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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

Kestra Investment Management, LLC.

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Austin, TexasCRD 317711SEC 801-122889websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 16, 2021 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 16, 2021
RAUM
$4.3B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
9
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$479M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
17
13 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.3B as of Aug 20, 2026
Mar 30, 2023$110M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Aug 20, 2026
Mar 11, 2022$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Aug 20, 2026
Mar 11, 202210 then
Employees (5.A)17 as of Aug 20, 2026
Mar 11, 202210 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +65% over the last fiscal year+240% a year over threeIARs 8 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • PE backed · a Schedule A entity owner at 25 percent or more whose exact legal name is a PE fund vehicle or a classified PE sponsor on the DFX private equity graph
RAUM per advisor
$479MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$265,203derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
9.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+65%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Other investment advisers$4.3B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
16,262reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $4.1B managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=8.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Kara Marie MurphyChartered Financial AnalystAustin, TxMar 4, 202212 y1
Derek Matthew SchugChartered Financial AnalystAustin, TxMar 16, 202233 y1
Ryan ChangAustin, TxJul 31, 202312 y0
Robert Landon PattersonAustin, Tx Sep 17, 202514 y3
Michael Christopher HumbertAustin, Tx Oct 13, 202513 y0
Alec RandolphAustin, TxOct 24, 202510 y1
John Marc ChoquetteChartered Financial AnalystAustin, TxJan 15, 202612 y0
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 headcount4 left over 36 months
Left, latest
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
    • Arthur John Barragan · Chief Operating Officercontrol
      since 07/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • Van Joel Bennett · Svp, Chief Financial Officercontrol
      since 10/2016 · owns less than 5%
    • Marie Kara Murphy · Chief Investment Officer, Evpcontrol
      since 06/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Bredt Robert Norwood · Evp, General Counselcontrol
      since 04/2016 · owns less than 5%
    • Garrett Stephen Smith · Vp, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 07/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • Jean-Luc Dupont · Chief Information Security Officer
      since 07/2024 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Kestra Advisor Services Holdings C, Inc. · Owner
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kestra Advisor Services Holdings B, Inc.
    • Kestra Advisor Services Holdings B, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kestra Advisor Services Holdings C, Inc.
    • Kingfisher Holding A, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kingfisher Holding B, Inc.
    • Kingfisher Holding B, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A, Inc.
    • Kingfisher Holding Gp, LLC · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Kingfisher Holding, L.P.
    • Kingfisher Holding, L.P. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kingfisher Holding A, Inc.
    • Oak Hill Capital Partners Vi (Onshore), L.P. · Owner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Ohcp Vi Enzo Aggregator, L.P.
    • Oak Hill Capital Partners Vi (Te 892), L.P. · Owner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Ohcp Vi Enzo Aggregator, L.P.
    • Ohcp Vi Enzo Aggregator, L.P. · Owner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kingfisher Holding, L.P.
    • Warburg Pincus Financialsector, L.P. · Limited Partner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kingfisher Holding, L.P.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Kestra Investment Management, LLC. as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Austin, Tx · principal940
    Hutto, Tx000
    Plano, Tx000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
      accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 9,421.0 to 16,262.0 (+73.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was -2.0% (33 comparable advisers, 91.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (33) · 91% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 9,421 to 16,262
      Jan 29, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • BD registered reps · 7 to 8
      Jan 29, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
      Jan 29, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $4.3B
      Jan 29, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • RAUM · $2.6B to $4.3B
      Jan 29, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $2.4B to $4.1B
      Jan 29, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Apr 14, 2025 to Jun 18, 2025
    • Accounts · 4,982 to 9,421
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 10 to 13
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • Employees · 14 to 17
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 10 to 8
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • Organization form · Limited Liability Partnership to Limited Liability Company
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $2.6B
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.5B to $2.6B
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $1.3B to $2.4B
      Feb 24, 2025 to Apr 14, 2025
    • Accounts · 1,462 to 4,982
      Nov 6, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Employees · 12 to 14
      Nov 6, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $110M to $1.5B
      Nov 6, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • RAUM · $110M to $1.5B
      Nov 6, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $110M to $1.3B
      Nov 6, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
      Mar 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2023
    • Individual clients · 1462.0 to unset
      Mar 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2023
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0
      Mar 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · 109810189.0 to unset
      Mar 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2023
    • Accounts · unset to 1462.0
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • BD registered reps · 5 to 7
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Individual clients · unset to 1462.0
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Employees · 10 to 12
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 2
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 109810189.0
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $0 to $110M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • RAUM · unset to 109810189.0
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $0 to $110M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • BD registered reps · 10 to 5
      Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 10 to 3
      Nov 16, 2021 to Mar 11, 2022
    Signals
    13 dated events
    • Kestra Investment Management, Llc. reported RAUM $4.3B, up 65% from $2.6B (2026-01-29 to 2026-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • Haolun Zhang left Kestra Investment Management, Llc. for Ieq Capital, Llc (registered 2025-08-20)
      Jun 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kestra Investment Management, Llc. reported RAUM $2.6B, up 73% from $1.5B (2025-02-24 to 2025-04-14)
      Apr 14, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • Bobby Sharan Gomez left Kestra Investment Management, Llc. for Rbc Rochdale, Llc (registered 2026-01-09)
      Feb 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Mouna Nutakki left Kestra Investment Management, Llc. for Gamma Investing Llc (registered 2025-08-07)
      Sep 3, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Garrett Stephen Smith (Vp, Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Kestra Investment Management, Llc.
      Aug 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Arthur John Barragan (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Kestra Investment Management, Llc.
      Aug 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Ross Michael Pedlow (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Kestra Investment Management, Llc. (listed 2024-07-23, absent 2024-08-29)
      Aug 29, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Ross Michael Pedlow (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Kestra Investment Management, Llc.
      Apr 24, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Logan Christopher Kerr left Kestra Investment Management, Llc. for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (registered 2024-04-30)
      Apr 2, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kestra Investment Management, Llc. reported RAUM $1.5B, up 1279% from $109.8M (2023-11-06 to 2024-03-25)
      Mar 25, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
    • 2 advisors left Kestra Advisory Services, LLC (Austin, TX) for Kestra Investment Management, LLC. on the same day
      Jan 11, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Kestra Investment Management, Llc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Nov 16, 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/kestraimreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    kestraIM.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    844-553-7872reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 20, 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
    $479Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026