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SEC-registered adviser

Bison Capital Advisors, LLC

Independent wealth managerOklahoma City, OklahomaCRD 306471SEC 801-118651websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 9, 2025
First filing on the tape Apr 1, 2020 · 9 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 30, 2020
RAUM
$250M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
96%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$240M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$125M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
9 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$250M as of May 9, 2025
Mar 9, 2021$204M then
HNW client RAUM$240M as of May 9, 2025
Mar 9, 2021$201M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of May 9, 2025
Mar 9, 20211 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of May 9, 2025
Mar 9, 20213 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +35% over the last fiscal year+7.0% a year over threeIARs 0 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 9, 2025; 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$125MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$478,927derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
96%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+29%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 assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$240MreportedItem 5.I
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$240M96%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$10.0M4.0%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
145reported
Pension plan clients
18reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
522reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.04 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Robert Todd OwensChartered Financial AnalystOklahoma City, OkMay 5, 202030 y2
Alvin LyChartered Financial AnalystOklahoma City, OkMar 15, 202413 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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Todd Robert Owens · Owner & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 05/2020 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Oklahoma City, Ok · principal200
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 513 to 522
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 18.0
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $231M to $240M
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $231M to $240M
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.5M to $10.0M
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $9.5M to $10.0M
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • RAUM · $240M to $250M
      Mar 28, 2024 to May 9, 2025
    • Accounts · 500 to 513
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW clients · 110 to 145
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual clients · 31.0 to unset
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 2
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $185M to $231M
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $179M to $231M
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · 2000000.0 to unset
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $9.5M
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $4.4M to $9.5M
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • RAUM · $185M to $240M
      Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Accounts · 475 to 500
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 1
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • HNW clients · 137 to 110
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • Individual clients · 15 to 31
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 1 to 0
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $199M to $185M
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $197M to $179M
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.4M to $0
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $3.4M to $4.4M
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • RAUM · $202M to $185M
      Mar 15, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
    • Accounts · 397 to 475
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Individual clients · unset to 15.0
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Employees · 3 to 4
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $201M to $199M
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $201M to $197M
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 2000000.0
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.1M to $3.4M
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $3.1M to $3.4M
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • RAUM · $204M to $202M
      Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Accounts · 342 to 397
      Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 9, 2021
    • Assets in custody · 14500000.0 to unset
      Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 9, 2021
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 9, 2021
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Bison Capital Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Apr 1, 2020 · 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
    Business email
    garrett@bisoncapadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    todd@bisoncapadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    405-257-0643reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    405-257-0646reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    405-257-0656reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/bison-capital-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    bisoncapadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    (405) 257-0646reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 9, 2025
    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
    $125Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026