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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.

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Former SEC-registered adviser

B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S•••••••

Former SEC-registered adviserMadison, WisconsinCRD 300822SEC 801-114838IAPD
Legal name B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S•••••••• L••
Latest filing Aug 19, 2020
First filing on the tape Feb 14, 2019 · 7 filings
RAUM
$1.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
11%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.7B as of Aug 19, 2020
Aug 30, 2019$1.6B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Aug 19, 2020
Aug 30, 20198 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Aug 19, 2020
Aug 30, 20198 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.1% over the last fiscal yearIARs 8 to 7offices 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 19, 2020; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$239MderivedRAUM 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
$19.5MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
11%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
100%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.3derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisers, publications, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 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
  • 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
  • State and municipal entities$1.7B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
86reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
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
  • D•••••• C•••••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • H••••••••• V•••• · Presidentcontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • O••••• B••••••• R• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 02/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • S••••••• J••• · Vice Presidentcontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • S••••••••• K•••• · Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • B•••• T•••• U•• L•• · Sole Owner/Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Indianapolis, IN4 employees
  • Saint Paul, MN1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 79 to 86
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • Advisory employees · 6 to 4
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • Employees · 8 to 7
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • Other offices · 3 to 2
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $192M
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.5B
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • RAUM · $1.6B to $1.7B
    Aug 30, 2019 to Aug 19, 2020
  • Accounts · 75 to 79
    Apr 5, 2019 to Aug 30, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.6B
    Apr 5, 2019 to Aug 30, 2019
  • RAUM · $1.2B to $1.6B
    Apr 5, 2019 to Aug 30, 2019
  • Accounts · 0 to 75
    Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 5, 2019
  • Business name · B•••• T•••• to B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S•••••••
    Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 5, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $1.2B
    Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 5, 2019
  • RAUM · $0 to $1.2B
    Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 5, 2019
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
    Mar 18, 2019 to Apr 1, 2019
  • Business name · B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S••••••• to B•••• T••••
    Mar 18, 2019 to Apr 1, 2019
  • Employees · 7 to 8
    Mar 18, 2019 to Apr 1, 2019
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 8
    Mar 18, 2019 to Apr 1, 2019
  • Other offices · 1 to 3
    Mar 18, 2019 to Apr 1, 2019
  • Advisory employees · 1 to 5
    Feb 19, 2019 to Mar 18, 2019
  • Employees · 1 to 7
    Feb 19, 2019 to Mar 18, 2019
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 7
    Feb 19, 2019 to Mar 18, 2019
  • Other offices · 3 to 1
    Feb 14, 2019 to Feb 19, 2019
Signals
6 dated events
  • Kevin Simmerman (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S•••••••
    Aug 19, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Vicki Hellenbrand (President) appeared on Schedule A of B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S•••••••
    Aug 19, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Charles Droege (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S•••••••
    Aug 19, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Jere Shawver (Vice President) appeared on Schedule A of B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S•••••••
    Aug 19, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S••••••• reported RAUM $1.6B, up 25% from $1.2B (2019-04-05 to 2019-08-30)
    Aug 30, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
  • B•••• T•••• I••••••••• S••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Feb 14, 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.
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
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026