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SEC-registered adviser

Auxano Advisors

Independent wealth managerBellevue, WashingtonCRD 145179SEC 801-68424websiteIAPD
Legal name Auxano Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Sep 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 14, 2012 · 39 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 4, 2007
RAUM
$1.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
92%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$1.7B individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$222M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
15
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
39 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.8B as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 14, 2012$205M then
HNW client RAUM$1.5B as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 26, 2018$405M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 14, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)15 as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 20, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +22% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 8 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 9, 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
$222MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
91derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$5.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$777,382derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
92%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+22%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+15%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, 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
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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$1.5B86%
  • Individuals$179M10%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$38.0M2.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$18.6M1.0%
  • Charitable organizations$15.7M0.9%
Individual clients
456reported
HNW clients
268reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
2,286reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Alexander Kanghee LeeCertified Financial PlannerBellevue, WaJan 3, 200834 y2
Peter Wesson ClineCertified Financial PlannerBellevue, WaJan 8, 200839 y1
Dwight S. WhitingBellevue, Wa Oct 1, 201421 y3
Davis Mickey WalkerCertified Financial PlannerBellevue, WaMar 4, 202010 y0
Daniel Andrew AndersonCertified Financial PlannerBellevue, WaMar 24, 202312 y0
Grayson Elliott Armstrong UngerBellevue, WaJul 17, 202312 y0
Jared Lee Donovan DavisCertified Financial PlannerBellevue, WaSep 14, 202329 y0
Andrew S MatzenChartered Financial AnalystBellevue, WaNov 17, 202311 y0
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
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Wesson Peter Cline · Founder, Chief Executive Officer, And Client Advisorcontrol
      since 07/2007 · owns 75% or more
    • Yourd Brian Hill · Chief Compliance Officer And Director Of Operations
      since 01/2026 · owns less than 5%
    • Kanghee Alexander Lee · Client Advisor
      since 07/2015 · 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
    Bellevue, Wa · principal800
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
      Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
    • Related adviser · false to unset
      Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
    • Related bank · false to unset
      Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
    • Related broker-dealer · false to unset
      Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
    • Related insurance company · false to unset
      Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
    • Succession · false to unset
      Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
    • Accounts · 2,009 to 2,286
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • HNW clients · 227 to 268
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Individual clients · 400 to 456
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 5.0 to unset
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Employees · 14 to 15
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.6B
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $1.2B to $1.5B
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $147M to $179M
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $103M to $137M
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $52.9M to $38.0M
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.8B
      Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
    • Accounts · 1,887 to 2,009
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • HNW clients · 220 to 227
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Individual clients · 374 to 400
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Employees · 13 to 14
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $128M to $147M
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $68.9M to $103M
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $43.1M to $52.9M
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
      Dec 9, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
    • Other offices · 0 to 1
      Mar 19, 2024 to Oct 9, 2024
    • Accounts · 1,703 to 1,887
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • HNW clients · 171 to 220
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • Individual clients · 364 to 374
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • Employees · 15 to 13
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 8
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $975M to $1.2B
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $836M to $1.1B
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $137M to $128M
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $50.1M to $68.9M
      Nov 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Auxano Advisors reported RAUM $907.9M, up 28% from $709.5M (2020-06-29 to 2021-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2021 · 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 email
    info@auxanoadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    425-889-1261reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    800-642-1341reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/auxano-advisors-llc/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    auxanoadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    (425) 889-1261reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 9, 2026
    Contact form
    auxanoadvisors.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 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
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $222Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026