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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
Dark Horse Advisors LLC
Latest filing Apr 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 27, 2026 · 1 filings
SEC status approved since May 26, 2026
RAUM
$182M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$180M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$36.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
1 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM: $182M
HNW client RAUM: $88.8M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3): 4
Employees (5.A): 7
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- $36.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 36derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $4.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $426,601derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- unknownderivedbetween 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, hourly, fixed fees, subscription, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
- 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Individuals$91.0M50%
- High-net-worth individuals$88.8M49%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.9M1.0%
- Individual clients
- 160reported
- HNW clients
- 18reported
- Pension plan clients
- 1reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 426reported
- Financial planning clients
- 11-25reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sevier | Rancho Santa Fe, Ca | Mar 21, 2023 | 22 y | 4 |
| Matthew D. PooleCertified Financial Planner | San Diego, Ca | Mar 21, 2023 | 20 y | 3 |
| Jacob Tyler Montes | Rancho Santa Fe, Ca | Dec 6, 2023 | 13 y | 0 |
| Blake Frederick Feindel | Rancho Santa Fe, Ca | Jan 2, 2026 | 17 y | 6 |
| Bryan Sonderby | San Clemente, Ca | Jan 7, 2026 | 14 y | 5 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 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
- Bryan Sonderby from Diversify Advisory Services, LLCJan 7, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Blake Frederick Feindel from Presidio Capital Management, LLCJan 2, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Kevin Sevier from First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.Mar 21, 2023 · Other
- Matthew D. Poole from First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.Mar 21, 2023 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Benedict David Buenaventura · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 04/2026 · owns less than 5%
- D. Matthew Poole · Managing Membercontrolsince 01/2023 · owns 50% to 75%
Entity owners
- Dark Horse Cpas, An Accountancy · Ownerdirect · owns 50% to 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Santa Fe, Ca | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
One filing, no change to show.
Signals
No event on the tape.
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
- 619-736-1404reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- pw.darkhorse.cpareportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (858) 200-0616reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 27, 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
- $36.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026