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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

Ptma Investment Advisors

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Denver, ColoradoCRD 159189SEC 801-72782websiteIAPD
Legal name Public Trust Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Apr 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 28, 2011 · 41 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 13, 2011
RAUM
$104B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
12
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$8.7B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
157
81 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
13
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
41 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$104B as of Apr 30, 2026
Feb 6, 2012$3.3B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)12 as of Apr 30, 2026
Feb 6, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)157 as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 25, 201315 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +11% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 8 to 12offices 6 to 13
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • PE backed · a Schedule A entity owner at 25 percent or more whose exact legal name is a PE fund vehicle or a classified PE sponsor on the DFX private equity graph
RAUM per advisor
$8.7BderivedRAUM 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
$436MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
15%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
13.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.9derived14 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$89B, 11 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$89B85%
  • State and municipal entities$16B15%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
239reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$89B for 11 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.85 institutional_share=0.15 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=73.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
12 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Othneil Stockwell WaudChartered Financial AnalystDenver, CoMar 1, 201614 y0
Manuel Norman San LuisDenver, CoApr 7, 201619 y1
Mark John CregerDenver, CoApr 7, 201629 y1
Robert Joseph ShullDenver, CoJun 10, 202216 y5
Sean Joseph FitzgeraldDenver, CoSep 30, 202210 y0
Brett Stephen ParsonsDenver, CoMar 16, 202311 y0
Danielle Elizabeth Steers CampbellDenver, CoAug 23, 202319 y0
Adam Casey GunningDenver, CoSep 27, 202315 y1
Charles Macinnes LangfordDenver, CoMar 25, 202511 y0
Gregory Taylor HansenDenver, CoOct 20, 202510 y0
Trevor Scott DavenportDenver, CoNov 12, 202512 y4
Carolyn Jean AndersonDenver, CoNov 21, 202527 y3
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • William Todd Alton · Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • O'Neill James Davis · Executive Chairmancontrol
      since 10/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • Sandra Fitzgerald · Chief Financial Officercontrol
      since 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Matthew Starr · Managing Directorcontrol
      since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • Brian Sugrue · Chief Information Officercontrol
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • N. Thomas Tight · Managing Directorcontrol
      since 05/2012 · owns less than 5%
    • Stockwell Othneil Waud · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 02/2018 · owns less than 5%
    • Tomasz Jennifer Welsh · General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 07/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Joseph Donald Edwards · Trusteecontrol
      since 06/2000 · owns F of Donald J Edwards Revocable Trust
    • Joseph Donald Edwards · Sole Membercontrol
      since 03/2022 · owns 75% or more of Flexpoint Ultimate Management V, LLC
    Entity owners
    • Pinnacle Purchaser, LLC · Member
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Donald J Edwards Revocable Trust · Limited Partner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Flexpoint Management V, L.P.
    • Flexpoint Fund V-A, L.P. · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Pinnacle Ff Aggregator, LLC
    • Flexpoint Management V, L.P. · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Flexpoint Fund V-A, L.P.
    • Flexpoint Ultimate Management V, LLC · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Flexpoint Management V, L.P.
    • Pinnacle Equityco, LLC · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Pinnacle Intermediateco, LLC
    • Pinnacle Ff Aggregator, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Pma-Pta Holdings, LLC
    • Pinnacle Intermediateco, LLC · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Pinnacle Purchaser, LLC
    • Pma Parent Holdings, LLC · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Pinnacle Equityco, LLC
    • Pma-Pta Holdings, LLC · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Ta Pma Purchaser, LLC
    • Ta Assocaites Cayman, LLC · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Ta Associates Xiv Gp, L.P.
    • Ta Associate Xiv Gp, L.P. · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Ta Xiv-B Pma Subsidiary Partnership, L.P.
    • Ta Associates Pma Holdings, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Pma-Pta Holdings, LLC
    • Ta Associates Xiv Gp, L.P. · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Ta Xiv-A, L.P.
    • Ta Associates Xiv Gp, L.P. · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Ta Xiv-B, L.P.
    • Ta Pma Intermediate, LLC · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Pma Parent Holdings, LLC
    • Ta Pma Purchaser, LLC · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Ta Pma Intermediate, LLC
    • Ta Xiv-A, L.P. · Member
      indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Ta Associates Pma Holdings, LLC
    • Ta Xiv-B Pma Blocker Corp · Limited Partner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Ta Xiv-B Pma Subsidiary Partnership, L.P.
    • Ta Xiv-B Pma Subsidiary Partnership, L.P. · Member
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Ta Associates Pma Holdings, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Ptma Investment Advisors as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Denver, Co · principal1230
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Hopewell Junction, NY10 employees
    • Orlando, FL8 employees
    • Pleasanton, CA5 employees
    • Richardson, TX4 employees
    • Naperville, IL1 employees
    • Chamblee, GA1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • advisor count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
      advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 8.0 to 12.0 (+50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30; the peer median change was +3.0% (51 comparable advisers, 94.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: asset managers, $20B and over (51) · 94% percentile
    • employee count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
      employees (Item 5.A) moved from 93.0 to 157.0 (+69.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30; the peer median change was +3.0% (462 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: asset managers, $20B and over (462) · 98% percentile
    • office count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
      offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 6.0 to 13.0 (+117.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30; the peer median change was 0.0% (198 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: asset managers, $20B and over (198) · 99% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 241 to 239
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 13 to 81
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • BD registered reps · 13 to 73
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 12 to 11
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $80B to $89B
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Employees · 93 to 157
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 28
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 12
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Other offices · 6 to 13
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $90B to $99B
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.3B to $5.3B
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $80B to $89B
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • RAUM · $94B to $104B
      Jan 21, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Jul 14, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
    • Accounts · 82 to 241
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 16 to 13
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 0 to 13
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Business name · PUBLIC TRUST ADVISORS, LLC to PTMA INVESTMENT ADVISORS
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 11 to 12
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $68B to $80B
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Employees · 81 to 93
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 10 to 8
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $69B to $90B
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12B to $4.3B
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $68B to $80B
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $81B to $94B
      Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Other offices · 5 to 6
      Mar 28, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Mar 28, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024
    • Related broker-dealer · false to true
      Mar 28, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024
    • Accounts · 89 to 82
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 9 to 11
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $53B to $68B
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Employees · 78 to 81
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 9 to 10
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Other offices · 6 to 5
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $61B to $69B
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.4B to $12B
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $53B to $68B
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • RAUM · $65B to $81B
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Accounts · 76 to 89
      Feb 6, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
    Signals
    21 dated events
    • Ptma Investment Advisors reported 13 offices beyond its principal office, up from 6 (2026-01-21 to 2026-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2026 · Office count change · derived
    • Cory Robert Gebel left Ptma Investment Advisors for Ridgeline Public Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-06-03)
      May 21, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • S. Randy Palomba (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors (listed 2024-03-28, absent 2024-12-10)
      Dec 10, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • D. Thomas Jordan (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors (listed 2024-03-28, absent 2024-12-10)
      Dec 10, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • F. John Grady (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors (listed 2024-03-28, absent 2024-12-10)
      Dec 10, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • M. Christopher Debow (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors (listed 2024-03-28, absent 2024-12-10)
      Dec 10, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • O'Neill James Davis (Executive Chairman) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Dec 10, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Joseph Donald Edwards (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Dec 10, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Dylana Lee Gross left Ptma Investment Advisors for Piper Sandler & Co. (registered 2024-09-11)
      Aug 26, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Stockwell Othneil Waud (Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Mar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Matthew Starr (Managing Director) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Mar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Sandra Fitzgerald (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Mar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Brian Sugrue (Chief Information Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Mar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Brent William Turner left Ptma Investment Advisors for Meeder Public Funds, Inc. (registered 2024-09-09)
      Jul 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Ptma Investment Advisors reported RAUM $64.9B, up 26% from $51.5B (2023-02-06 to 2023-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • S. Barry Howsden (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors (listed 2022-02-25, absent 2022-07-21)
      Jul 21, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • J Stephen Dixon (Chief Risk Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors (listed 2022-02-25, absent 2022-07-21)
      Jul 21, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • Tomasz Jennifer Welsh (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Jul 21, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
    • William Todd Alton (President) appeared on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors
      Jan 29, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • Ptma Investment Advisors reported RAUM $42.3B, up 29% from $32.8B (2019-10-11 to 2020-03-26)
      Mar 26, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • S. Gregory Wright (President) no longer on Schedule A of Ptma Investment Advisors (listed 2019-03-29, absent 2019-10-08)
      Oct 8, 2019 · Control person left · inference
    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
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/publictrustreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/floridaclassreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    ptma.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    855-395-3954reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 30, 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
    $8.7Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026