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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/329415",
  "city_as_filed": "SAN DIEGO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sovran-advisors-llc-san-diego-ca-329415",
  "display_name": "Sovran Advisors, LLC",
  "summary": "Sovran Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2024, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 14, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Sovran Advisors, LLC (CRD 329415): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
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    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Sovran Advisors, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sovran Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Sovran Advisors, LLC located?",
      "a": "Sovran Advisors, LLC's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Sovran Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Sovran Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 329415."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Sovran Advisors, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Sovran Advisors, LLC reports $1,874,347,252 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 14, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Sovran Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2024?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Sovran Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $841,576,392 in the October 2024 data and $1,874,347,252 in the October 2026 data, up 123%. Total employees: 45 in October 2024 and 64 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Sovran Advisors, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (3,563); high net worth individuals (355); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (59)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Sovran Advisors, LLC use?",
      "a": "Sovran Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Cetera Investment Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Sovran Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/329415"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Sovran Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the October 2026 filing data: No longer lists the business name Empire Wealth Management. Added the business name Empire Private Wealth. Added the business name College Planning America. Added the business name Aimpoint Wealth Management. Registered or notice-filed in DC."
    }
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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        "No longer lists the business name Empire Wealth Management.",
        "Added the business name Empire Private Wealth.",
        "Added the business name College Planning America.",
        "Added the business name Aimpoint Wealth Management.",
        "Registered or notice-filed in DC."
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
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        "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,308,617,291 to $1,874,347,252 (+43%).",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 53 to 60.",
        "Added the business name PLR Wealth Management.",
        "Added the business name Empire Wealth Management.",
        "Added the business name Omega Wealth Strategies Wealth Management & Insurance Services.",
        "Added an office in Petaluma, CA.",
        "Added an office in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.",
        "No longer lists an office in San Diego, CA."
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      "period": "2025-12-01",
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        "Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 0 yes answers, previously 1 (now no: 11.B(1)).",
        "Registered or notice-filed in NM."
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