        institutional share of RAUM of 30% against a peer median of 0% (1506 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 10.2 robust deviations)
        peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (1,506) · 99% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
        Dec 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025
      • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
        Dec 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Dec 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.5B to $3.0B
        Dec 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $350M to $318M
        Dec 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $340M to $153M
        Dec 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025
      • RAUM · $2.5B to $3.0B
        Dec 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025
      • Accounts · 32 to 27
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 14 to 10
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 1 to 2
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Charity clients · 2.0 to unset
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 7
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Employees · 18 to 17
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.0B to $2.5B
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $295M to $350M
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $249M to $340M
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $3.0B to $2.5B
        Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 26, 2024
      • Employees · 23 to 18
        Mar 11, 2024 to Nov 21, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · 5 to 4
        Dec 22, 2022 to Dec 21, 2023
      • Employees · 22 to 23
        Dec 22, 2022 to Dec 21, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.0B to $3.0B
        Dec 22, 2022 to Dec 21, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $335M to $295M
        Dec 22, 2022 to Dec 21, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $241M to $249M
        Dec 22, 2022 to Dec 21, 2023
      • RAUM · $3.0B to $3.0B
        Dec 22, 2022 to Dec 21, 2023
      • Accounts · 35 to 32
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 13 to 14
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Charity clients · 1 to 2
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 4
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Employees · 21 to 22
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.1B to $3.0B
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Pension RAUM · $731M to $335M
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $560M to $241M
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • RAUM · $4.1B to $3.0B
        Dec 23, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Accounts · 36 to 35
        Jul 7, 2021 to Dec 23, 2021
      • Pension plan clients · 6 to 5
        Jul 7, 2021 to Dec 23, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 5
        Jul 7, 2021 to Dec 23, 2021
      • Assets in custody · 101590000.0 to unset
        Jul 7, 2021 to Dec 23, 2021
      • Custody of client assets · true to false
        Jul 7, 2021 to Dec 23, 2021
      • Employees · 23 to 21
        Jul 7, 2021 to Dec 23, 2021
      Signals
      19 dated events
      • A Javier Alvarez (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        Nov 21, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Ann Tiffany Ayres (President, General Counsel, Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2024-03-11, absent 2024-11-21)
        Nov 21, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Marie Rebecca Ellis (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2024-03-11, absent 2024-11-21)
        Nov 21, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Clarivest Asset Management Llc reported RAUM $3.0B, down 26% from $4.1B (2021-12-23 to 2022-12-22)
        Dec 22, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Michael Charles Edwards (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        Dec 22, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • B Matthew Orton (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        Dec 22, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Jon Aaron Ochstein (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2021-12-23, absent 2022-12-22)
        Dec 22, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Daniel Robert Kendall (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2021-05-10, absent 2021-07-07)
        Jul 7, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Daniel Robert Kendall (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        May 10, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Marie Rebecca Ellis (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        May 10, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Cooper James Abbott (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2020-12-23, absent 2021-05-10)
        May 10, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Clarivest Asset Management Llc reported RAUM $3.8B, down 37% from $6.1B (2020-05-28 to 2020-12-23)
        Dec 23, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      • W Courtland James (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2019-06-03, absent 2020-01-02)
        Jan 2, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Edward Rick Iv (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        Jan 2, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
      • Ross Stacey Nutt (Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2019-03-27, absent 2019-04-10)
        Apr 10, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • J David Pavan (Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc (listed 2019-03-27, absent 2019-04-10)
        Apr 10, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Christian Eric Wilwant (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        Apr 10, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Alan Thomas James (Chairman Ceo) appeared on Schedule A of Clarivest Asset Management Llc
        Apr 10, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Clarivest Asset Management Llc reported RAUM $7.6B, up 38% from $5.5B (2017-08-03 to 2018-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/clarivest-asset-management-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      CLARIVEST.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      858-480-2440reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 2, 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
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda 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