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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

Stifel Capital Management, LLC

Other adviserNew York, New YorkCRD 328365SEC 801-129003websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 3, 2023 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 2, 2023
RAUM
$4.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
17%
$717M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$840M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.2B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 2024$745M then
HNW client RAUM$594M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 2024$97.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 20241 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 20245 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +182% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$840MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
84derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$7.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
47%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+182%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • State and municipal entities$2.0B47%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.5B35%
  • High-net-worth individuals$594M14%
  • Individuals$123M2.9%
  • Other investment advisers$53.4M1.3%
Individual clients
257reported
HNW clients
161reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
549reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $1.2B managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.17 fund_share=0.01 institutional_share=0.47 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Adam Vartan TopalianNew York, NyDec 4, 201543 y3
Matthew T ZarrellaNew York, NyApr 23, 202410 y0
John PocceschiPrinceton Junction, NjFeb 4, 202621 y8
Michael Joseph SmithPrinceton Junction, NjFeb 11, 202619 y2
Bailey Harris MorganlanderNew York, NySep 11, 202611 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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    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
      • Teresa Cynthia Perez · Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 09/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Alexander Michael Spero · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 09/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Avi Stein · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 09/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Vartan Adam Topalian · Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 09/2023 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Stifel Financial Corp · Shareholder
        direct · owns 75% or more · public reporting company
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Stifel Capital Management, LLC as a related person
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      New York, Ny · principal310
      Princeton Junction, Nj220
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $1,487,893,776 to $4,199,937,688 (+182.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +11.0% (231 comparable advisers, 95.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: other advisers, $1B to $5B (231) · 95% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 78 to 549
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 1 to 5
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 39 to 93
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • HNW clients · unset to 161.0
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Individual clients · unset to 257.0
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 5 to 9
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $4.2B
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $97.5M to $594M
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 123341974.0
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $4.2B
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $290M to $1.2B
        Feb 13, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Jun 10, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 28, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
      • Accounts · 19 to 78
        Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 10 to 39
        Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $745M to $1.5B
        Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $97.5M to $97.5M
        Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $745M to $1.5B
        Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $339M to $290M
        Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 3 to 19
        Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Corporate clients · unset to 10.0
        Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $745M
        Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $96.0M to $97.5M
        Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $105M to $745M
        Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $105M to $339M
        Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 0 to 3
        Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Employees · 4 to 5
        Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $105M
        Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 96000000.0
        Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
      • RAUM · $0 to $105M
        Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Wrap assets (manager) · unset to 105154076.0
        Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Wrap assets (sponsor) · unset to 0.0
        Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
      Signals
      5 dated events
      • Stifel Capital Management, Llc reported RAUM $4.2B, up 182% from $1.5B (2026-02-13 to 2026-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • 2 advisors left Spring Mountain Capital, LP (West Windsor, NJ) for Stifel Capital Management, LLC on the same day
        Feb 13, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
      • Stifel Capital Management, Llc reported RAUM $1.5B, up 100% from $745.4M (2024-11-20 to 2025-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • Stifel Capital Management, Llc reported RAUM $745.4M, up 609% from $105.2M (2024-03-01 to 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • Stifel Capital Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Oct 3, 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
      stifelcapitalmanagement.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      212-328-1000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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
      Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $840Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026