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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

Stokes Capital Advisors, LLC

Independent wealth managerGreenwood, South CarolinaCRD 281278SEC 801-106810websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 18, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 13, 2015 · 32 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 2, 2015
RAUM
$499M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
91%
$454M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$499M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
32 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$499M as of Feb 18, 2026
Mar 28, 2016$30.2M then
HNW client RAUM$389M as of Feb 18, 2026
Feb 15, 2018$130M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Feb 18, 2026
Mar 28, 20161 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Feb 18, 2026
Mar 28, 20161 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.4% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 18, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$499MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
277derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$665,905derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+0.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$214M, 191 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$389M78%
  • Individuals$65.8M13%
  • Charitable organizations$30.3M6.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$14.7M2.9%
Individual clients
167reported
HNW clients
110reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
5reported
Accounts
750reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$214M for 191 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.91 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Taylor Tenison StokesChartered Financial AnalystGreenwood, ScNov 5, 201530 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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Tenison Taylor Stokes · Managing Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 10/2015 · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 755 to 750
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 6 to 7
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • HNW clients · 108 to 110
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $195M to $214M
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $470M to $499M
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $364M to $389M
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $64.6M to $65.8M
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • RAUM · $470M to $499M
        Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • Accounts · 761 to 755
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Charity clients · unset to 5.0
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 7 to 6
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • HNW clients · 119 to 108
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Individual clients · 150 to 167
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $172M to $195M
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $409M to $470M
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $334M to $364M
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $41.4M to $64.6M
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • RAUM · $409M to $470M
        Jan 24, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Accounts · 743 to 761
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • Charity clients · 6.0 to unset
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 6 to 7
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • HNW clients · 111 to 119
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $150M to $172M
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $363M to $409M
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $291M to $334M
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $42.6M to $41.4M
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • RAUM · $363M to $409M
        Feb 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
      • Accounts · 710 to 743
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Charity clients · 5 to 6
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Corporate clients · 4 to 6
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • HNW clients · 168 to 111
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Individual clients · 254 to 150
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $151M to $150M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $373M to $363M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $311M to $291M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $41.4M to $42.6M
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.6M to $0
        Sep 27, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Stokes & Associates, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Oct 13, 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
      Business phone
      864-450-9051reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
      Website
      STOKESCAPITALADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      864-450-9051reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 18, 2026
      Contact form
      stokescapitaladvisors.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
      Team page
      stokescapitaladvisors.com/team-member-01reportedpublished 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
      $499Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026