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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

Reaves Asset Management

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Jersey City, New JerseyCRD 3140SEC 801-13457websiteIAPD
Legal name W. H. Reaves & Co., Inc.
Latest filing Feb 10, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 28, 2012 · 29 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 1, 1977
RAUM
$5.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
4.3%
$258M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$5.9B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
21
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
29 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.9B as of Feb 10, 2026
Feb 28, 2012$2.2B then
HNW client RAUM$29.9M as of Feb 10, 2026
Mar 26, 2018$47.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Feb 10, 2026
Feb 15, 20132 then
Employees (5.A)21 as of Feb 10, 2026
Feb 15, 201327 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +45% over the last fiscal year+24% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 10, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$5.9BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
266derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$10.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$21.0MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
21.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+45%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-6.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$5.7B95%
  • Individuals$228M3.8%
  • High-net-worth individuals$29.9M0.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$18.2M0.3%
  • Charitable organizations$13.1M0.2%
Individual clients
263reported
HNW clients
3reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
7reported
Accounts
283reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $142M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.04 fund_share=0.95 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=6.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Ronald James SorensonJersey City, NjNov 28, 200334 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
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Prentiss John Bartlett · Presidentcontrol
        since 07/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • Marc David Pass · Vice President, Secretary, Chief Operating Officer, Cfocontrol
        since 07/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Ottaviano Timothy Porter · Vice Presidentcontrol
        since 06/2007 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Burns Joseph Rhame · Ceocontrol
        since 05/2010 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Wallace Brian Weeks · Vice Presidentcontrol
        since 03/2015 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Stephen Gavlick · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 07/2022 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • John Bartlett Gst - Exempt Trust · Shareholder
        direct · owns 10% to 25%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 300 to 283
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 6 to 7
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • HNW clients · 5 to 3
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Individual clients · 279 to 263
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Employees · 22 to 21
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.1B to $5.9B
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $49.3M to $29.9M
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $186M to $228M
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • RAUM · $4.1B to $5.9B
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $124M to $142M
        Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
      • Accounts · 457 to 300
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • BD registered reps · 5 to 6
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Charity clients · 8 to 7
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 13 to 6
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • HNW clients · 2 to 5
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Individual clients · 430 to 279
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.1B to $4.1B
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $23.3M to $49.3M
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $213M to $186M
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • RAUM · $3.1B to $4.1B
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $141M to $124M
        Feb 5, 2024 to Feb 11, 2025
      • Accounts · 642 to 457
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • BD registered reps · 4 to 5
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Charity clients · 13 to 8
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 12 to 13
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • HNW clients · 4 to 2
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Individual clients · 604 to 430
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · 5 to 0
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Employees · 21 to 22
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.1B to $3.1B
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $41.7M to $23.3M
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $251M to $213M
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $1.2M to $0
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • RAUM · $3.1B to $3.1B
        Feb 16, 2023 to Feb 5, 2024
      • Accounts · 665 to 642
        Aug 2, 2022 to Feb 16, 2023
      • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
        Aug 2, 2022 to Feb 16, 2023
      • BD registered reps · 6 to 4
        Aug 2, 2022 to Feb 16, 2023
      • Corporate clients · 19 to 12
        Aug 2, 2022 to Feb 16, 2023
      Signals
      7 dated events
      • Reaves Asset Management reported RAUM $5.9B, up 45% from $4.1B (2025-02-11 to 2026-02-10)
        Feb 10, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Reaves Asset Management reported RAUM $4.1B, up 33% from $3.1B (2024-02-05 to 2025-02-11)
        Feb 11, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • Wendy Alison Davis-Rodriguez (Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Reaves Asset Management (listed 2022-07-28, absent 2022-08-02)
        Aug 2, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Avrum William Ferer (Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of Reaves Asset Management (listed 2021-02-17, absent 2021-04-08)
        Apr 8, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • James Ronald Sorenson (Chairman) no longer on Schedule A of Reaves Asset Management (listed 2021-02-17, absent 2021-04-08)
        Apr 8, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • O Rowland Wilhelm (Shareholder) no longer on Schedule A of Reaves Asset Management (listed 2020-02-18, absent 2020-04-16)
        Apr 16, 2020 · Control person left · inference
      • Wendy Alison Davis-Rodriguez (Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Reaves Asset Management
        Jul 9, 2019 · Control person joined · 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
      Website
      REAVESAM.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      201-332-4596reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 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
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $5.9Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026