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Former SEC-registered adviser

B••• R••• A•••••••• L••

Former SEC-registered adviserExcelsior, MinnesotaCRD 281831SEC 801-106890IAPD
Latest filing Jan 31, 2024
First filing on the tape Nov 2, 2015 · 19 filings
RAUM
$1.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
6
$1.9B gross assets
History
19 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.2B as of Jan 31, 2024
Mar 30, 2016$1.5B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Jan 31, 2024
Mar 30, 20165 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Jan 31, 2024
Mar 30, 201612 then
Private funds6 as of Jan 31, 2024
Mar 30, 20166 then
RAUM -54% over the last fiscal year-34% a year over threeIARs 4 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 31, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM 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
$175MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-54%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-100%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.2B, 7 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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$1.1B93%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$80.0M6.5%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
7reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.2B for 7 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      11 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      B••• R••• C•••••• F•••• L•••Hedge Fund$700M14Mar 30, 2012
      B••• R••• L••••• A•••• F•••• L•••Hedge Fund$564M7Mar 28, 2014
      B••• R••• E••••• P••• F•••• L•••Hedge Fund$442M6Mar 30, 2012
      B••• R••• A•• A•••• P••• F•••• L•••no longer reportedHedge Fund$154M2Mar 26, 2015
      B••• R••• P••• F•••• L••• • P••••••••• S••••••••• P•••••••• A•Hedge Fund$143M4Sep 29, 2017
      B••• R••• C•••••• F••• I•• L•••no longer reportedHedge Fund$84.2M4Mar 30, 2012
      B••• R••• P••• F•••• L••• • P••••••••• S••••••••• P•••••••• F•Hedge Fund$55.3M2Jul 31, 2018
      B••• R••• P••• F•••• L••• • P••••••••• S••••••••• P•••••••• E•no longer reportedHedge Fund$34.8M2Nov 1, 2018
      B••• R••• P••• F•••• L••• • P••••••••• S••••••••• P•••••••• D•no longer reportedHedge Fund$34.8M2Nov 1, 2018
      B••• R••• F•••• I••••• P••• F•••• L•••Hedge Fund$25.0M2Mar 30, 2012
      B••• R••• P••• F•••• L••• • P••••••••• S••••••••• P•••••••• B•Hedge Fund$20.0M4Jul 31, 2018
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • B•••••••• R•••••• J••• · Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 09/2015 · owns 10% to 25%
      • E•••••••• S••••••••• V• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 08/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • K••••••• A•••••• M••••• · Chief Operating Officer And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 09/2015 · owns less than 5%
      • S••••• M•••• F•••••••• · Principalcontrol
        since 09/2015 · owns 5% to 10%
      • F••••••••• R•••••• W••••• · Principalcontrol
        since 12/1989 · owns 50% to 75% of B••• R••• Advisors, Inc.
      • S••••• M•••• F•••••••• · Prinicpalcontrol
        since 07/1991 · owns 25% to 50% of B••• R••• Advisors, Inc.
      Entity owners
      • B••• R••• A••••••• I•• · Member
        direct · 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 · 8 to 7
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 6 to 3
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 6
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $2.7B to $1.2B
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Employees · 10 to 6
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • HQ city · WAYZATA to EXCELSIOR
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • State-registered IARs · 4 to 0
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Private funds · 7 to 6
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $1.2B
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $334M to $80.0M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.3B to $1.1B
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • RAUM · $2.7B to $1.2B
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $3.8B to $2.7B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.8B to $2.7B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $447M to $334M
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.3B to $2.3B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • RAUM · $3.8B to $2.7B
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Accounts · 11 to 8
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 10 to 7
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Assets in custody · $4.2B to $3.8B
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Employees · 11 to 10
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Private funds · 10 to 7
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.2B to $3.8B
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Pension RAUM · $431M to $447M
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.8B to $3.3B
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • RAUM · $4.2B to $3.8B
        Aug 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Assets in custody · $3.7B to $4.2B
        Mar 30, 2020 to Mar 23, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.7B to $4.2B
        Mar 30, 2020 to Mar 23, 2021
      • Pension RAUM · $360M to $431M
        Mar 30, 2020 to Mar 23, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.4B to $3.8B
        Mar 30, 2020 to Mar 23, 2021
      • RAUM · $3.7B to $4.2B
        Mar 30, 2020 to Mar 23, 2021
      • Assets in custody · $2.8B to $3.7B
        Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.8B to $3.7B
        Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
      • Pension RAUM · $295M to $360M
        Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.5B to $3.4B
        Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
      • RAUM · $2.8B to $3.7B
        Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
      • Accounts · 7 to 11
        Nov 1, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
      • BD registered reps · 0 to 1
        Nov 1, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 10
        Nov 1, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
      • Assets in custody · $2.5B to $2.8B
        Nov 1, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
      Signals
      9 dated events
      • B••• R••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.2B, down 54% from $2.7B (2023-03-28 to 2024-01-31)
        Jan 31, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • William Gregory Swaim (Managing Director - Research) no longer on Schedule A of B••• R••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2023-03-28, absent 2024-01-31)
        Jan 31, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • B••• R••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $2.7B, down 29% from $3.8B (2022-03-31 to 2023-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • V Sviatlana Erickson (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B••• R••• A•••••••• L••
        Aug 5, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • B••• R••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $3.7B, up 35% from $2.8B (2019-07-01 to 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      • Ty Jae Poong Lee (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B••• R••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2019-05-21, absent 2019-07-01)
        Jul 1, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • William Gregory Swaim (Managing Director - Research) appeared on Schedule A of B••• R••• A•••••••• L••
        Mar 27, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • B••• R••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $2.5B, up 27% from $2.0B (2017-09-29 to 2018-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••• R••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Nov 2, 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.
      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
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026