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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

Evoke Advisors

Independent wealth managerLos Angeles, CaliforniaCRD 300856SEC 801-115290websiteIAPD
Legal name Evoke Wealth, LLC
Latest filing Jul 10, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 15, 2019 · 27 filings
SEC status approved since May 13, 2019
RAUM
$17B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
83%
of RAUM
Private clients
70%
$12B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
96
25 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
23
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$17B as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 30, 2020$4.7B then
HNW client RAUM$12B as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 30, 2020$4.0B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)41 as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 30, 202013 then
Employees (5.A)96 as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 30, 202020 then
Private funds23 as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 30, 20203 then
RAUM -38% over the last fiscal year+19% a year over threeIARs 42 to 41
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 10, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • RIA with heavy alternatives · a wealth manager whose private fund gross assets are at least 25 percent of RAUM, or five or more private funds
  • RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
  • 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
$422MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$13.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
83%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
10%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.2derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-38%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-2.4%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$6.3B, 198 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Firms absorbed, 24 months
1derivedhalf or more of a firm's advisors moved here within 14 days
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$12B71%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$3.0B17%
  • Charitable organizations$1.2B7.3%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$492M2.9%
  • Corporations and businesses$225M1.3%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
874reported
Pension plan clients
20reported
Charitable clients
29reported
Accounts
12,528reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$6.3B for 198 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.7 fund_share=0.17 institutional_share=0.1 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
7 left, 6 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months3 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 days11 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
23 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Advanced Research Alpha Fund, L.P.no longer reportedHedge Fund$394M160Mar 28, 2024
Advanced Research Alpha Fund, Ltd.no longer reportedHedge Fund$245M59Mar 28, 2024
Evoke - Secondaries IV (Br V), LPOther Private Fund$214M331Mar 28, 2024
Evoke Equity Growth Fund I, LPOther Private Fund$183M280Mar 31, 2021
Evoke Multifamily Fund II (Jrk5), LPReal Estate Fund$162M288Mar 29, 2023
Evoke Real Estate Co-Gp Fund I (Tripost), LPReal Estate Fund$141M279Mar 29, 2023
Evoke Secondaries Vi (Br Vi)$132M236Jul 10, 2026
Evoke Secondaries V (Khp), LPOther Private Fund$125M204Oct 8, 2024
Evoke Multifamily Fund (Jrk4), LPReal Estate Fund$122M226Sep 9, 2019
Evoke Industrial Real Estate Fund IReal Estate Fund$106M165Mar 31, 2021
Evoke Dislocation Opportunities, LPOther Private Fund$96.7M233Mar 31, 2021
Evoke Secondaries Fund III (Khp IV), LPOther Private Fund$93.8M143Mar 29, 2023
Evoke Secondaries Fund II (Br)Other Private Fund$93.3M152Mar 31, 2021
Evoke Secondaries (Br), LPOther Private Fund$86.8M158Mar 30, 2020
Evoke Industrial Real Estate Fund II (Dermody)Real Estate Fund$85.4M188Mar 31, 2021
Evoke Innovation Fund I, LPOther Private Fund$84.0M163Mar 29, 2023
Evoke Private Equity Opportunities Fund I, LPOther Private Fund$71.0M65Mar 28, 2024
Evoke Opportunistic Real Estate Fund I, LPOther Private Fund$66.4M112Mar 29, 2023
Evoke Royalty Solutions FundOther Private Fund$56.2M169Mar 30, 2020
Evoke Software Buyout Fund (Mainsail Vi), LPOther Private Fund$55.1M132Mar 29, 2023
Evoke Real Estate Credit Fund 1, LPReal Estate Fund$50.3M81Oct 8, 2024
Evoke Healthcare Real Estate Fund I (Hp IV), LPReal Estate Fund$48.5M122Mar 29, 2023
Evoke Gp Seeding Fund I LPOther Private Fund$45.4M135Mar 31, 2021
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Adam Damien Bisserier · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 05/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Scott Eric Bright · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 09/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Chih David Hou · Managing Membercontrol
    since 05/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Arlin Daniel Kelso · Partnercontrol
    since 05/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Leonard Darell Krasnoff · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 09/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Douglas Andrew Palmer · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 09/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Elliott Mark Sear · Managing Membercontrol
    since 05/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Nmn Alex Shahidi · Managing Membercontrol
    since 05/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Hancock Brian Waters · Chief Compliance Officer And General Counselcontrol
    since 02/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Chih David Hou · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 05/2019 · owns 25% to 50% of Evoke Holdings, LLC
  • Frances Jane Eagle · President And Chief Financial Officer
    since 09/2020 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Evoke Holdings, LLC · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Evoke Intermediate, LLC · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Evoke Gp, LLC
    pooled vehicle sponsory
Advisers that list Evoke Advisors as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Los Angeles, Ca · principal0072
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Corona Del Mar, CA3 employees
  • West Palm Beach, FL1 employees
  • , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
8 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Jul 10, 2026
    KELSO, DANIEL, ARLIN (PARTNER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-08-07 and 2026-07-10
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • RAUM down advisors stableCombination · filing Apr 30, 2026
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • institutional to wealth shiftCombination · filing Apr 30, 2026
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 38.0% to 70.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM moved from 49.0% to 11.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • RAUM down 25 %Change between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $27,695,485,582 to $17,287,265,124 (-38.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30; the peer median change was +18.0% (271 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (271) · 0.4% percentile
  • client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
    private-client share of RAUM moved from 38.0% to 70.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM moved from 45.0% to 83.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-30
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Other offices · 3 to 4
    Apr 30, 2026 to Jul 10, 2026
  • Accounts · 12,365 to 12,528
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 32 to 25
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Charity clients · 27 to 29
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 8 to 4
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 859 to 874
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 1.0 to unset
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 15 to 20
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 22 to 23
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $5.7B to $6.3B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 99 to 96
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 20
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 42 to 41
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 5 to 3
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Private funds · 22 to 23
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $12B to $14B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $11B to $12B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · 48698.0 to unset
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15B to $2.9B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $12B to $492M
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.6B to $3.0B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $28B to $17B
    Dec 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Jul 14, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
    Jun 5, 2025 to Jul 14, 2025
  • Other offices · 4 to 5
    Jun 5, 2025 to Jul 14, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $65B to $5.7B
    Mar 28, 2025 to Jun 5, 2025
  • Accounts · 12,195 to 12,365
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 30 to 32
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 7 to 8
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Charity clients · 31 to 27
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 2 to 8
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 826 to 859
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 2 to 1
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $5.5B to $65B
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Employees · 92 to 99
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 51-100
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 35 to 42
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Other offices · 3 to 4
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $12B to $12B
    Oct 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Signals
37 dated events
  • Melanie C Jones left Evoke Advisors for Inbalance Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-06-16)
    Sep 4, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mark Elliott Sear left Evoke Advisors for Inbalance Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-06-16)
    Sep 4, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David Chih Hou left Evoke Advisors for Inbalance Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-06-10)
    Sep 4, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 3 advisors left Evoke Advisors (Los Angeles, CA) for Inbalance Advisors, LLC on the same day
    Sep 4, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Service Academy Capital Management LLC's advisors moved to Evoke Advisors (Dallas, TX): 4 of 4 registered, on the same day
    Jun 9, 2026 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • Armen George Keheyan left Evoke Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2026-02-17)
    May 5, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nicholas Andrian left Evoke Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2026-02-17)
    Apr 21, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Evoke Advisors (Los Angeles, CA) for Mai Capital Management, LLC within 14 days
    Apr 21, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Mark Steven Ostroff left Evoke Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-11-12)
    Mar 31, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Evoke Advisors reported RAUM $17.3B, down 38% from $27.7B (2025-12-01 to 2026-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • Christopher L. Fetes left Evoke Advisors for Mai Capital Management, Llc (registered 2025-11-12)
    Feb 24, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Daniel B. Haber left Evoke Advisors for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2025-08-08)
    Aug 14, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Alexandra Morgan Ong left Evoke Advisors for Monograph Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-07-01)
    May 27, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Crescent Bay Advisors, LLC (Corona Del Mar, CA) for Evoke Advisors on the same day
    Sep 20, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Evoke Advisors reported RAUM $26.7B, up 100% from $13.4B (2024-04-30 to 2024-08-07)
    Aug 7, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • Hancock Brian Waters (Chief Compliance Officer And General Counsel) appeared on Schedule A of Evoke Advisors
    Aug 7, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Ashish Jitendra Shah left Evoke Advisors for Syon Capital Llc (registered 2024-04-22)
    Apr 22, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Evoke Advisors reported 32 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 22 (2023-05-22 to 2024-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2024 · Advisor headcount change · derived
  • Evoke Advisors reported RAUM $13.4B, up 31% from $10.2B (2023-05-22 to 2024-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • Violeta I Mollova left Evoke Advisors for Ubs Financial Services Inc. (registered 2024-01-05)
    Jan 24, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Inbalance Advisors, LLC (Los Angeles, CA) for Evoke Advisors on the same day
    Aug 15, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Stefano D'Amato left Evoke Advisors for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2023-02-24)
    Jan 19, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Brendan James Corcoran left Evoke Advisors for Valence8 (registered 2022-06-21)
    May 23, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Evoke Advisors reported RAUM $10.5B, up 36% from $7.7B (2021-11-17 to 2022-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Scott Eric Bright (Managing Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Evoke Advisors
    Mar 31, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • Leonard Darell Krasnoff (Managing Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Evoke Advisors
    Mar 31, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • Douglas Andrew Palmer (Managing Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Evoke Advisors
    Mar 31, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • William James Martinet left Evoke Advisors for Cresset Asset Management, Llc (registered 2022-03-24)
    Mar 25, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Evoke Advisors reported RAUM $7.7B, up 65% from $4.7B (2020-10-28 to 2021-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Nmn Alex Shahidi (Managing Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Evoke Advisors
    Oct 28, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Principal office phone
424-372-1776reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Oct 18, 2024
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
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026
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Evoke Advisors is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.

Real Estate Funds1

Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and what the two were joined on. The Data Factory holds all nine graphs and the identity layer between them.

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