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ARK ADVISORS LLC

C48
CRD 167456·SEC 801-131956·BLOOMINGTON, IL
AUM
$195.6M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$2.0M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$587K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$4.7M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
ARK ADVISORS LLC
CRD
167456
SEC file #
801-131956
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$195.6M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$170.3M → $195.6M▲ +15%
Client mix
Individuals Other205
Individuals High Net Worth120
Pension Profit Sharing Plans13
Charitable Organizations1

Operations

Employees (total)
2
Advisory staff (per ADV)
2
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
2 advisors → 2 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
BLOOMINGTON IL
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Wells Fargolow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individuals
Fee basis
% of AUMFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
01/25/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
arkadvisorsllc.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
METZ, BRAD, RICHARD
Top Owner Pct
62.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
METZ, BRAD, RICHARD
VANCE, PATRICK, ANDREW
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
ARKADVISORSLLC.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2016-12-02T17:03:13Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
10
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
No
Form 5500 Plan Count
1
Form 5500 Total Compensation
29,811
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
202529,811
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20251
Schedule C Total Compensation
29,811
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
1

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (14)

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

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
2
Bc Firm IAR Count
2
Custodian Candidates
Full
Wells Fargo4
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-12-02T17:03:13Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-08-22T19:32:15Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns55.domaincontrol.comNs56.domaincontrol.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
3037176
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (2)

2
METZ, BRAD, RICHARD
IAR · Direct Owner · 62.5%
3037176
VANCE, PATRICK, ANDREW
IAR · Direct Owner · 62.5%
5427426