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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
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Sep 4, 2026
First filing on the tape May 27, 2015 · 56 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 11, 2015
RAUM
$20B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
55%
of RAUM
Private clients
83%
$17B individuals and HNW
Advisors
30
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$665M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
94
31 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
16
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
56 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$20B as of May 26, 2026
Mar 29, 2016$1.8B then
HNW client RAUM$16B as of May 26, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$4.5B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)31 as of May 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20169 then
Employees (5.A)94 as of May 26, 2026
Mar 29, 201617 then
Private funds16 as of May 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20182 then
RAUM -16% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 34 to 31offices 10 to 16
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 4, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
- 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
- $665MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 21derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $27.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $2.0MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 55%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 4.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 3.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.8derived17 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- -16%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -8.8%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -16%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 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
- Wrap fee program
- $9.5MreportedItem 5.I
- Custody
- $5.8B, 1,632 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
- is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
- 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$16B82%
- Corporations and businesses$2.5B12%
- Charitable organizations$925M4.6%
- Individuals$194M1.0%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$16.1M0.1%
- Individual clients
- 51reported
- HNW clients
- 588reported
- Pension plan clients
- 38reported
- Charitable clients
- 9reported
- Accounts
- 9,778reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- $5.8B for 1,632 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.83 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.05 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=25.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
28 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Christopher Lee | Chicago, Il | Jul 24, 2015 | 20 y | 2 |
| Thomas Peter Palecek | Incline Village, Nv | Jul 27, 2015 | 20 y | 1 |
| Daniela Pedley | San Francisco, Ca | Aug 17, 2015 | 26 y | 2 |
| Michael Charles Cohen | New York, Ny | Oct 9, 2015 | 33 y | 2 |
| Jerome D Lucas | New York, Ny | Oct 9, 2015 | 32 y | 1 |
| Peter C. Gambee | New York, Ny | Oct 12, 2015 | 25 y | 2 |
| Megan Sclafani Vacca | New York, Ny | Oct 12, 2015 | 21 y | 3 |
| Lauren Sardina Cosulich | New York, Ny | Oct 14, 2015 | 19 y | 2 |
| Benjamin Paul Johnson | New York, Ny | Aug 11, 2016 | 22 y | 2 |
| Michelle Walker Rudd | Seattle, Wa | Jul 3, 2019 | 31 y | 3 |
| Kevin Charles CurtisCertified Financial Planner | Harrisburg, Pa | Aug 23, 2019 | 35 y | 1 |
| Jonathan Douglas Williams | New York, Ny | Aug 26, 2019 | 17 y | 1 |
| Jonathan Louis NickowCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Chicago, Il | Feb 24, 2021 | 10 y | 0 |
| Danielle Patricia Mchugh | New York, Ny | Jul 27, 2021 | 27 y | 2 |
| David Wade RomhiltChartered Financial Analyst | New York, Ny | Jul 27, 2021 | 11 y | 0 |
| Jack Barry Petersen | New York, Ny | Jul 29, 2021 | 32 y | 3 |
| Seth Aaron Katz | New York, Ny | Sep 14, 2021 | 10 y | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilson | New York, Ny | Dec 16, 2022 | 10 y | 0 |
| Robert Andres Homar Lopez | New York, Ny | Feb 28, 2024 | 10 y | 3 |
| Dimitre Ivanov | New York, Ny | Apr 9, 2024 | 24 y | 3 |
| Matthew Fielding MarshCertified Financial Planner | Denver, Co | May 30, 2024 | 24 y | 6 |
| Shima SalehiCertified Financial Planner | Lake Oswego, Or | May 31, 2024 | 15 y | 3 |
| Jose Alberto Reynoso | New York, Ny | May 20, 2025 | 29 y | 1 |
| Jonathan Stephen PowellChartered Financial Analyst | Wilton, Ct | Jun 3, 2025 | 12 y | 1 |
| Lawrence Aloysius Whipple | Wayzata, Mn | Dec 9, 2025 | 30 y | 2 |
| Jerome C Deren | Dallas, Tx | Jan 1, 2026 | 20 y | 1 |
| John William Scarborough | San Francisco, Ca | Jan 1, 2026 | 21 y | 1 |
| David Ryan Hultman | New York, Ny | Feb 16, 2026 | 23 y | 4 |
Advisor movement
6 left, 4 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 20% of current headcount7 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Adam Michael Betancourt to New Edge WealthDec 1, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Alexander Shapses to New Edge WealthDec 1, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Justin Castenskiold Waterman to New Edge WealthDec 1, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Dominick J Trapasso to New Edge WealthDec 1, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Sarah N Silverio to New Edge WealthDec 1, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Antonio Morel to Empower Advisory Group, LLCSep 22, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Joseph W. Shenton to Permanent Capital Management, LPFeb 23, 2024 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
Joined, latest
- David Ryan Hultman from LPL Financial LLCFeb 16, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- John William Scarborough from Barclays Capital Inc.Jan 1, 2026 · Other
- Jerome C Deren from Presidio Capital Advisors LLCJan 1, 2026 · Other
- Lawrence Aloysius Whipple from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedDec 9, 2025 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Jonathan Stephen Powell from Barclays Capital Inc.Jun 3, 2025 · Other
- Jose Alberto Reynoso from Citizens Private WealthMay 20, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Antonio Morel from LPL Financial LLCNov 22, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Paul Damien Hoskin from LPL Financial LLCAug 19, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Shima Salehi from LPL Financial LLCMay 31, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Matthew Fielding Marsh from LPL Financial LLCMay 30, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Danielle Rae Louton from Galecki Financial Management IncApr 10, 2024 · Other
- Dimitre Ivanov from LPL Financial LLCApr 9, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Robert Andres Homar Lopez from Bancwest Investment Services, Inc. (Bwis)Feb 28, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Justin Castenskiold Waterman from Citigroup Global Markets Inc.Sep 3, 2021 · Other
- Jack Barry Petersen from Barclays Capital Inc.Jul 29, 2021 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 4 left for New Edge WealthDec 1, 2025 · New York, Ny
- 4 joined from Barclays Capital Inc.Oct 22, 2015 · New York, Ny
- 2 joined from Barclays Capital Inc.Aug 25, 2015 · San Francisco, Ca
- 3 joined from Barclays Capital Inc.Aug 8, 2015 · San Francisco, Ca
- 2 joined from Barclays Capital Inc.Aug 8, 2015 · Chicago, Il
- 2 joined from Barclays Capital Inc.Aug 8, 2015 · New York, Ny
Private funds
21 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Joseph Erigo · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
- Barry Jack Petersen · Manager/Membercontrolsince 07/2015 · owns less than 5%
- Alan Raboy · Chief Financial Officercontrolsince 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
- Wade David Romhilt · Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 07/2015 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- Summit Trail Holdings, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
- Kilo Summit Trail, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 5% to 10%
- Cedar Kilo Trust · Memberindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kilo Summit Trail, LLC
- Magnolia Kilo Trust · Memberindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kilo Summit Trail, LLC
- Redwood Kilo Trust · Memberindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kilo Summit Trail, LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Summit Trail Securities, LLCbroker-dealery
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, Ny · principal | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| San Francisco, Ca | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chicago, Il | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Harrisburg, Pa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- San Francisco, CA3 employees
- Harrisburg, PA2 employees
- , 2 employees
- Chevy Chase, MD1 employees
- Seattle, WA1 employees
ADV anomalies
8 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 4, 2026RABOY, ALAN (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-10-11 and 2026-09-04peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 4, 2026PETERSEN, JACK, BARRY (MANAGER/MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-10-11 and 2026-09-04peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- institutional to wealth shiftCombination · filing Apr 23, 2026institutional share fell 15 points or more while private-client share rose 15 points or more. RAUM $23,635,841,356 to $19,941,615,810, advisors 34 to 31, private clients 757 to 639, offices 10 to 17 (2025-03-31 to 2026-04-23)peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026private-client share of RAUM moved from 67.0% to 83.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- account count collapseChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 19,295.0 to 9,778.0 (-49.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23; the peer median change was +8.0% (253 comparable advisers, 3.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (253) · 2.8% percentile
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 67.0% to 82.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026institutional share of RAUM moved from 33.0% to 17.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
- office count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 10.0 to 17.0 (+70.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23; the peer median change was 0.0% (142 comparable advisers, 92.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (142) · 92% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100May 26, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
- Private funds · 16 to unsetMay 26, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetMay 26, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
- Other offices · 17 to 16Apr 23, 2026 to May 26, 2026
- Other offices · 16 to 17Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 23, 2026
- Accounts · 22,528 to 9,778Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 34 to 31Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- BD registered reps · 33 to 25Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Charity clients · 118 to 9Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Corporate clients · 193 to 56Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 679 to 588Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual clients · 131 to 51Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 64 to 38Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Assets in custody · $15B to $5.8BDec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Employees · 107 to 94Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 51-100Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 34 to 31Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Other offices · 12 to 16Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Private funds · 20 to 16Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $13B to $11BDec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $18B to $16BDec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $154M to $194MDec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $13B to $8.9BDec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $71.1M to $16.1MDec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $26B to $20BDec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Other offices · 10 to 12Aug 22, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
- Accounts · 19,295 to 22,528Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Charity clients · 114 to 118Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Corporate clients · 203 to 193Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- HNW clients · 635 to 679Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Individual clients · 122 to 131Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 58 to 64Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $10B to $13BJul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $16B to $18BJul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $74.5M to $154MJul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $13B to $13BJul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $59.8M to $71.1MJul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- RAUM · $24B to $26BJul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
- Accounts · 6,273 to 19,295Oct 11, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
Signals
25 dated events
- Adam Michael Betancourt left Summit Trail Advisors, Llc for New Edge Wealth (registered 2025-11-17)Dec 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Alexander Shapses left Summit Trail Advisors, Llc for New Edge Wealth (registered 2025-11-14)Dec 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Sarah N Silverio left Summit Trail Advisors, Llc for New Edge Wealth (registered 2025-11-14)Dec 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Dominick J Trapasso left Summit Trail Advisors, Llc for New Edge Wealth (registered 2025-12-03)Dec 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Justin Castenskiold Waterman left Summit Trail Advisors, Llc for New Edge Wealth (registered 2025-11-14)Dec 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 5 advisors left Summit Trail Advisors, LLC (New York, NY) for New Edge Wealth on the same dayDec 1, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
- Antonio Morel left Summit Trail Advisors, Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2026-05-06)Sep 22, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Summit Trail Advisors, Llc reported 10 offices beyond its principal office, up from 5 (2024-10-11 to 2025-03-31)Mar 31, 2025 · Office count change · derived
- Kershaw Thomas Harms (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2024-07-22, absent 2024-10-11)Oct 11, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Joseph Erigo (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, LlcOct 11, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Joseph W. Shenton left Summit Trail Advisors, Llc for Permanent Capital Management, Lp (registered 2023-10-16)Feb 23, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Kershaw Thomas Harms (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, LlcSep 13, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- P John Mcguinness (Chief Compliance Officer And General Counsel) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2023-07-14, absent 2023-09-13)Sep 13, 2023 · Control person left · inference
- P John Mcguinness (Chief Compliance Officer And General Counsel) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, LlcJul 14, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- Summit Trail Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $11.5B, up 30% from $8.8B (2020-08-18 to 2021-03-06)Mar 6, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Summit Trail Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $8.8B, up 30% from $6.8B (2020-07-06 to 2020-08-18)Aug 18, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- Frank James Cantelupe (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-11-15, absent 2020-03-24)Mar 24, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Christopher Peter Lee (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-11-15, absent 2020-03-24)Mar 24, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- William John Scarborough (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-11-15, absent 2020-03-24)Mar 24, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Peter Thomas Palecek (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-11-15, absent 2020-03-24)Mar 24, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Aaron Seth Katz (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-11-15, absent 2020-03-24)Mar 24, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Paul Benjamin Johnson (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-11-15, absent 2020-03-24)Mar 24, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Duff John Saxe (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Trail Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-11-15, absent 2020-03-24)Mar 24, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Summit Trail Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $5.2B, up 59% from $3.3B (2017-07-14 to 2018-03-29)Mar 29, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
- Palmetto Designs, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)May 27, 2015 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Summit Trail Advisors, LLC · Family Officesshared crd · office
- Summit Trail Advisors, LLC · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
- Summit Trail Advisors, LLC · Private Equityshared crd · organization
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 206-636-1820reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 212-812-7010reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 214-337-7704reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/SUMMIT-TRAIL-ADVISORSreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- SUMMITTRAIL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 212-812-7010reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 4, 2026
- Contact form
- summittrail.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- summittrail.com/who-we-arereportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $665Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026
Across the graphs
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.
Real Estate Funds1
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