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SEC-registered adviser

A••• C•••••• A•••••••

Independent wealth managerLos Angeles, CaliforniaCRD 151887SEC 801-130676websiteIAPD
Legal name A••• C•••••• A••••••• L••
Latest filing Apr 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 21, 2012 · 8 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 12, 2024
RAUM
$144M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$144M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$71.9M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
8 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$144M as of Apr 20, 2026
Mar 21, 2012$35.6M then
HNW client RAUM$137M as of Apr 20, 2026
Mar 20, 2025$116M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Apr 20, 2026
Mar 21, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Apr 20, 2026
Mar 20, 20253 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +17% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 20, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$71.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
22derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$5.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$860,895derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 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
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+7.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$21.0M, 8 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$137M96%
  • Individuals$6.4M4.5%
Individual clients
20reported
HNW clients
24reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
167reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$21.0M for 8 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 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
J••• C•••••• F•••Certified Financial PlannerLos Angeles, CaNov 13, 200924 y1
J••• P•••••• D••••••Chartered Financial AnalystLos Angeles, CaJul 18, 202429 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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • F•••• J•••• C•••••• · Managing Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 11/2009 · owns less than 5%
  • C••••• K••••• N•• · Trusteecontrol
    since 09/2006 · owns 50% to 75% of F••• F••••• T••••
  • F•••• J•••• C•••••• · Trusteecontrol
    since 09/2006 · owns 50% to 75% of F••• F••••• T••••
Entity owners
  • F••• F••••• T•••• · Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Los Angeles, Ca · principal200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 153 to 167
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW clients · 22 to 24
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual clients · 19 to 20
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $13.5M to $21.0M
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Employees · 3 to 4
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $122M to $144M
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $116M to $137M
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $6.8M to $6.4M
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • RAUM · $122M to $144M
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Related adviser · true to false
    Mar 20, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Accounts · 160 to 153
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • HNW clients · 23 to 22
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Individual clients · 17 to 19
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $27.9M to $13.5M
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $120M to $122M
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $115M to $116M
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $5.3M to $6.8M
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • RAUM · $120M to $122M
    Aug 21, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Accounts · 81 to 160
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Advisory employees · unset to 2.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • HNW clients · unset to 23.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Individual clients · unset to 17.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Assets in custody · unset to 27921445.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Employees · unset to 3.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 26-50
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 0 to 2
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Other offices · unset to 0.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $36.8M to $120M
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · unset to 114812366.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 5300611.0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.1M to $0
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • RAUM · $38.8M to $120M
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Jul 17, 2012 to Jun 12, 2024
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
    May 31, 2012 to Jul 17, 2012
  • Accounts · 75 to 81
    Mar 21, 2012 to May 31, 2012
  • Discretionary RAUM · $33.8M to $36.8M
    Mar 21, 2012 to May 31, 2012
Signals
1 dated events
  • A••• C•••••• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jun 12, 2024 · First SEC registration · 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@aquaca.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
310-492-9680reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/aqua-capital-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
AQUACA.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
310-492-9680reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 20, 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
$71.9Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026