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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

Atlantic Private Wealth, LLC

Independent wealth managerChapel Hill, North CarolinaCRD 311517SEC 801-120757website IAPD

Latest filing Jul 10, 2026

First filing on the tape Mar 10, 2021 · 13 filings

SEC status approved since Apr 9, 2021

RAUM

$894M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

88%

$788M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$223M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

4 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

13 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$894M as of Jul 10, 2026

Mar 30, 2022$651M then

HNW client RAUM$717M as of Jul 10, 2026

Mar 30, 2022$507M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Jul 10, 2026

Mar 30, 20222 then

Employees (5.A)5 as of Jul 10, 2026

Mar 30, 20225 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+15% a year over threeIARs 3 to 4

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Jul 10, 2026; 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

RAUM per advisor: $223MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 52derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $5.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $667,643derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +6.7%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $33.2M, 19 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)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

High-net-worth individuals$717M80%
Corporations and businesses$106M12%
Individuals$71.2M8.0%

Individual clients: 78reported
HNW clients: 128reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: n/areported
Accounts: 1,339reported
Financial planning clients: 101-250reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $33.2M for 19 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis: private_client_share=0.88 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

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Andrew William Blass	Chapel Hill, Nc	May 21, 2021	15 y	2
Christopher Daniel Thomas	Chapel Hill, Nc	May 21, 2021	13 y	3
Joseph P AcquanitaCertified Financial Planner	Chapel Hill, Nc	Oct 27, 2022	10 y	2
Chase Thomas Wietfeld	Chapel Hill, Nc	Oct 22, 2025	10 y	0

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

Jessica Alpers to Wealthshield Partners, LLC
Oct 27, 2022 · RIA to RIA

Joined, latest

Joseph P Acquanita from Family Legacy Financial Solutions, LLC
Oct 27, 2022 · RIA to RIA
Jessica Alpers from United Capital Financial Advisors
May 21, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
Andrew William Blass from United Capital Financial Advisors
May 21, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
Christopher Daniel Thomas from United Capital Financial Advisors
May 21, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

3 joined from United Capital Financial Advisors
May 11, 2021 · Chapel Hill, Nc

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

William Andrew Blass · Sole Membercontrol
since 02/2021 · owns 75% or more
J Jessica Roeper · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

No related person reported.

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined	Left	Teams out	Forming
Chapel Hill, Nc · principal	4	1	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

No branch office listed.

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Accounts · 1,292 to 1,339
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
HNW clients · 120 to 128
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Individual clients · 73 to 78
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Pension plan clients · 1.0 to unset
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Assets in custody · $29.8M to $33.2M
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $783M to $891M
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
HNW RAUM · $632M to $717M
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Individual RAUM · $52.7M to $71.2M
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.3M to $3.0M
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Pension RAUM · 2505027.0 to unset
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
RAUM · $788M to $894M
Mar 3, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
Accounts · 1,475 to 1,292
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Advisory employees · 3 to 4
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
HNW clients · 118 to 120
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Individual clients · 72 to 73
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Pension plan clients · 2 to 1
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Assets in custody · $125M to $29.8M
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $685M to $783M
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
HNW RAUM · $548M to $632M
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Individual RAUM · $41.7M to $52.7M
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.6M to $4.3M
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Pension RAUM · $3.7M to $2.5M
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
RAUM · $690M to $788M
Sep 24, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025
Accounts · 1,097 to 1,475
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Advisory employees · 4 to 3
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
HNW clients · 111 to 118
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Individual clients · 60 to 72
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Assets in custody · $184M to $125M
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $576M to $685M
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
HNW RAUM · $463M to $548M
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Individual RAUM · $26.8M to $41.7M
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.1M to $4.6M
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Pension RAUM · $3.6M to $3.7M
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
RAUM · $584M to $690M
Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
Accounts · 1,080 to 1,097
Sep 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
Advisory employees · 2 to 4
Sep 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023

Signals

4 dated events

Jessica Alpers left Atlantic Private Wealth, Llc for Wealthshield Partners, Llc (registered 2022-12-15)
Oct 27, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Marie Sara Ruotsala (Interim Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Atlantic Private Wealth, Llc (listed 2022-02-09, absent 2022-03-30)
Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
Marie Sara Ruotsala (Interim Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Atlantic Private Wealth, Llc
May 13, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
Cohort Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Mar 10, 2021 · 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 phone: 919-968-2977reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/atlanticprivatewealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website: atlanticpwa.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: 919-968-2977reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 10, 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: $223Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026