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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
Sphinx Investments LLC
Latest filing Apr 3, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 28, 2023 · 13 filings
SEC status approved since May 1, 2024
RAUM
$46.1M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$46.1M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$23.1M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$46.1M as of Apr 3, 2026
Mar 4, 2025$12.6M then
HNW client RAUM$20.6M as of Apr 3, 2026
Mar 4, 2025$10.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Apr 3, 2026
Mar 4, 20250 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Apr 3, 2026
Mar 4, 20251 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -29% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 3, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- $23.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 63derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $365,878derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 0.3derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- -29%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -59%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 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
- has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Individuals$25.5M55%
- High-net-worth individuals$20.6M45%
- Individual clients
- 114reported
- HNW clients
- 11reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 126reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Thomas Omanson | Henrico, Va | Mar 4, 2025 | 12 y | 3 |
| John Polemis | Henrico, Va | Jan 1, 2026 | 25 y | 2 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 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
- John Polemis from Stirlingshire InvestmentsJan 1, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Elliot Thomas Omanson from OwlfiMar 4, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Steve Joshua Curtis · Ceo & Ccocontrolsince 07/2023 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Lifepact LLCreal estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrico, Va | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- account count collapseChange between filings · filing Apr 3, 2026accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 305.0 to 126.0 (-59.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-10 and 2026-04-03; the peer median change was +2.0% (136 comparable advisers, 10.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, under $100M (136) · 9.6% percentile
- client count collapseChange between filings · filing Apr 3, 2026individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 304.0 to 125.0 (-59.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-10 and 2026-04-03; the peer median change was 0.0% (120 comparable advisers, 6.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, under $100M (120) · 5.9% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 305 to 126Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- Advisory employees · 4 to 2Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- HNW clients · 21 to 11Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- Individual clients · 283 to 114Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- Employees · 5 to 3Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- HQ city · RICHMOND to Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- HQ state · VA to Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $64.7M to $46.1MApr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $35.5M to $20.6MApr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $29.2M to $25.5MApr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- RAUM · $64.7M to $46.1MApr 10, 2025 to Apr 3, 2026
- Accounts · 51 to 305Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Advisory employees · 1 to 4Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- HNW clients · 6 to 21Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Individual clients · 44 to 283Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Employees · 1 to 5Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Other offices · 0 to 5Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $12.6M to $64.7MMar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $10.1M to $35.5MMar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $2.5M to $29.2MMar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- RAUM · $12.6M to $64.7MMar 4, 2025 to Apr 10, 2025
- Accounts · 50 to 51Aug 9, 2024 to Aug 29, 2024
- Accounts · unset to 50.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- Advisory activities · 1 to 3Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- HNW clients · unset to 6.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- Individual clients · unset to 44.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- Financial planning clients · unset to 0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · unset to 12570000.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- HNW RAUM · unset to 10100000.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- Individual RAUM · unset to 2470000.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- RAUM · unset to 12570000.0Jun 12, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
- HQ city · unset to RICHMONDApr 1, 2024 to May 13, 2024
- HQ state · unset to VAApr 1, 2024 to May 13, 2024
- Accounts · 0.0 to unsetDec 18, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
- Advisory activities · 3 to 1Dec 18, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 0 to unsetDec 18, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
- HQ city · LEWES to unsetDec 18, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
- HQ state · DE to unsetDec 18, 2023 to Apr 1, 2024
Signals
6 dated events
- Sphinx Investments Llc reported 5 offices beyond its principal office, up from 0 (2025-03-04 to 2025-04-10)Apr 10, 2025 · Office count change · derived
- Pavel Liam Emery (Owner) no longer on Schedule A of Sphinx Investments Llc (listed 2024-06-12, absent 2024-08-09)Aug 9, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Nicholas Alexander Brola (Owner) no longer on Schedule A of Sphinx Investments Llc (listed 2024-05-13, absent 2024-06-12)Jun 12, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Pavel Liam Emery (Owner) appeared on Schedule A of Sphinx Investments LlcMay 13, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- William Evan Thomsen (Owner) no longer on Schedule A of Sphinx Investments Llc (listed 2024-04-01, absent 2024-05-13)May 13, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Sphinx Investments Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jul 28, 2023 · 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
- Website
- sphinxinvests.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 833-247-7833reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 3, 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
- $23.1Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026