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SEC-registered adviser

Optas, LLC

Independent wealth managerDripping Springs, TexasCRD 299965SEC 801-115209websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 2, 2019 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since May 3, 2019
RAUM
$882M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$860M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$176M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$882M as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 27, 2020$523M then
HNW client RAUM$848M as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 27, 2020$512M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 27, 20204 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 27, 20206 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 4 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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
  • UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
RAUM per advisor
$176MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
26derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$10.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-7.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.6M, 5 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$848M96%
  • Charitable organizations$14.5M1.6%
  • Individuals$12.0M1.4%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$5.9M0.7%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.8M0.2%
Individual clients
48reported
HNW clients
83reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
685reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.6M for 5 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Michael BergerDripping Springs, TxMay 3, 201923 y1
Meghan RaileyCertified Financial PlannerDripping Springs, TxMay 7, 201917 y2
Frederick Morgan GlasserDripping Springs, TxMay 7, 201932 y2
Ryan HartCertified Financial PlannerDripping Springs, TxDec 5, 201913 y0
Blake Aaron BroussardDripping Springs, TxNov 24, 202512 y0
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 headcount1 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
    • Morgan Frederick Glasser · Managing Member & Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 05/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
    • Meghan Railey · Managing Member & Chief Financial Officercontrol
      since 05/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
    • Michael Berger · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 05/2019 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Dripping Springs, Tx · principal510
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 660 to 685
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 14 to 6
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW clients · 76 to 83
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual clients · 66 to 48
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $2.3M to $1.6M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Employees · 10 to 9
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 5
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $741M to $882M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $704M to $848M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $16.6M to $12.0M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $4.5M to $5.9M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • RAUM · $741M to $882M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HQ city · AUSTIN to DRIPPING SPRINGS
      Mar 28, 2025 to Jan 2, 2026
    • Accounts · 602 to 660
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW clients · 68 to 76
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 56 to 66
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $3.4M to $2.3M
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Employees · 7 to 10
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 101-250
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $634M to $741M
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $596M to $704M
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $17.2M to $16.6M
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $5.0M to $4.5M
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $634M to $741M
      Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Accounts · 569 to 602
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 10 to 14
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • HNW clients · 67 to 68
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Individual clients · 58 to 56
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $1.9M to $3.4M
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Employees · 9 to 7
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Other offices · 1 to 0
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $548M to $634M
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $514M to $596M
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $15.5M to $17.2M
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $4.0M to $5.0M
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • RAUM · $548M to $634M
      Aug 16, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Accounts · 517 to 569
      Mar 25, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    Signals
    3 dated events
    • Jeffrey Cyr Morneault left Optas, Llc for Hilltop Planning (registered 2025-01-30)
      Dec 2, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Optas, Llc reported RAUM $522.7M, up 32% from $397.4M (2020-01-22 to 2020-02-27)
      Feb 27, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • Vasi, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Apr 2, 2019 · 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/optascapitalreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    optascapital.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    888-284-7139reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
    Contact form
    optascapital.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
    $176Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026