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SEC-registered adviser

The Invictus Collective, LLC

Independent wealth managerPark Ridge, IllinoisCRD 310744SEC 801-121217websiteIAPD
Latest filing Sep 15, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 13, 2021 · 26 filings
SEC status approved since May 12, 2021
RAUM
$476M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
25%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$471M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$119M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
26 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$476M as of Jun 30, 2026
Mar 9, 2022$292M then
HNW client RAUM$471M as of Jun 30, 2026
Mar 9, 2022$284M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Jun 30, 2026
Mar 9, 20225 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Jun 30, 2026
Mar 9, 20225 then
Private funds1 as of Jun 30, 2026
Feb 29, 20241 then
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3offices 3 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 15, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
$119MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$29.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$5.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
25%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.8derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$2.0M, 1 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)
  • 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$471M99%
  • Corporations and businesses$4.6M1.0%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
16reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
88reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.0M for 1 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Robert Dean BowerChartered Financial AnalystPark Ridge, IlJan 1, 202611 y0
Connor James HickeyChartered Financial AnalystPark Ridge, IlMay 12, 202617 y0
Travis ArmyChartered Financial AnalystBoston, Ma Jun 9, 202610 y0
Joshua David GerryPark Ridge, IlSep 11, 202630 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Invictus Proprietary Opportunity Fund 1 LLCPrivate Equity Fund$2.0M11Oct 19, 2023
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Dean Robert Bower · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Christian Habitz · Founder, Managing Membercontrol
      since 05/2021 · owns 75% or more
    • Allen Trent Thorbahn · Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officercontrol
      since 02/2024 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Invictus Private Group 1 LLC
      pooled vehicle sponsorn
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Park Ridge, Il · principal440
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Park City, UT1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • unusually large average accountStatic outlier · filing Sep 15, 2026
      RAUM per account of $5,408,957 against a peer median of $440,397 (5431 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 3.4 robust deviations)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,431) · 100% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
      Jun 30, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
    • Employees · 5 to 7
      Jun 30, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
      Jun 30, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Jun 30, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
    • Other offices · 3 to 4
      Jun 30, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
    • Private funds · 1 to unset
      Jun 30, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
    • Succession · false to unset
      Jun 30, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
    • Accounts · 112 to 88
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 1.0 to unset
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Employees · 3 to 5
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $139M to $120M
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $392M to $471M
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $260M to $356M
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · 2025000.0 to unset
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • RAUM · $399M to $476M
      Dec 23, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
    • Employees · 2 to 3
      Mar 17, 2025 to Dec 23, 2025
    • Accounts · 87 to 112
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 2
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 2.0 to unset
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • HNW clients · 13 to 16
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Individual clients · 1.0 to unset
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $10.8M to $2.0M
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Employees · 4 to 2
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 2
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $74.6M to $139M
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $300M to $392M
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · 874200.0 to unset
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $234M to $260M
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • RAUM · $308M to $399M
      Jul 10, 2024 to Mar 17, 2025
    • Accounts · 199 to 87
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 2
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • HNW clients · 16 to 13
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • Individual clients · 7 to 1
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $14.2M to $10.8M
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • Employees · 5 to 4
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • Other offices · 2 to 3
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $113M to $74.6M
      Nov 10, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
    Signals
    16 dated events
    • Trent Allen Thorbahn left The Invictus Collective, Llc for Cibc Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-07-08)
      Feb 21, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Joan Leslie Cannon (Director Of Client Relations And Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc (listed 2024-02-29, absent 2024-04-25)
      Apr 25, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Leslie Joan Cannon left The Invictus Collective, Llc for Cresset Asset Management, Llc (registered 2024-05-21)
      Apr 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Allen Trent Thorbahn (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc
      Feb 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • G Dennis O'Malley (Director Of Operations, Deputy Chief Investment Officer) no longer on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc (listed 2023-10-19, absent 2023-11-10)
      Nov 10, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Dennis G O'Malley left The Invictus Collective, Llc for Spiderrock Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-06-20)
      Nov 1, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • G Dennis O'Malley (Director Of Operations, Deputy Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc
      Aug 15, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Elizabeth Sarah Damsgaard (Co-Founder, Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc (listed 2023-05-03, absent 2023-08-15)
      Aug 15, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Justina Irene Nevel left The Invictus Collective, Llc for Morgan Stanley (registered 2023-07-17)
      Jul 18, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Sarah Elizabeth Damsgaard left The Invictus Collective, Llc for Morgan Stanley (registered 2023-07-17)
      Jul 18, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • The Invictus Collective, Llc reported RAUM $292.2M, up 166% from $110.1M (2021-09-09 to 2022-03-09)
      Mar 9, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
    • Leslie Cannon (Director Of Client Relations And Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc
      May 21, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • William Alexander Hansen (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc (listed 2021-04-13, absent 2021-05-21)
      May 21, 2021 · Control person left · inference
    • Christian Habitz (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc
      May 21, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • Elizabeth Sarah Damsgaard (Managing Partner) appeared on Schedule A of The Invictus Collective, Llc
      May 21, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • Merle Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Apr 13, 2021 · First SEC registration · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Business email
    info@theinvictuscollective.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    866-636-3468reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/the-invictus-collectivereportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    TheInvictusCollective.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    (866) 636-3468reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 15, 2026
    Contact form
    theinvictuscollective.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Team page
    theinvictuscollective.com/teamreportedpublished 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
    $119Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026