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SEC-registered adviser

Ivy Invest Corporation

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)San Francisco, CaliforniaCRD 328122SEC 801-129430websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 7, 2023 · 6 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 9, 2024
RAUM
$12.6M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
6 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$12.6M as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 29, 2024$3.1M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 29, 20240 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 29, 20243 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +71% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM 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
$12.6MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+71%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
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
  • Investment companies$12.6M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
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=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
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
      • Arash Ghodoosi · Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Li Wenwen Mcelhoe · President And Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 07/2023 · owns 25% to 50%
      • James Matthew Pauker · Chairmancontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Roserio Peter Guarino · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 09/2023 · owns less than 5%
      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
      • Business name · BUENA CAPITAL ADVISORS D/B/A IVY INVEST to IVY INVEST CORPORATION
        Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Employees · 3 to 4
        Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Legal name · BUENA CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC to IVY INVEST CORPORATION
        Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Organization form · Limited Liability Company to Corporation
        Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $7.4M to $12.6M
        Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • RAUM · $7.4M to $12.6M
        Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Succession · false to true
        Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Business name · BUENA CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC to BUENA CAPITAL ADVISORS D/B/A IVY INVEST
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.1M to $7.4M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
      • RAUM · $3.1M to $7.4M
        Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
      • Accounts · unset to 1.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 3118956.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · unset to 3118956.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • Ivy Invest Corporation reported succeeding to the business of Buena Capital Advisors D/B/A Ivy Invest (Form ADV Item 4)
        Mar 20, 2026 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
      • Buena Capital Advisors Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Sep 7, 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
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/ivy-investreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      ivyinvest.coreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      8005357096reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 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
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026