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SEC-registered adviser

S•••• T••••••• A•••••••• L••

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessHuntsville, AlabamaCRD 312537SEC 801-120351websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 19, 2021 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 22, 2021
RAUM
$852M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
86%
of RAUM
Private clients
44%
$377M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$122M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$852M as of Aug 25, 2026
Mar 14, 2022$526M then
HNW client RAUM$306M as of Aug 25, 2026
Mar 14, 2022$243M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Aug 25, 2026
Mar 14, 20223 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Aug 25, 2026
Mar 14, 20224 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +16% over the last fiscal year+8.6% a year over threeIARs 7 to 6offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 25, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
RAUM per advisor
$122MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
47derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$993,302derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
86%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
55%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+16%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$105M, 208 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
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$465M55%
  • High-net-worth individuals$306M36%
  • Individuals$71.7M8.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$7.3M0.9%
  • Charitable organizations$1.4M0.2%
  • State and municipal entities$1.2M0.1%
Individual clients
236reported
HNW clients
91reported
Pension plan clients
8reported
Charitable clients
3reported
Accounts
858reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$105M for 208 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.44 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.55 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=5.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
S••••• C••••• T•••••••Huntsville, AlMar 8, 202136 y2
S•••• N••••• D•••••••Huntsville, AlMar 8, 202118 y2
D•••• M••• R•••••Huntsville, AlMar 8, 202130 y2
W•••••• P•••••• S••••Huntsville, AlMar 8, 202113 y1
R•••••• J••••• S••••Huntsville, AlDec 6, 202141 y2
J•••••• C••••• K•••••Huntsville, AlJun 9, 202212 y1
W•••••• K••• D••••••••Huntsville, AlSep 9, 202412 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
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • S••••• R••••••• J••••• · Managing Membercontrol
      since 01/2021 · owns 25% to 50%
    • S••••• W••••••• P•••••• · Managing Membercontrol
      since 01/2021 · owns 10% to 25%
    • T•••••••• S•••••• C••••• · Managing Membercontrol
      since 01/2021 · owns 50% to 75%
    • R•••••• D••••• M••• · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 01/2021 · 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
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Huntsville, Al · principal700
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Aug 25, 2026
      institutional share of RAUM of 55% against a peer median of 2% (1482 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 18.0 robust deviations)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482) · 98% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 5
      Mar 23, 2026 to Aug 25, 2026
    • Employees · 9 to 8
      Mar 23, 2026 to Aug 25, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Mar 23, 2026 to Aug 25, 2026
    • Other offices · 1 to 0
      Mar 23, 2026 to Aug 25, 2026
    • Accounts · 782 to 858
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Charity clients · unset to 3.0
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Corporate clients · unset to 2.0
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • HNW clients · 81 to 91
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Individual clients · 241 to 236
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 5 to 8
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $86.9M to $105M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $609M to $731M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $259M to $306M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $61.6M to $71.7M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $125M to $121M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $405M to $465M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • RAUM · $734M to $852M
      Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
    • Related broker-dealer · false to true
      Mar 19, 2025 to Jan 2, 2026
    • Accounts · 765 to 782
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 3 to 5
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW clients · 80 to 81
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual clients · 224 to 241
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 23 to 5
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $74.5M to $86.9M
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Employees · 6 to 9
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $189M to $609M
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $245M to $259M
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $53.9M to $61.6M
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $547M to $125M
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $427M to $405M
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • RAUM · $735M to $734M
      Oct 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 6
      Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 6
      Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
    • Accounts · 697 to 765
      Jun 15, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • BD registered reps · 5 to 3
      Jun 15, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • HNW clients · 63 to 80
      Jun 15, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Individual clients · 231 to 224
      Jun 15, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 25 to 23
      Jun 15, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • S•••• T••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $665.2M, up 26% from $526.0M (2022-03-14 to 2023-03-24)
      Mar 24, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • S•••• T••••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jan 19, 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
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/smith-thornton-advisors-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    S••••T•••••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    256-715-7715reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 25, 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
    Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $122Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026