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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

Obsidian Cio LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)New York, New YorkCRD 289000SEC 801-110874websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 23, 2017 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 21, 2017
RAUM
$1.3B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$642M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.3B as of Jun 9, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$112M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Jun 9, 2026
Mar 29, 20182 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Jun 9, 2026
Mar 29, 20182 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +33% over the last fiscal year+36% a year over threeIARs 2 to 1offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$642MderivedRAUM 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
$183MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+33%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Other investment advisers$1.3B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
7reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 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
David P SchneiderChartered Financial AnalystNew York, NySep 1, 202611 y2
Advisor movement
2 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 100% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
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
  • Joseph Halpern · Managing Member, Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 05/2017 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Bruce Marc Rock · Member And Managercontrol
    since 06/2017 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Harris Scott Silver · Membercontrol
    since 06/2017 · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Obsidian Cio LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
New York, Ny · principal2221
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • New York, NY1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Jan 28, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 3,471.0 to 7.0 (-100.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-01-28; the peer median change was -2.0% (33 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (33) · 0.0% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Business name · OBSIDIAN CIO, LLC to OBSIDIAN CIO LLC
    Jan 28, 2026 to Jun 9, 2026
  • Legal name · OBSIDIAN CIO, LLC to OBSIDIAN CIO LLC
    Jan 28, 2026 to Jun 9, 2026
  • Accounts · 3,471 to 7
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Business name · FOUNTAINHEAD AM, LLC to OBSIDIAN CIO, LLC
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Employees · 8 to 6
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • HQ city · WARREN to NEW YORK
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • HQ state · NJ to NY
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Legal name · FOUNTAINHEAD AM, LLC to OBSIDIAN CIO, LLC
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $965M to $1.3B
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • RAUM · $965M to $1.3B
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
  • Accounts · 3,128 to 3,471
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 0 to 4
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 1 to 0
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Employees · 6 to 8
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $739M to $965M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $739M to $965M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,645 to 3,128
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 6
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $516M to $739M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $516M to $739M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Accounts · 2,196 to 2,645
    Mar 24, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Employees · 6 to 8
    Mar 24, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
    Mar 24, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 0 to 2
    Mar 24, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $510M to $516M
    Mar 24, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • RAUM · $510M to $516M
    Mar 24, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • Accounts · 736 to 2,196
    Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 0
    Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022
  • Employees · 3 to 6
    Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $348M to $510M
    Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022
Signals
9 dated events
  • Thomas G Petrocelli left Obsidian Cio Llc for Lido (registered 2025-12-08)
    Feb 12, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Keri Robyn Kutakoff left Obsidian Cio Llc for Lido (registered 2025-12-08)
    Feb 12, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Obsidian Cio LLC (New York, NY) for Lido on the same day
    Feb 12, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Obsidian Cio Llc reported RAUM $1.3B, up 33% from $964.5M (2025-03-31 to 2026-01-28)
    Jan 28, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • 2 advisors left Fountainhead Advisors (Warren, NJ) for Obsidian Cio LLC on the same day
    Jan 8, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Obsidian Cio Llc reported RAUM $964.5M, up 30% from $739.2M (2024-03-28 to 2025-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • Obsidian Cio Llc reported RAUM $739.2M, up 43% from $515.8M (2023-03-30 to 2024-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • Obsidian Cio Llc reported RAUM $510.5M, up 47% from $347.5M (2021-03-30 to 2022-03-24)
    Mar 24, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Fountainhead Am, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jun 23, 2017 · 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
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/obsidiancioreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
obsidiancio.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
917-403-2622reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 9, 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
Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$642Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026