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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Vfg Advisors, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserCulver City, CaliforniaCRD 150370SEC 801-72405IAPD
Latest filing Jan 2, 2015
First filing on the tape Nov 18, 2011 · 27 filings
RAUM
$74.0M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
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
11
11 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$74.0M as of Sep 29, 2014
Sep 4, 2012$46.4M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)10 as of Sep 29, 2014
Sep 4, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)12 as of Sep 29, 2014
Aug 13, 201315 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +90% over the last fiscal yearIARs 12 to 11
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 2, 2015; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$6.7MderivedRAUM 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
$96,104derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%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
1.8derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+90%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-17%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
selection of other advisers, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
770reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
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
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Anh Tuan Ngo · Director Of Operationscontrol
      since 07/2010 · owns less than 5%
    • Lowry Edward Price · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 10/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Bryce Jason Vanclef · Ceo, Presidentcontrol
      since 04/2009 · owns less than 5%
    • Bryce Jason Vanclef · Ceo, Presidentcontrol
      since 07/2009 · owns 75% or more of Vanclef Financial Group, Inc.
    Entity owners
    • Vanclef Financial Group, Inc. · Parent Company
      direct · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Canoga Park, CA
    • Carlsbad, CA
    • Perrysburg, OH
    • Plano, TX
    • Toledo, OH
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      Oct 21, 2014 to Dec 1, 2014
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 11
      Oct 9, 2014 to Oct 21, 2014
    • Advisory activities · 1 to 4
      Oct 9, 2014 to Oct 21, 2014
    • State-registered IARs · 9 to 11
      Oct 9, 2014 to Oct 21, 2014
    • Advisory employees · 10 to 9
      Sep 29, 2014 to Oct 4, 2014
    • BD registered reps · 12 to 11
      Sep 29, 2014 to Oct 4, 2014
    • Employees · 12 to 11
      Sep 29, 2014 to Oct 4, 2014
    • State-registered IARs · 10 to 9
      Sep 29, 2014 to Oct 4, 2014
    • Accounts · 500 to 770
      Jul 28, 2014 to Sep 29, 2014
    • State-registered IARs · 12 to 10
      Jul 28, 2014 to Sep 29, 2014
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $38.8M to $74.0M
      Jul 28, 2014 to Sep 29, 2014
    • RAUM · $38.8M to $74.0M
      Jul 28, 2014 to Sep 29, 2014
    • Related adviser · true to false
      Jul 28, 2014 to Sep 29, 2014
    • Employees · 14 to 12
      Nov 22, 2013 to Mar 27, 2014
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Nov 22, 2013 to Mar 27, 2014
    • BD registered reps · 13 to 12
      Aug 22, 2013 to Sep 19, 2013
    • Employees · 15 to 14
      Aug 22, 2013 to Sep 19, 2013
    • Accounts · 582 to 500
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 10
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 1
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • BD registered reps · 8 to 13
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • Employees · 8 to 15
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 0
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 12
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $46.4M to $38.8M
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • RAUM · $46.4M to $38.8M
      May 1, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013
    • Advisory employees · unset to 8.0
      Sep 28, 2012 to Feb 5, 2013
    • BD registered reps · unset to 8.0
      Sep 28, 2012 to Feb 5, 2013
    • Employees · unset to 8.0
      Sep 28, 2012 to Feb 5, 2013
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 8
      Sep 28, 2012 to Feb 5, 2013
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Sep 20, 2012 to Sep 28, 2012
    • Related adviser · true to false
      Sep 20, 2012 to Sep 28, 2012
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 5 to 3
      Sep 4, 2012 to Sep 20, 2012
    • HQ city · SANTA MONICA to CULVER CITY
      Sep 4, 2012 to Sep 20, 2012
    • Accounts · 130 to 582
      May 7, 2012 to Sep 4, 2012
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $47.0M to $46.4M
      May 7, 2012 to Sep 4, 2012
    • RAUM · $47.0M to $46.4M
      May 7, 2012 to Sep 4, 2012
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Mar 30, 2012 to May 2, 2012
    • Insurance-licensed employees · unset to 5.0
      Dec 15, 2011 to Mar 30, 2012
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $47.4M to $47.0M
      Dec 15, 2011 to Mar 30, 2012
    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.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda 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