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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
Pacific Capital
Legal name Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors, Inc.
Latest filing Sep 8, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 14, 2011 · 63 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 3, 2014
RAUM
$821M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$809M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$164M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
63 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$669M as of Mar 5, 2026
Mar 19, 2012$53.8M then
HNW client RAUM$655M as of Mar 5, 2026
Feb 2, 2018$89.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 5, 2026
Mar 19, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Mar 5, 2026
Feb 24, 20154 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +25% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 8, 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
- UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
- RAUM per advisor
- $164MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 14derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $13.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $2.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +2.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -52%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $508M, 45 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- 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
- High-net-worth individuals$806M98%
- Charitable organizations$11.9M1.5%
- Individuals$2.7M0.3%
- Individual clients
- 13reported
- HNW clients
- 59reported
- Pension plan clients
- 5reported
- Charitable clients
- 1reported
- Accounts
- 336reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $508M for 45 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad T Willardson | Corona, Ca | Jan 21, 2018 | 23 y | 1 |
| Morgan Jeffrey FippingerCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Corona, Ca | Jul 10, 2024 | 10 y | 2 |
| Joshua ConiglioCertified Financial Planner | Corona, Ca | Sep 18, 2024 | 10 y | 1 |
| Randall Arthur FrancisCertified Financial Planner | Corona, Ca | Sep 18, 2024 | 12 y | 1 |
| Bruno Leopold Krenn | Corona, Ca | Mar 11, 2025 | 11 y | 1 |
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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Blake Ashton Wilkinson to Deseret Point Partners LLCMay 21, 2024 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Darin Glen Tuttle to Tuttle Ventures, LLCJun 23, 2021 · Other
- Kirill Vasilyev to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedJun 7, 2019 · RIA to wirehouse
- Cory Persson to Axxcess Wealth Management, LLCApr 3, 2018 · Other
Joined, latest
- Bruno Leopold Krenn from Thrivent Investment Management Inc.Mar 11, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Joshua Coniglio from USA Financial Securities LLCSep 18, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Randall Arthur Francis from LPL Financial LLCSep 18, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Morgan Jeffrey Fippinger from Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.Jul 10, 2024 · Other
- Darin Glen Tuttle from KeatsconnellyJul 12, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- Chad T Willardson from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedJan 21, 2018 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- T Chad Willardson · President And Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 11/2011 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona, Ca · principal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Newport Beach, CA2 employees
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- unusually large average HNW clientStatic outlier · filing Sep 8, 2026HNW RAUM per HNW client of $13,661,863 against a peer median of $3,135,307 (1405 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 6.9 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,405) · 98% percentile
- clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 5, 2026private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $654,348,900 to $668,641,467, advisors 5 to 5, private clients 153 to 73, offices 1 to 1 (2025-04-23 to 2026-03-05)peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
- account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 5, 2026accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 577.0 to 309.0 (-46.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-23 and 2026-03-05; the peer median change was +6.0% (1256 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,256) · 1.9% percentile
- client count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 5, 2026individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 153.0 to 73.0 (-52.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-23 and 2026-03-05; the peer median change was +5.0% (1216 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,216) · 1.2% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 309 to 336Mar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- HNW clients · 62 to 59Mar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Individual clients · 11 to 13Mar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Assets in custody · $442M to $508MMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Mar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $669M to $821MMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $655M to $806MMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $2.0M to $2.7MMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- RAUM · $669M to $821MMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Related adviser · false to unsetMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Related bank · false to unsetMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Related broker-dealer · false to unsetMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Related insurance company · false to unsetMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetMar 5, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
- Accounts · 298 to 309Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- HNW clients · 58 to 62Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Assets in custody · $293M to $442MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $655M to $669MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $642M to $655MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $2.1M to $2.0MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- RAUM · $655M to $669MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Accounts · 577 to 298Apr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Advisory employees · 5 to 6Apr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Advisory activities · 2 to 4Apr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- HNW clients · 106 to 58Apr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Individual clients · 47 to 11Apr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0Apr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Assets in custody · $309M to $293MApr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Custody of client assets · false to trueApr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $654M to $655MApr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $628M to $642MApr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $16.9M to $2.1MApr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0Apr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- RAUM · $654M to $655MApr 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
- Accounts · 572 to 577Oct 2, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025
- Corporate clients · 8.0 to unsetOct 2, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025
- HNW clients · 85 to 106Oct 2, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025
- Individual clients · 62 to 47Oct 2, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025
- Assets in custody · $342M to $309MOct 2, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025
Signals
5 dated events
- Pacific Capital reported RAUM $661.2M, up 26% from $525.9M (2024-07-10 to 2024-09-11)Sep 11, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- Blake Ashton Wilkinson left Pacific Capital for Deseret Point Partners Llc (registered 2026-05-14)May 21, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Pacific Capital reported RAUM $525.0M, up 36% from $386.5M (2022-02-22 to 2023-02-10)Feb 10, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
- Pacific Capital reported RAUM $375.3M, up 76% from $213.4M (2021-06-23 to 2021-08-19)Aug 19, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Pacific Capital filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Oct 15, 2014 · 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 phone
- 844-777-8777reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/pacific-capitalreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- PACIFICCAPITAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 844-777-8777reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 8, 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
- $164Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026