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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

Preston Capital

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Aliso Viejo, CaliforniaCRD 328417SEC 801-128923websiteIAPD
Legal name Preston Capital LLC
Latest filing Jun 1, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 19, 2023 · 9 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 19, 2023
RAUM
$1.1B
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
18
9 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
9 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of Jun 1, 2026
Jan 9, 2025$1.0B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Jun 1, 2026
Jan 9, 20250 then
Employees (5.A)18 as of Jun 1, 2026
Jan 9, 202519 then
Private funds2 as of Jun 1, 2026
Jan 9, 20251 then
RAUM -16% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 1, 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
$352MderivedRAUM 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
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-16%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 assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$1.1B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
3reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
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
      3 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Dogwood II LPPrivate Equity Fund$1.0B3Mar 29, 2024
      Preston Opportunistic Credit Fund I, LPHedge Fund$01Sep 19, 2023
      Hoenir Capital, L.P.Hedge Fund$01Sep 19, 2023
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Christopher Jonathan Brooks · Managing Directorcontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Michael Christopher Caputo · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Jonathan William Hogan · President / Cfocontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • James Jonathan Nelson · Ceo / Chief Invesment Officercontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Franklin David Posnick · Chairmancontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Christopher Jonathan Brooks · Beneficial Ownercontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns F of Jb Family Trust
      • Jonathan William Hogan · Beneficial Ownercontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns F of Bb Family Trust
      • James Jonathan Nelson · Beneficial Ownercontrol
        since 08/2023 · owns F of Allen G Nelson Family Trust
      • Franklin David Posnick · Membercontrol
        since 08/2015 · owns F of Esh Properties LLC
      Entity owners
      • Allen G Nelson Family Trust · Owner
        direct · owns 50% to 75%
      • Bb Family Trust · Owner
        direct · owns 25% to 50%
      • Esh Properties LLC · Owner
        direct · owns 5% to 10%
      • Jb Family Trust · Owner
        direct · owns 10% to 25%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Market Garden Acquisition Gp (Cayman) Ltd
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Austin, TX2 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Organization form · Partnership to Limited Liability Company
        Mar 31, 2026 to Jun 1, 2026
      • Assets in custody · 0.0 to unset
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Custody of client assets · true to false
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 19 to 18
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Organization form · Limited Liability Company to Partnership
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.1B
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.3B to $1.1B
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.1B
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Related adviser · true to false
        Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 28, 2025 to May 30, 2025
      • Related adviser · false to true
        Mar 28, 2025 to May 30, 2025
      • Accounts · 2 to 3
        Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 3
        Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Other offices · 1 to 0
        Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Private funds · 1 to 2
        Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.3B
        Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.0B to $1.3B
        Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.3B
        Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 9
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Assets in custody · unset to 0.0
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Custody of client assets · false to true
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Employees · 5 to 19
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Private funds · 2 to 1
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $100 to $1.0B
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $100 to $1.0B
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • RAUM · $100 to $1.0B
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Preston Capital filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Sep 19, 2023 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/preston-capital-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      prestoncap.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      949-272-2000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 1, 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