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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Alpha Principle, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserEnglewood, ColoradoCRD 317053SEC 801-128123websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2025
First filing on the tape Oct 1, 2021 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 8, 2023
RAUM
$253M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
42%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$252M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$253M as of Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2022$61.8M then
HNW client RAUM$246M as of Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2022$42.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 20222 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 20223 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 4, 2024
Mar 31, 20222 then
RAUM -6.1% over the last fiscal year+60% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$84.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
15derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$10.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
42%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-6.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+12%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$246M97%
  • Individuals$6.2M2.4%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.6M0.6%
Individual clients
23reported
HNW clients
23reported
Pension plan clients
3reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
213reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, performancereported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
2 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Lemonade Fund By Alpha Principle, LPno longer reportedHedge Fund$7.0M7Oct 1, 2021
    Flagship Fund By Alpha Principle, LPHedge Fund$3.2M5Oct 1, 2021
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Ernest Brian Folkerts · Executive Vice Presidentcontrol
      since 08/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Franklin John Harlan · Chief Operations Officercontrol
      since 11/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Thomas Eric Koeplin · Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 10/2022 · owns 75% or more
    • Bennett Jared Calvert · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 05/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • Ashley Matthew Swendiman · General Counsel
      since 11/2021 · 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
    Englewood, Co · principal0021
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 161 to 213
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Advisory activities · 6 to 5
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • HNW clients · 26 to 23
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Individual clients · 15 to 23
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 2 to 3
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 1 to 0
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $113M to $108M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $260M to $246M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $5.1M to $6.2M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $157M to $146M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $1.2M to $1.6M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.2M to $0
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • RAUM · $270M to $253M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Assets in custody · 7130939.0 to unset
      Apr 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2024
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Apr 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2024
    • Private funds · 1 to unset
      Apr 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2024
    • Accounts · 136 to 161
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Advisory activities · 5 to 6
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • HNW clients · 20 to 26
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Individual clients · 12 to 15
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 2.0
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 1
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Private funds · 2 to 1
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $74.0M to $113M
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $238M to $260M
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $3.3M to $5.1M
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $174M to $157M
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 1207280.0
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $7.1M to $3.2M
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • RAUM · $248M to $270M
      Aug 22, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Mar 28, 2023 to May 9, 2023
    • HNW clients · 22 to 20
      Mar 28, 2023 to May 9, 2023
    • Individual clients · 11 to 12
      Mar 28, 2023 to May 9, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $9.7M to $7.1M
      Mar 28, 2023 to May 9, 2023
    • Employees · 5 to 6
      Mar 28, 2023 to May 9, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $69.8M to $74.0M
      Mar 28, 2023 to May 9, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $57.4M to $238M
      Mar 28, 2023 to May 9, 2023
    Signals
    14 dated events
    • Alpha Principle, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-09-02, RAUM $253.3M)
      Dec 20, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Madelyn G Hogeland left Alpha Principle, Llc for Eversource Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-05-05)
      Sep 25, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Eric Thomas Koeplin left Alpha Principle, Llc for Eversource Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-05-05)
      Sep 25, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Alpha Principle, LLC (Englewood, CO) for Eversource Wealth Advisors, LLC on the same day
      Sep 25, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Brenner John Ramstead (President) no longer on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc (listed 2023-05-09, absent 2023-08-22)
      Aug 22, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Brenner John Ramstead (President) appeared on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc
      May 9, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Alpha Principle, Llc reported RAUM $248.3M, up 256% from $69.8M (2023-03-28 to 2023-05-09)
      May 9, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • Ernest Brian Folkerts (Executive Vice President) appeared on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc
      May 9, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Franklin John Harlan (Chief Operations Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc
      May 9, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Franklin John Harlan (Chief Operating Officer And Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc (listed 2022-08-25, absent 2022-10-17)
      Oct 17, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • Brenner John Ramstead (President) no longer on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc (listed 2022-08-25, absent 2022-10-17)
      Oct 17, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • Brenner John Ramstead (President) appeared on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc
      May 31, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
    • Franklin John Harlan (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Alpha Principle, Llc
      Dec 3, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • Alpha Principle, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Oct 1, 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.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026