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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

Flexpath Strategies

Other adviserAliso Viejo, CaliforniaCRD 174306SEC 801-80914websiteIAPD
Legal name Flexpath Strategies LLC
Latest filing Jun 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 23, 2015 · 43 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 13, 2015
RAUM
$2.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$971M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
43 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.9B as of Jun 26, 2026
Mar 7, 2016$850M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Sep 18, 2025
Mar 22, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jun 26, 2026
Mar 7, 20167 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Jun 26, 2026
Mar 7, 20167 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -96% over the last fiscal year-58% a year over threeIARs 11 to 3offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 26, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
$971MderivedRAUM 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
$3.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-96%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-73%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Corporations and businesses$2.9B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
741reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Lauren NeenoAliso Viejo, CaApr 1, 202212 y0
Brian Allen RobertsChartered Financial AnalystAliso Viejo, Ca Nov 10, 202239 y3
Jeffrey Scott ElvanderChartered Financial AnalystAliso Viejo, CaApr 14, 202621 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Ann Jami Chapman · Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • Dominic Nicholas Dellavedova · Presidentcontrol
    since 12/2014 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Scott Jeffrey Elvander · Svp, Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • Joseph Vincent Giovinazzo · Ceocontrol
    since 12/2024 · owns 25% to 50%
  • (Nmn) Monique Schulman · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 02/2024 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Cub Fp Parent, LLC · Owner
    direct · owns 25% to 50%
  • Cub Financing Intermediate, LLC · Managing Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Great Gray Group, LLC
  • Cub Holdco, LLC · Managing Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Cub Intermediate Holdco, LLC
  • Cub Intermediate Holdco, LLC · Managing Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Cub Financing Intermediate, LLC
  • Great Gray Group, LLC · Managing Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Cub Fp Parent, LLC
  • Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Viii-B, L.P. · Member
    indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Cub Holdco, LLC
  • Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Viii-C, L.P. · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mdcp Viii-C Cub Blocker, Inc.
  • Madison Dearborn Partners · General Partner
    indirect · owns F of Madison Dearborn Partners Viii-A&C, L.P.
  • Madison Dearborn Partners Viii-A&C, L.P. · General Partner
    indirect · owns F of Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Viii-C, L.P.
  • Madison Dearborn Partners Viii-B, L.P. · General Partner
    indirect · owns F of Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Viii-B, L.P.
  • Mdcp Viii-C Cub Blocker, Inc. · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mdcp Viii-C Cub Splitter, L.P.
  • Mdcp Viii-C Cub Splitter, L.P. · Member
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Cub Holdco, LLC
  • Other Investor Flexpath Blocker LLC · Owner
    direct · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Great Gray Trust Company
    n
Advisers that list Flexpath Strategies as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Aliso Viejo, Ca · principal310
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • advisor count dropChange between filings · filing Feb 6, 2026
    advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 11.0 to 3.0 (-73.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-17 and 2026-02-06; the peer median change was 0.0% (44 comparable advisers, 5.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (44) · 4.7% percentile
  • discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 6, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM moved from 4.0% to 100.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-17 and 2026-02-06
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (247)
  • employee count dropChange between filings · filing Feb 6, 2026
    employees (Item 5.A) moved from 28.0 to 5.0 (-82.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-17 and 2026-02-06; the peer median change was 0.0% (152 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (152) · 0.7% percentile
  • institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 6, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM moved from 4.0% to 100.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-17 and 2026-02-06
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (247)
  • RAUM down 50 %Change between filings · filing Feb 6, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $79,850,427,347 to $2,913,734,672 (-96.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-17 and 2026-02-06; the peer median change was +11.0% (231 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (231) · 0.0% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 740 to 741
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 3
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 1 to 3
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • Corporate clients · unset to 741.0
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 740.0 to unset
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $2.9B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · 2700000000.0 to unset
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • RAUM · $2.7B to $2.9B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
  • Accounts · 905 to 740
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 12 to 5
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 2 to 1
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 904 to 740
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 1.0 to unset
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Employees · 28 to 5
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 11 to 3
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Other offices · 3 to 1
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.9B to $2.7B
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $77B to $0
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $2.9B to $2.7B
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · 76951612179.0 to unset
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • RAUM · $80B to $2.7B
    Sep 18, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
  • Other offices · 0 to 3
    Jun 5, 2025 to Sep 18, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    May 9, 2025 to Jun 5, 2025
  • Accounts · 902 to 905
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 13 to 12
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 901 to 904
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Employees · 25 to 28
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 11
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $66B to $2.9B
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $77B
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $2.0B to $2.9B
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $64B to $77B
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • RAUM · $66B to $80B
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
  • Accounts · 955 to 902
    Mar 22, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 755 to 901
    Mar 22, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 200 to 1
    Mar 22, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $54B to $66B
    Mar 22, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024
Signals
24 dated events
  • Flexpath Strategies reported RAUM $2.7B, down 97% from $79.9B (2025-09-18 to 2025-12-01)
    Dec 1, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • Joseph Vincent Giovinazzo (Ceo) appeared on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies
    Sep 26, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Dominic Nicholas Dellavedova (President) appeared on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies
    Sep 26, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Ann Jami Chapman (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies
    Sep 26, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Scott Jeffrey Elvander (Svp, Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies
    Sep 26, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Joseph Vincent Giovinazzo (Ceo) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2024-09-24, absent 2024-09-24)
    Sep 24, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Dominic Nicholas Dellavedova (President) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2024-09-24, absent 2024-09-24)
    Sep 24, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Ann Jami Chapman (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2024-09-24, absent 2024-09-24)
    Sep 24, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Scott Jeffrey Elvander (Svp, Chief Investment Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2024-09-24, absent 2024-09-24)
    Sep 24, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Flexpath Strategies reported RAUM $54.2B, up 37% from $39.5B (2024-02-15 to 2024-03-22)
    Mar 22, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • (Nmn) Monique Schulman (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies
    Feb 15, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Scott Jeffrey Cannizzaro (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2024-01-04, absent 2024-02-15)
    Feb 15, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Scott Jeffrey Cannizzaro (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies
    Sep 8, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Barry Joel Shapiro (Senior Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2023-03-31, absent 2023-08-16)
    Aug 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Alan Blake Bjordahl (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2023-03-31, absent 2023-08-16)
    Aug 16, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Brett Evert N Nilsson left Flexpath Strategies for Creative Planning (registered 2023-07-24)
    Jul 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Flexpath Strategies reported RAUM $36.2B, up 56% from $23.2B (2021-03-29 to 2022-03-30)
    Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Flexpath Strategies reported RAUM $23.2B, up 61% from $14.4B (2020-03-30 to 2021-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Flexpath Strategies reported RAUM $14.4B, up 104% from $7.1B (2019-09-10 to 2020-03-30)
    Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Flexpath Strategies reported RAUM $7.1B, up 39% from $5.1B (2018-03-22 to 2019-03-22)
    Mar 22, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
  • James Jeffrey Groves (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies (listed 2018-03-22, absent 2019-03-22)
    Mar 22, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • Alan Blake Bjordahl (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Flexpath Strategies
    Mar 22, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Flexpath Strategies reported RAUM $5.1B, up 56% from $3.3B (2017-12-19 to 2018-03-22)
    Mar 22, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
  • Flexpath Strategies filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jan 23, 2015 · 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
Website
FLEXPATHSTRATEGIES.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
949-418-6030reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 26, 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
Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$971Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026