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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

Vanweelden Wealth Management, LLC

Independent wealth managerWest Chester Township, OhioCRD 290308SEC 801-131024websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 18, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 31, 2024 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 30, 2024
RAUM
$136M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$136M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$45.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$136M as of Mar 18, 2026
Feb 5, 2025$120M then
HNW client RAUM$80.8M as of Mar 18, 2026
Feb 5, 2025$66.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 18, 2026
Feb 5, 20252 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 18, 2026
Feb 5, 20256 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 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
  • 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$45.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
68derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$234,905derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%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
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-28%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$80.8M59%
  • Individuals$55.7M41%
Individual clients
127reported
HNW clients
76reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
581reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
John Douglas VanweeldenWest Chester Township, OhDec 6, 201726 y2
Arthur Brant OwensCertified Financial PlannerWest Chester Township, OhMay 20, 202526 y2
Brittany SmithWest Chester Township, OhFeb 25, 202615 y3
Advisor movement
1 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 33% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Douglas John Vanweelden · President, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2017 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Vanweelden Group, LLC
    real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
West Chester Township, Oh · principal311
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 18, 2026
    private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $119,677,336 to $136,480,000, advisors 2 to 2, private clients 283 to 203, offices 0 to 0 (2025-02-05 to 2026-03-18)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
How anomalies are measured
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 530 to 581
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • HNW clients · 66 to 76
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Individual clients · 217 to 127
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Employees · 7 to 6
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $120M to $136M
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $66.8M to $80.8M
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $52.9M to $55.7M
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • RAUM · $120M to $136M
    Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Feb 5, 2025 to Jun 25, 2025
  • Employees · 6 to 7
    Feb 5, 2025 to Jun 25, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25
    Feb 5, 2025 to Jun 25, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Feb 5, 2025 to Jun 25, 2025
  • Accounts · 526 to 530
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
  • HNW clients · 25 to 66
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
  • Individual clients · 402 to 217
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $104M to $120M
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $49.0M to $66.8M
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $55.0M to $52.9M
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
  • RAUM · $104M to $120M
    Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
Signals
3 dated events
  • Michael Justin Schelle left Vanweelden Wealth Management, Llc for Cloudsplitter Financial Planning, Llc (registered 2026-01-13)
    Dec 17, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James Paul Connell left Vanweelden Wealth Management, Llc for Retirement Planning Group, Llc (registered 2025-08-04)
    Sep 2, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Vanweelden Wealth Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jul 31, 2024 · 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/vanweelden-financial-groupreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
VANWEELDENGROUP.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
(513) 942-8961reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 18, 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
$45.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026