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SEC-registered adviser

Portfolio Design Labs, LLC

Independent wealth managerEncino, CaliforniaCRD 318127SEC 801-127598websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 15, 2021 · 27 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 6, 2023
RAUM
$625M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
88%
$547M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$625M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$625M as of May 11, 2026
Mar 15, 2024$276M then
HNW client RAUM$327M as of May 11, 2026
Mar 15, 2024$172M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of May 11, 2026
Mar 15, 20241 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of May 11, 2026
Mar 15, 20244 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +25% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$625MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
346derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
5.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+25%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-18%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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$327M52%
  • Individuals$220M35%
  • Corporations and businesses$64.4M10%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$13.3M2.1%
Individual clients
249reported
HNW clients
97reported
Pension plan clients
9reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
593reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.88 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jason Terrance ThomasChartered Financial AnalystEncino, CaJan 14, 202225 y1
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
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Terrance Jason Thomas · Managing Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 11/2021 · owns 75% or more
    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 · 481 to 593
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 2
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW clients · 139 to 97
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual clients · 284 to 249
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 2 to 9
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Employees · 4 to 5
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $502M to $625M
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $287M to $327M
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $152M to $220M
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $1.6M to $13.3M
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • RAUM · $502M to $625M
      Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Mar 25, 2025 to Jun 27, 2025
    • Accounts · 329 to 481
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Charity clients · 1 to 0
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 0 to 1
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • HNW clients · 90 to 139
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Individual clients · 204 to 284
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 1 to 2
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $276M to $502M
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $172M to $287M
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $101M to $152M
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $1.3M to $1.6M
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • RAUM · $276M to $502M
      Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
    • Accounts · 209 to 329
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • HNW clients · 25 to 90
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Individual clients · 183 to 204
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $178M to $276M
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $66.9M to $172M
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $108M to $101M
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $1.2M to $1.3M
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • RAUM · $178M to $276M
      Jul 7, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024
    • Accounts · 85 to 209
      Sep 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
      Sep 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
    • HNW clients · 66 to 25
      Sep 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Individual clients · unset to 183.0
      Sep 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 1.0
      Sep 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
      Sep 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
    Signals
    3 dated events
    • Portfolio Design Labs, Llc reported RAUM $501.8M, up 82% from $276.2M (2025-01-10 to 2025-03-25)
      Mar 25, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • Portfolio Design Labs, Llc reported RAUM $178.5M, up 224% from $55.1M (2022-09-22 to 2023-03-06)
      Mar 6, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • Portfolio Design Labs, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Dec 15, 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/portfolio-design-labsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    portfoliolabs.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    310-755-0411reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 11, 2026
    Contact form
    portfoliolabs.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
    $625Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026