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AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

C24
CRD 282580·SEC 801-107319·TOPEKA, KS
AUM
$49.84B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$498.4M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$149.5M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$1.20B
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
CRD
282580
SEC file #
801-107319
EIN
271445120
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$49.84B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$5.53B → $49.84B▲ +802%
Client mix
Individuals Other117,769
Individuals High Net Worth9,444
Corporations621
Pension Profit Sharing Plans207
Charitable Organizations32

Operations

Employees (total)
630
Advisory staff (per ADV)
448
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
318 advisors → 448 advisors▲ +41%
Primary office
TOPEKA KS
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/31/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
facebook.com/aewealthmanagement(social)

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
11
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
DDC HOLDINGS LLC
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
10
Control Persons
DDC HOLDINGS LLC
JENNIFER A. FOSTER 2016 IRREVOCABLE
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
social_url_excluded:facebook.com

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
48,440
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
202548,440
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20251
Schedule C Total Compensation
48,440
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
1

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0002045484
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
14
Edgar First Filing Date
2025-01-21
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-05-14
Edgar 13f Count
12
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-05-14
Accession0001214659-26-006150

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (12)

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
50
Bc Firm IAR Count
50
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab8
Fidelity5
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
7201 CREEDMOOR RD.SUITE 147RALEIGH, NC 27613
Business
7201 CREEDMOOR RD.SUITE 147RALEIGH, NC 27613
Edgar EIN
271445120
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-05-14 · 0001214659-26-006150
13F-HR2026-02-09 · 0001214659-26-001314
Fee Schedule
Bracket Ix58
Bracket I33
Bracket Xi6
Bracket Iii1
Bracket Vi1
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (56)

56
CALLANAN, DAVID JAMES
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4237166
Klotz, Amy, Michelle
Executive Officer · 2.5%
6929718
LARSON, SHANNON, MARIE
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4298639
MILLER, MICHAEL, EARL
Executive Officer · 2.5%
5508597
Scholz, Shawn, Michael
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2891167
WOLFE, DAVID, ROBB
Executive Officer · 2.5%
6603373
MARK EDWARD ROWLETTE
IAR
4174299
ROBERT DALE VINCENT
IAR
4295421
JOHN-TODD NELSON MCDANIEL
IAR
4887945
Lisa L Becker
IAR
4857404
Sarah Marie Dupree
IAR
7803790
Ethan Hunter Jaworski
IAR
7537844
Caleb Daniel Bitner
IAR
7919903
ROBERT AVERY LOUIS VINCENT
IAR
7834440
TYLER ANN HILL
IAR
7040498
ERIC BRENT ALLEN OTTESEN
IAR
7069343
MATTHEW L DAVIS
IAR
6922164
Michael Wayne Kolasa
IAR
7182659
MICHAEL THANG BUI
IAR
7281205
JEFFREY S WEBERG
IAR
6991611
Jay Lynn Johnson
IAR
7127689
JOSHUA HEATH LEWIS
IAR
6150847
TONI LYLE HILL
IAR
2346537
Jason Charles Frizzell
IAR
4920722
CHRISTOPHER JOHN SULLIVAN
IAR
5984736
ROBERT IAN WOODS
IAR
5999130
Amanda Marie Czosek
IAR
6427650
SARAH MARGARET FLORA
IAR
6289273
James R Holloway
IAR
5228938
ROBERT PAUL KUDRICH
IAR
5789177
LEONARD LAMAR KERR
IAR
6271885
KEVIN CHARLES SANDERS
IAR
6274134
SPENCER DAVID DIX
IAR
7264879
ANDREW FABIAN NICOLAS SEYLLER
IAR
6125773
JOHN A RADMANOVICH
IAR
7626646
Max H Snodgrass
IAR
7090266
Andrew Carlson
IAR
7800609
Michael Robert Sears
IAR
2384328
JORGE ENRIQUE GONZALEZ
IAR
1811191
TAMMI ANN SCHORFHAAR
IAR
2064274
CHARLES RAGONESE
IAR
2466089
WALTER EDWARD BAK
IAR
5900328
WALTER LOUIS BURZYNSKI
IAR
1035859
MICHAEL BINGHAM BALLARD
IAR
1014024
SCOTT CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL
IAR
2848797
JASON STEPHEN TENNEY
IAR
3126304
Dylan Timothy Warfield
IAR
6739719
Kenneth Patrick Nowland
IAR
7062713
David Jonathon Sears
IAR
4721852
Justin Ryan Williams
IAR
8022137
Ryan Vandevelde
IAR
6868807
Ross Allen Runstedler
IAR
8022332
PHILIP ROGER GORDLEY
IAR
4364462
SCOTT KEVIN WARNER
IAR
2161508
MARTIN CORNELIO GUZMAN
IAR
4918825
ROBERT FARRIL HOLMAN
IAR
1441764