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RIA Intelligence
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
Aerie Advisory Group LLC
Latest filing Jul 21, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 15, 2024 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 19, 2024
RAUM
$2.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
12%
of RAUM
Private clients
79%
$2.0B individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$504M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
16
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.5B as of Jul 21, 2026
Feb 18, 2025$0 then
HNW client RAUM$2.0B as of Jul 21, 2026
Apr 15, 2025$382M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Jul 21, 2026
Feb 18, 20252 then
Employees (5.A)16 as of Jul 21, 2026
Feb 18, 20256 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +423% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 21, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
- RAUM per advisor
- $504MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 8derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $61.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $57.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 12%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 21%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 3.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +28%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +50%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 institutions, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $481M, 30 clientsreportedItem 9.A
- 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$2.0B78%
- Charitable organizations$541M21%
- Individuals$3.2M0.1%
- Individual clients
- 6reported
- HNW clients
- 32reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 6reported
- Accounts
- 44reported
- Financial planning clients
- reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $481M for 30 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.79 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.21 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Guy Brent | Gig Harbor, Wa | Nov 19, 2024 | 23 y | 1 |
| Brian Andrew PiersonCertified Financial Planner | Gig Harbor, Wa | Dec 24, 2024 | 23 y | 3 |
| Samantha L DeanCertified Financial Planner | Gig Harbor, Wa | May 16, 2025 | 19 y | 2 |
| Sharon Lee Cooper | Gig Harbor, Wa | Jul 13, 2026 | 29 y | 1 |
| Holly Foss D'AnnunzioChartered Financial Analyst | Gig Harbor, Wa | Jul 22, 2026 | 34 y | 2 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days2 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Holly Foss D'Annunzio from D'Annunzio Consulting Group, LLCJul 22, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Sharon Lee Cooper from D'Annunzio Consulting Group, LLCJul 13, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Samantha L Dean from Presidio Capital Advisors LLCMay 16, 2025 · Other
- Brian Andrew Pierson from Presidio Capital Advisors LLCDec 24, 2024 · Other
- Roman Guy Brent from Anacapa, LLCNov 19, 2024 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from D'Annunzio Consulting Group, LLCJul 27, 2026 · Gig Harbor, Wa
- 2 joined from Presidio Capital Advisors LLCOct 3, 2016 · San Francisco, Ca
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Guy Roman Brent · Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
- Andrew Brian Pierson · Presidentcontrolsince 12/2024 · owns less than 5%
- Edward Robert Critchfield · Trustee Of 2006 Threshold Return Of Capitalsince 11/2019 · owns less than 5%
- Edward Mark Holcomb · Trustee Of 2006 Threshold Return Of Capitalsince 11/2019 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- 2006 Threshold Return Of Capital · Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Anacapa, LLCinvestment advisern
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gig Harbor, Wa · principal | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- unusually large average HNW clientStatic outlier · filing Jul 21, 2026HNW RAUM per HNW client of $61,709,183 against a peer median of $3,645,749 (1308 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 28.8 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,308) · 100% percentile
- discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 29, 2026discretionary share of RAUM moved from 68.0% to 47.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-15 and 2026-04-29peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 12 to 44Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Advisory employees · 3 to 5Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Advisory activities · 3 to 4Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Charity clients · 3 to 6Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- HNW clients · 9 to 32Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Individual clients · 0 to 6Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Assets in custody · $435M to $481MApr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Employees · 12 to 16Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 5Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $528M to $2.0BApr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $0 to $3.2MApr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $328M to $2.2BApr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- RAUM · $618M to $2.5BApr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Related adviser · true to falseApr 29, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026
- Accounts · 11 to 12Feb 20, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
- HNW clients · 8 to 9Feb 20, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
- Assets in custody · $405M to $435MFeb 20, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $301M to $290MFeb 20, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $638M to $528MFeb 20, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $441M to $328MFeb 20, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
- RAUM · $742M to $618MFeb 20, 2026 to Mar 12, 2026
- Accounts · 8 to 11May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Individual clients · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $329M to $301MMay 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $382M to $638MMay 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Individual RAUM · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $152M to $441MMay 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0May 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- RAUM · $482M to $742MMay 29, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Advisory employees · 2 to 3Apr 15, 2025 to May 29, 2025
- Assets in custody · unset to 405251041.0Apr 15, 2025 to May 29, 2025
- Custody of client assets · false to trueApr 15, 2025 to May 29, 2025
- Employees · 6 to 12Apr 15, 2025 to May 29, 2025
- Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 2Apr 15, 2025 to May 29, 2025
- Financial planning clients · unset to Apr 15, 2025 to May 29, 2025
Signals
5 dated events
- 2 advisors left D'Annunzio Consulting Group, LLC (Gig Harbor, WA) for Aerie Advisory Group LLC on the same dayJul 27, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
- Aerie Advisory Group Llc reported RAUM $2.5B, up 308% from $618.1M (2026-04-29 to 2026-07-21)Jul 21, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- Aerie Advisory Group Llc reported RAUM $742.4M, up 54% from $481.8M (2025-05-29 to 2025-09-19)Sep 19, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- Andrew Brian Pierson (President) appeared on Schedule A of Aerie Advisory Group LlcDec 23, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Aerie Advisory Group, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Oct 15, 2024 · 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
- Principal office phone
- (253) 857-1616reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 21, 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
- $504Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026