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SEC-registered adviser

Spring Capital Management

Independent wealth managerAmarillo, TexasCRD 282842SEC 801-119676websiteIAPD
Legal name Spring Capital Management, LLC
Latest filing Feb 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 22, 2020 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 23, 2020
RAUM
$223M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
90%
$200M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$112M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$223M as of Feb 24, 2026
Jan 25, 2021$127M then
HNW client RAUM$199M as of Feb 24, 2026
Jan 25, 2021$103M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Feb 24, 2026
Jan 25, 20212 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Feb 24, 2026
Jan 25, 20212 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +4.0% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 24, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$112MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
66derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$705,830derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+4.0%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+2.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$446MreportedItem 5.I
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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$199M89%
  • Corporations and businesses$19.3M8.7%
  • Charitable organizations$3.9M1.8%
  • Individuals$1.1M0.5%
Individual clients
54reported
HNW clients
78reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
316reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$223M sponsored, $223M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.9 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Richard Earl McelreathAmarillo, TxApr 19, 201628 y3
Robert Paul RathbunAmarillo, TxFeb 18, 201744 y3
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
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Earl Richard Mcelreath · President, Director And Ccocontrol
        since 08/2008 · owns 75% or more
      • Jennifer Mcelreath · Secretary
        since 08/2008 · owns 5% to 10%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Amarillo, Tx · principal200
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • , 1 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 303 to 316
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • HNW clients · 76 to 78
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • Individual clients · 53 to 54
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $214M to $223M
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $191M to $199M
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $1.1M to $1.1M
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • RAUM · $214M to $223M
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $214M to $223M
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $214M to $223M
        Sep 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
      • Accounts · 261 to 303
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • BD registered reps · 2 to 1
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • HNW clients · 93 to 76
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Individual clients · 33 to 53
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $157M to $214M
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $140M to $191M
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $7.4M to $1.1M
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • RAUM · $157M to $214M
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $157M to $214M
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $157M to $214M
        Apr 25, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Other offices · 1 to 2
        Jan 30, 2024 to Apr 25, 2024
      • Accounts · 226 to 261
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 6 to 7
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • HNW clients · 85 to 93
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $137M to $157M
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $123M to $140M
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $6.7M to $7.4M
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1M to $0
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $1.1M to $0
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • RAUM · $139M to $157M
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $137M to $157M
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $137M to $157M
        Oct 13, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Jan 24, 2023 to Oct 13, 2023
      • Accounts · 214 to 226
        Jan 26, 2022 to Jan 24, 2023
      • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
        Jan 26, 2022 to Jan 24, 2023
      • HNW clients · 82 to 85
        Jan 26, 2022 to Jan 24, 2023
      • Individual clients · 29 to 33
        Jan 26, 2022 to Jan 24, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $152M to $137M
        Jan 26, 2022 to Jan 24, 2023
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Spring Capital Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Sep 22, 2020 · 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
      806-322-5000reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Business phone
      888-779-2030reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Website
      SPRINGCAPITALMANAGEMENT.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      806-322-5000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 24, 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
      $112Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026