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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

Mariner Wealth Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserOverland Park, KansasCRD 174099SEC 801-80790IAPD
Legal name Vantage Investment Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Jul 31, 2018
First filing on the tape Dec 18, 2014 · 15 filings
RAUM
$1.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$1.3B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
24
14 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.4B as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 26, 2015$1.1B then
HNW client RAUM: $701M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)14 as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 26, 20158 then
Employees (5.A)24 as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 26, 201514 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +17% over the last fiscal year+7.2% a year over threeIARs 11 to 14
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 31, 2018; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$98.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
323derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$174,955derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+17%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+27%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$54.5M, 170 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)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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$701M51%
  • Individuals$645M47%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$28.9M2.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$5.5M0.4%
  • Charitable organizations$3.9M0.3%
Individual clients
4,244reported
HNW clients
277reported
Pension plan clients
69reported
Charitable clients
20reported
Accounts
7,916reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$54.5M for 170 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
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
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Teams outTeams in
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Cheryl Bicknell · Chief Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officercontrol
    since 09/2013 · owns less than 5%
  • Roy Robert Thomas · Presidentcontrol
    since 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • Christopher Martin Bicknell · Elected Managercontrol
    since 04/2008 · owns F of Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC
  • Roy Robert Thomas · Managing Membercontrol
    since 11/2009 · owns 75% or more of Art Investment Partners, LLC
  • Jenelle Anne Dorian · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Art Investment Partners, LLC · Member
    direct · owns 25% to 50%
  • Mariner Wealth Advisors · Managing Member
    direct · owns 50% to 75%
  • Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC · Manager
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Holdings, LLC
  • Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC · Managing Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Wealth Advisors
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Mariner Wealth Advisors as a related person
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • State College, PA14 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Business name · VANTAGE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC to MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS
    Jul 31, 2018 to Jul 31, 2018
  • Accounts · 7,304 to 7,916
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Advisory employees · 11 to 14
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • BD registered reps · 1 to 0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Charity clients · unset to 20.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Corporate clients · unset to 12.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • HNW clients · unset to 277.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Individual clients · unset to 4244.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 69.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Assets in custody · unset to 54508377.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Employees · 22 to 24
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 14
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • State-registered IARs · 11 to 14
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Other offices · unset to 2.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3B
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • HNW RAUM · unset to 701293148.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 645319331.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $58.9M to $43.9M
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 28858910.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4B
    Jul 12, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
  • HQ city · LEAWOOD to OVERLAND PARK
    Feb 7, 2017 to Jul 12, 2017
  • Related bank · false to true
    Feb 7, 2017 to Jul 12, 2017
  • Accounts · 7,464 to 7,304
    Jul 27, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017
  • Employees · 17 to 22
    Jul 27, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 3
    Jul 27, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
    Jul 27, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $55.8M to $58.9M
    Jul 27, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017
  • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
    Jul 27, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017
  • Related bank · true to false
    Jul 27, 2016 to Feb 2, 2017
  • Accounts · 6,619 to 7,464
    Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 29, 2016
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 11
    Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 29, 2016
  • BD registered reps · 0 to 1
    Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 29, 2016
  • Employees · 14 to 17
    Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 29, 2016
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
    Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 29, 2016
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 11-25
    Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 29, 2016
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 11
    Oct 8, 2015 to Jan 29, 2016
Signals
1 dated events
  • Mwa - Vic, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Dec 18, 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.
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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Sep 14, 2026