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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

Davinci Financial Designs

Independent wealth managerColumbia, South CarolinaCRD 163362SEC 801-80733websiteIAPD
Legal name Davinci Financial Designs LLC
Latest filing Apr 29, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 9, 2012 · 60 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 25, 2015
RAUM
$223M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$220M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$44.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
60 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$223M as of Apr 29, 2026
Apr 2, 2013$55.9M then
HNW client RAUM$132M as of Apr 29, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$48.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Apr 29, 2026
Apr 2, 20139 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Apr 29, 2026
Apr 2, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+3.5% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 29, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • 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
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$44.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
70derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$178,259derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-49%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, publicationsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$220MreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$132M59%
  • Individuals$87.2M39%
  • Charitable organizations$3.2M1.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$61,0530.0%
Individual clients
306reported
HNW clients
44reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
1,250reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=5.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Patrick Paul BurgessCertified Financial PlannerColumbia, ScJan 25, 201326 y2
James Stuart AgostiniCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial ConsultantColumbia, ScApr 23, 201331 y2
David Wallace WellsColumbia, ScMay 6, 202233 y1
Jonathan Lawrence DootsonColumbia, ScApr 8, 202416 y0
Devin Andrew KileColumbia, ScJan 1, 202511 y0
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 headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
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
  • Stuart James Agostini · Manager And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 05/2012 · owns 75% or more
  • Stuart James Agostini · Ownercontrol
    since 01/2003 · owns 75% or more of Agostini & Associates Inc.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Davinci Risk Designs LLC
    real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Columbia, Sc · principal500
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Newport News, VA3 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • clients down average size upCombination · filing Apr 29, 2026
    private 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 $198,331,653 to $222,823,888, advisors 5 to 5, private clients 680 to 350, offices 0 to 0 (2025-03-31 to 2026-04-29)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
  • client count collapseChange between filings · filing Apr 29, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 680.0 to 350.0 (-49.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-29; the peer median change was +3.0% (3310 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,310) · 1.8% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,188 to 1,250
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 5 to 2
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW clients · 40 to 44
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual clients · 640 to 306
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $198M to $223M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $105M to $132M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $90.0M to $87.2M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • RAUM · $198M to $223M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,751 to 1,188
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 5
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 9 to 5
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 4 to 5
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 46 to 40
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual clients · 855 to 640
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Employees · 9 to 5
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 251-500
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 5
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $247M to $198M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $119M to $105M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $124M to $90.0M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $247M to $198M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,551 to 1,751
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 8
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 7 to 9
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Charity clients · 2 to 1
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 3 to 4
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 36 to 46
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 711 to 855
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 7 to 9
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 8
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $201M to $247M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $83.3M to $119M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $115M to $124M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $201M to $247M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,903 to 1,551
    Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
    Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 8 to 7
    Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Charity clients · 3 to 2
    Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 4 to 3
    Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
9 dated events
  • Stuart Alan Vaughn left Davinci Financial Designs for Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc (registered 2024-11-22)
    Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Marla A Warner left Davinci Financial Designs for Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc (registered 2026-02-09)
    Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Davinci Financial Designs (Columbia, SC) for Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC on the same day
    Dec 19, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Emily Anne Harker Smith left Davinci Financial Designs for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc (registered 2024-06-24)
    Apr 17, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Stuart Jeb Zoller (Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Davinci Financial Designs (listed 2022-03-31, absent 2022-11-01)
    Nov 1, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Jeb Stuart Zoller left Davinci Financial Designs for Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc (registered 2022-09-30)
    Oct 12, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Lara Elizabeth Ferguson left Davinci Financial Designs for Citizens Securities, Inc. (registered 2022-03-04)
    Mar 17, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Davinci Financial Designs reported RAUM $187.7M, down 36% from $294.1M (2019-10-07 to 2020-02-24)
    Feb 24, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Davinci Financial Designs filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Dec 8, 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
803-741-0134reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
803-741-0273reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
855-812-8844reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/22301049/adminreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
DAVINCIFINANCIALDESIGNS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
803-741-0134reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 29, 2026
Team page
davincifinancialdesigns.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
$44.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026