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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

Independent wealth managerNew York, New YorkCRD 220519SEC 801-99352websiteIAPD
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
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Peter Christopher LeeChicago, Il Jul 24, 201520 y2
Thomas Peter PalecekIncline Village, Nv Jul 27, 201520 y1
Daniela PedleySan Francisco, Ca Aug 17, 201526 y2
Michael Charles CohenNew York, NyOct 9, 201533 y2
Jerome D LucasNew York, NyOct 9, 201532 y1
Peter C. GambeeNew York, NyOct 12, 201525 y2
Megan Sclafani VaccaNew York, NyOct 12, 201521 y3
Lauren Sardina CosulichNew York, Ny Oct 14, 201519 y2
Benjamin Paul JohnsonNew York, Ny Aug 11, 201622 y2
Michelle Walker RuddSeattle, Wa Jul 3, 201931 y3
Kevin Charles CurtisCertified Financial PlannerHarrisburg, Pa Aug 23, 201935 y1
Jonathan Douglas WilliamsNew York, Ny Aug 26, 201917 y1
Jonathan Louis NickowCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystChicago, Il Feb 24, 202110 y0
Danielle Patricia MchughNew York, NyJul 27, 202127 y2
David Wade RomhiltChartered Financial AnalystNew York, Ny Jul 27, 202111 y0
Jack Barry PetersenNew York, NyJul 29, 202132 y3
Seth Aaron KatzNew York, NySep 14, 202110 y0
Jonathan WilsonNew York, Ny Dec 16, 202210 y0
Robert Andres Homar LopezNew York, NyFeb 28, 202410 y3
Dimitre IvanovNew York, Ny Apr 9, 202424 y3
Matthew Fielding MarshCertified Financial PlannerDenver, Co May 30, 202424 y6
Shima SalehiCertified Financial PlannerLake Oswego, Or May 31, 202415 y3
Jose Alberto ReynosoNew York, NyMay 20, 202529 y1
Jonathan Stephen PowellChartered Financial AnalystWilton, Ct Jun 3, 202512 y1
Lawrence Aloysius WhippleWayzata, Mn Dec 9, 202530 y2
Jerome C DerenDallas, TxJan 1, 202620 y1
John William ScarboroughSan Francisco, Ca Jan 1, 202621 y1
David Ryan HultmanNew York, Ny Feb 16, 202623 y4
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
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
21 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Ascent Arbitrage FundHedge Fund$545M333Mar 6, 2021
Ascent Emerging Markets Fund, LPHedge Fund$245M216Nov 15, 2019
International Value Equity Fund, A Series Of Ascent Global Access Partnership I, L.P.Hedge Fund$190M143Sep 30, 2022
Ascent Private Investment Fund III, L.P.Private Equity Fund$183M149Sep 30, 2022
Ascent Private Real Assets Fund, L.PHedge Fund$169M182Mar 6, 2021
Ascent Event Driven FundHedge Fund$167M218Mar 29, 2018
Ascent Private Investment Fund II, L.P.Hedge Fund$139M149Nov 15, 2019
Ascent Private Real Assets Lending Fund, L.P.Real Estate Fund$113M145Mar 31, 2023
International Growth Equity Fund, A Series Of Ascent Global Access Partnership I, L.P.Hedge Fund$93.3M153Sep 30, 2022
Ascent Private Investment Fund, L.P.Private Equity Fund$77.4M286Mar 29, 2018
New Mountain Groupno longer reportedOther Private Fund$30.0M1Mar 28, 2024
Mnv Capital Investment, LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$30.0M1Mar 28, 2024
Ascent Private Co-Investment Fund III, L.P.Private Equity Fund$28.7M112Mar 28, 2024
Horizon Opportunities Fund, A Series Of Ascent Global Access Partnership II, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$28.5M28Sep 30, 2022
Ascent Private Co-Investment Fund II, L.P.Private Equity Fund$18.0M85Mar 28, 2024
Ascent Private Co-Investment Fund I, L.P.Private Equity Fund$16.4M48Mar 28, 2024
Zmb & Zwb Life LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$10.0M1Mar 28, 2024
Hsb Family Life LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$10.0M1Mar 28, 2024
Ascent Private Co-Investment Fund IV, L.P.$8.3M108Sep 4, 2026
Ascent Focused Equity LPHedge Fund$0112Mar 31, 2022
Ascent Private Investment Fund IV, LP$0272Sep 4, 2026
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Joseph Erigo · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Barry Jack Petersen · Manager/Membercontrol
    since 07/2015 · owns less than 5%
  • Alan Raboy · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Wade David Romhilt · Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 07/2015 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Summit Trail Holdings, LLC · Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Kilo Summit Trail, LLC · Member
    direct · owns 5% to 10%
  • Cedar Kilo Trust · Member
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kilo Summit Trail, LLC
  • Magnolia Kilo Trust · Member
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kilo Summit Trail, LLC
  • Redwood Kilo Trust · Member
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kilo Summit Trail, LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
New York, Ny · principal29351
San Francisco, Ca620
Chicago, Il301
Harrisburg, Pa200
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, 2026
    RABOY, ALAN (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-10-11 and 2026-09-04
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 4, 2026
    PETERSEN, JACK, BARRY (MANAGER/MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-10-11 and 2026-09-04
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • institutional to wealth shiftCombination · filing Apr 23, 2026
    institutional 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, 2026
    private-client share of RAUM moved from 67.0% to 83.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026
    accounts (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, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 67.0% to 82.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM moved from 33.0% to 17.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-23
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • office count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 23, 2026
    offices 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 51-100
    May 26, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
  • Private funds · 16 to unset
    May 26, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
  • Succession · false to unset
    May 26, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
  • Other offices · 17 to 16
    Apr 23, 2026 to May 26, 2026
  • Other offices · 16 to 17
    Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 23, 2026
  • Accounts · 22,528 to 9,778
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 34 to 31
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 33 to 25
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Charity clients · 118 to 9
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 193 to 56
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 679 to 588
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 131 to 51
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 64 to 38
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $15B to $5.8B
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 107 to 94
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 51-100
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 34 to 31
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 12 to 16
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Private funds · 20 to 16
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $13B to $11B
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $18B to $16B
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $154M to $194M
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $13B to $8.9B
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $71.1M to $16.1M
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $26B to $20B
    Dec 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 10 to 12
    Aug 22, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
  • Accounts · 19,295 to 22,528
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Charity clients · 114 to 118
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 203 to 193
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • HNW clients · 635 to 679
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Individual clients · 122 to 131
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 58 to 64
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $10B to $13B
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $16B to $18B
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $74.5M to $154M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $13B to $13B
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $59.8M to $71.1M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • RAUM · $24B to $26B
    Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
  • Accounts · 6,273 to 19,295
    Oct 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 day
    Dec 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, Llc
    Oct 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, Llc
    Sep 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, Llc
    Jul 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
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
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