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SEC-registered adviser

P••••••••• E••••• F••• A•••••••• L••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Irvine, CaliforniaCRD 300968SEC 801-124859websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 23, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 31, 2022 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since May 2, 2022
RAUM
$503M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
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
11
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$503M as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 28, 2023$309M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 28, 20230 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 28, 202313 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 28, 20232 then
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+18% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 23, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM 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
$126MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$503M, 4 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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$503M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
4reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$503M for 4 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true 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
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      3 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • C•••••••• E•••••• J••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 03/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • C••••••• A••• E•••••••• · President & Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • C•••••• J••• W••••••• N•••••• · Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 10/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • L••••••• C••••••• M•••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 10/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • C•••••• J•••••••• E•••• · Trusteecontrol
        since 11/2021 · owns F of C••••• H••••••• T••••
      • C•••••• J••• W••••••• N•••••• · Trusteecontrol
        since 06/2022 · owns F of C••••• I••••••••• T••••
      Entity owners
      • P•• P••••••••• M••••••• P•••••••• L•• · Sole Manager And Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • C••••• H••••••• T•••• · Member
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of P•• P••••••••• M••••••• P•••••••• L••
      • C••••• I••••••••• T•••• · Member
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of P•• P••••••••• M••••••• P•••••••• L••
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • P•• P••••••••• M••••••• P••••••• 3• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • W•• C•••••• C•••••••••
        broker-dealern
      • W•• P••••••••• M••••••• P••••••• 1• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • W•• P••••••••• M••••••• P••••••• 2• L••
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 3 to 4
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 3 to 4
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $0 to $503M
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • Employees · 12 to 11
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • Private funds · 3 to 4
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $419M to $503M
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $419M to $503M
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • RAUM · $419M to $503M
        Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
      • Employees · 13 to 12
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 23, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 23, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $392M to $419M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 23, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $392M to $419M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 23, 2025
      • RAUM · $392M to $419M
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 23, 2025
      • Accounts · 2 to 3
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 3
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Private funds · 2 to 3
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $309M to $392M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $309M to $392M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $309M to $392M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 2
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Business name · P•• A••••••• P•••••••• L•• to P••••••••• E••••• F••• A•••••••• L••
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Employees · 8 to 13
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Legal name · P•• A••••••• P•••••••• L•• to P••••••••• E••••• F••• A•••••••• L••
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $180M to $309M
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $180M to $309M
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • RAUM · $180M to $309M
        Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      Signals
      4 dated events
      • P••••••••• E••••• F••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $309.1M, up 72% from $179.6M (2022-03-31 to 2023-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • Elizabeth Ann Caruana (President & Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of P••••••••• E••••• F••• A•••••••• L••
        Mar 28, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Rae Melanie Wenk (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of P••••••••• E••••• F••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2022-03-31, absent 2023-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • P•• A••••••• P•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Mar 31, 2022 · First SEC registration · fact
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      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/preservation-equity-fund-advisors-pef-areportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Website
      p•••••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      714-662-5565reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 23, 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
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda 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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