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Daniel Investment Associates, LLC

Santa Barbara, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 157284

Filed as DANIEL INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC

Daniel Investment Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Santa Barbara, CA, registered since 2013, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2013
$225,253,116
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Daniel Investment Associates, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Daniel Investment Associates, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Daniel Investment Associates, LLC located?

Daniel Investment Associates, LLC's principal office is in Santa Barbara, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Daniel Investment Associates, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Daniel Investment Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 157284.

How much does Daniel Investment Associates, LLC manage?

Daniel Investment Associates, LLC reports $225,253,116 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (0% discretionary).

How have Daniel Investment Associates, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Daniel Investment Associates, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $155,931,053 in the October 2021 data and $225,253,116 in the October 2026 data, up 44%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Daniel Investment Associates, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (28); charitable organizations (5).

Which custodians does Daniel Investment Associates, LLC use?

Daniel Investment Associates, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Daniel Investment Associates, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/157284

Does Daniel Investment Associates, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026 says: "The Adviser requires a minimum of $10,000,000 to establish a new advisory account; however, the minimum may be waived at the sole discretion of the Adviser."

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: $10,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The Adviser requires a minimum of $10,000,000 to establish a new advisory account; however, the minimum may be waived at the sole discretion of the Adviser.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 18, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$225,253,116

$225,253,116 as of October 2026, filing dated March 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $203,617.Non-discretionary: $225,049,499.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
High net worth individuals
Clients 28 Assets $185,412,221 (82%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 5 Assets $39,840,895 (18%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2013 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$156M 2021 $178M 2022 $185M 2023 $191M 2024 $221M 2025 $225M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$225,253,1161March 18, 2026
October 2025$220,524,9401March 28, 2025
October 2024$191,407,3541March 29, 2024
October 2023$185,413,0921March 23, 2023
October 2022$178,046,1462March 10, 2022
October 2021$155,931,0531February 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $155,931,053 in the October 2021 data and $225,253,116 in the October 2026 data, up 44%.

Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months

No changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
diasocal.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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