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DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC

C36
CRD 106746·SEC 801-53297·MINNEAPOLIS, MN
AUM
$5.48B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$54.8M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$16.4M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$131.6M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC
CRD
106746
SEC file #
801-53297
EIN
000000000
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$5.48B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$5.11B → $5.48B▲ +7%
Client mix
Individuals High Net Worth102
Charitable Organizations11
Pooled Investment Vehicles9
Pension Profit Sharing Plans8
Corporations6

Operations

Employees (total)
21
Advisory staff (per ADV)
10
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
10 advisors → 10 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
MINNEAPOLIS MN
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Fidelitylow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — investment companiesPortfolio mgmt — pooled vehiclesPortfolio mgmt — businesses
Fee basis
% of AUMPerformance-based fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/27/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
dginv.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
NICOSKI, ROB, JOSEPH
Top Owner Pct
37.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
6
Control Persons
NICOSKI, ROB, JOSEPH
MARTIN, FREDERICK, KANE
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
DGINV.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
1997-03-17T05:00:00Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
29
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No
Form 5500 Plan Count
2
Form 5500 Total Compensation
288,767
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
2025288,767
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20252
Schedule C Total Compensation
288,767
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
2

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001459031
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
18
Edgar First Filing Date
2009-03-10
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-02-05
Edgar Form D Count
17
Edgar Form D Offerings
2026-02-052026-02-05 · 0001459031-26-000001
2025-02-052025-02-05 · 0001459031-25-000001

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (17)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
2
Bc Firm Active IA Count
4
Bc Firm IAR Count
4
Custodian Candidates
Full
Fidelity10
E*trade4
Northern Trust2
Wells Fargo2
Morgan Stanley2
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
FIFTH STREET TOWERS150 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, SUITE 2550MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402
Business
FIFTH STREET TOWERS150 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, SUITE 2550MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402
Edgar EIN
000000000
Edgar Recent Filings
D/A2026-02-05 · 0001459031-26-000001
D/A2025-02-05 · 0001459031-25-000001
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-03-18T04:00:00Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2022-01-17T09:40:32Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns3.level3.netNs4.level3.net
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
2387235
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (8)

8
ROB JOSEPH NICOSKI
Direct Owner · 37.5%
2387235
MARTIN, FREDERICK, KANE
IAR · Direct Owner · 17.5%
321196
MARTIN, RICKI, LEE
Direct Owner · 17.5%
5647886
NICHOLAS GEORGE HANSEN
Direct Owner · 7.5%
6438158
SHERYL ANN LIETZKE
Direct Owner · 7.5%
1917342
RIEKE, PETER, GORDON
Executive Officer · 2.5%
5647820
SCOTT DAVID LINK
IAR
5137014
SIMMONS, DONALD, EDWARD
IAR
1836646