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SEC-registered adviser

Brainvest Wealth Management LLC

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessMiami, FloridaCRD 289743SEC 801-114988websiteIAPD
Latest filing Apr 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 12, 2019 · 24 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 11, 2019
RAUM
$691M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
85%
of RAUM
Private clients
42%
$291M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$173M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
24 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$691M as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2020$291M then
HNW client RAUM$291M as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2020$291M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 27, 20203 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 27, 20204 then
Private funds1 as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 31, 202313 then
RAUM +25% over the last fiscal year-14% a year over threeIARs 2 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$173MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
25derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$3.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
85%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+25%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+150%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+80%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, publicationsreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Corporations and businesses$400M58%
  • High-net-worth individuals$291M42%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
101reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
175reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.42 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Thais Gruenwald GasparMiami, FlAug 13, 201910 y0
Jose Antonio Arias TrejoChartered Financial AnalystMiami, FlMar 7, 202511 y0
Gareth John Vaughan EvansMiami, FlJun 6, 202531 y1
Felipe Shanklin De AzambujaMiami, Fl Mar 3, 202622 y1
Advisor movement
1 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months1 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 25% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
14 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Philae Sub Fund US Real Estate Debt OpportunitiesHedge Fund$61.0M79Mar 31, 2023
Philae Sub Fund QajaHedge Fund$50.8M2May 2, 2022
Private Credit Strategies Segregated PortfolioOther Private Fund$50.0M11Jan 10, 2023
Philae Sub Fund PearlHedge Fund$49.0M1May 2, 2022
Philae Sub Fund Mb PrimeHedge Fund$44.1M30May 2, 2022
Philae Sub Fund US Real Estate Equity OpportunitiesHedge Fund$32.8M40May 2, 2022
Philae Sub Fund Peak Ventures IIIHedge Fund$20.2M29May 2, 2022
Philae Sub Fund Mb SweetwoodHedge Fund$17.1M30May 2, 2022
Heila Co-Investment Venture Fund I Segregated PortfolioVenture Capital Fund$12.4M28Jan 10, 2023
Philae Sub Fund Venture Capital StrategiesHedge Fund$8.4M40May 2, 2022
Legalist Dip Lending Strategies Segregated PortfolioOther Private Fund$6.2M9Jan 10, 2023
Legacy Ventures Capital StrategiesHedge Fund$3.6M8Mar 22, 2024
Digital Assets Strategies Segregated PortfolioOther Private Fund$1.5M5Jan 10, 2023
Hedge Fund StrategiesHedge Fund$1.4M9Mar 31, 2023
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Catalina Rey De Sa · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 12/2022 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Brainvestor Inc · Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Mont Rose Ltd · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Brainvestor Inc
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Brainvest Consultoria Financeira Ltda.
    investment advisern
  • Brainvest Wealth Management LLC
    real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Miami, Fl · principal411
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 97 to 175
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 5
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 0 to 1
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 73 to 74
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW clients · 56 to 101
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 0
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Employees · 5 to 8
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 5
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $457M to $589M
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $163M to $291M
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $97.1M to $102M
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $626,131 to $0
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • RAUM · $554M to $691M
    Apr 21, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
  • Accounts · 95 to 97
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 0 to 73
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • HNW clients · 93 to 56
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $457M
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $1.3B to $163M
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $101M to $97.1M
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.4M to $626,131
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • RAUM · $1.3B to $554M
    Jan 27, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
  • Accounts · 94 to 95
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 2
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 1 to 2
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • Employees · 6 to 5
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3B
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $13.6M to $101M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3B
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025
  • Accounts · 101 to 94
    Mar 22, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 8 to 1
    Mar 22, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Private funds · 8 to 1
    Mar 22, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $923M to $1.1B
    Mar 22, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $195M to $1.4M
    Mar 22, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 84 to 101
    Dec 18, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 1 to 0
    Dec 18, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • HNW clients · 71 to 93
    Dec 18, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
Signals
10 dated events
  • Yuri Iwenicki Manela left Brainvest Wealth Management Llc for Itau International Securities Inc. (registered 2026-06-24)
    Jun 29, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Brainvest Wealth Management Llc reported RAUM $553.8M, down 57% from $1.3B (2025-01-27 to 2025-04-21)
    Apr 21, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • Rodrigo Strickland Faro left Brainvest Wealth Management Llc for Larch Capital Partners Llc (registered 2025-03-04)
    Jan 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Ronny Spiewak left Brainvest Wealth Management Llc for Baluarte Capital Us (registered 2024-01-25)
    Sep 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Brainvest Wealth Management Llc reported RAUM $1.1B, up 43% from $769.5M (2023-01-10 to 2023-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
  • Nmn Ronny Spiewak (Manager & Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Brainvest Wealth Management Llc (listed 2022-05-02, absent 2023-01-10)
    Jan 10, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Brainvest Wealth Management Llc reported RAUM $769.5M, up 47% from $523.0M (2022-04-04 to 2022-05-02)
    May 2, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Brainvest Wealth Management Llc reported RAUM $523.0M, up 45% from $360.2M (2021-03-25 to 2022-04-04)
    Apr 4, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Brainvest Wealth Management Llc reported RAUM $291.1M, up 136% from $123.4M (2019-11-18 to 2020-03-27)
    Mar 27, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Brainvest Wealth Management Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Mar 12, 2019 · 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 email
brclientdesk@brainvest.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
chclientdesk@brainvest.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
usclientdesk@brainvest.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
305-224-8834reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/brainvest?trk=similar-companies_org_titreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
brainvest.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
305-224-8834reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 27, 2026
Contact form
brainvest.com/contact-brainvestreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
brainvest.com/meet-the-teamreportedpublished 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$173Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026