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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

Ascent Investment Partners, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserOverland Park, KansasCRD 152533SEC 801-70933IAPD
Latest filing Jun 20, 2018
First filing on the tape Dec 22, 2011 · 13 filings
RAUM
$1.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
89%
$945M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 30, 2012$845M then
HNW client RAUM: $945M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 18, 20132 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 18, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -1.7% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 20, 2018; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$533MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$653,102derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$716,797derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-1.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$945M89%
  • Corporations and businesses$93.2M8.7%
  • Charitable organizations$19.9M1.9%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$8.4M0.8%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
1,447reported
Pension plan clients
10reported
Charitable clients
15reported
Accounts
1,488reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $322M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Lee Sandra Pourcillie · Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 01/2010 · owns less than 5%
  • Christopher Martin Bicknell · Elected Managercontrol
    since 07/2007 · owns F of Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC
  • J Bethanie Glawson · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 03/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • Leigh Karen Sandnes · Vice President Of Operations
    since 06/2012 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Mariner Holdings, LLC · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC · Manager
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Holdings, LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Ascent Investment Partners, LLC as a related person
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • St. Louis, MO4 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,466 to 1,488
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Charity clients · unset to 15.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Corporate clients · unset to 16.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • HNW clients · unset to 1447.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 10.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Employees · 3 to 4
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Other offices · unset to 1.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • HNW RAUM · unset to 945038410.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 8425253.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Wrap assets (manager) · unset to 322493295.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · unset to 0.0
    Jul 17, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 30, 2017 to Jul 17, 2017
  • Employees · 4 to 3
    Mar 30, 2017 to Jul 17, 2017
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 30, 2017 to Jul 17, 2017
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Mar 30, 2017 to Jul 17, 2017
  • Accounts · 1,048 to 1,466
    Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 3
    Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
  • HQ city · LEAWOOD to OVERLAND PARK
    Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
  • Discretionary RAUM · $867M to $1.1B
    Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
  • RAUM · $867M to $1.1B
    Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
  • Accounts · 757 to 1,048
    Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 11, 2016
  • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
    Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 11, 2016
  • Discretionary RAUM · $766M to $867M
    Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 11, 2016
  • RAUM · $766M to $867M
    Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 11, 2016
  • Accounts · 681 to 757
    Mar 18, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
  • Employees · 3 to 4
    Mar 18, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
  • Discretionary RAUM · $735M to $766M
    Mar 18, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
  • RAUM · $735M to $766M
    Mar 18, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
  • Accounts · 602 to 681
    Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 18, 2014
  • HQ city · ST. LOUIS to LEAWOOD
    Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 18, 2014
  • HQ state · MO to KS
    Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 18, 2014
  • Discretionary RAUM · $827M to $735M
    Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 18, 2014
  • RAUM · $827M to $735M
    Mar 18, 2013 to Mar 18, 2014
  • Accounts · 486 to 602
    Sep 21, 2012 to Mar 18, 2013
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
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