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APPLE TREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

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CRD 298437·SEC 801-130668·FORT WAYNE, IN
AUM
$151.9M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.5M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$456K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$3.6M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
APPLE TREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
CRD
298437
SEC file #
801-130668
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$151.9M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$129.9M → $151.9M▲ +17%
Client mix
Individuals Other729
Individuals High Net Worth51

Operations

Employees (total)
7
Advisory staff (per ADV)
6
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
6 advisors → 6 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
FORT WAYNE IN
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPension consultingSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/26/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
appletreefinancialgroup.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
LAYMAN, KEITH, CHRISTIAN
Top Owner Pct
62.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
LAYMAN, KEITH, CHRISTIAN
WIEGAND, JOSEPH, THOMAS
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
APPLETREEFINANCIALGROUP.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2011-08-01T17:57:52Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
15
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
Squarespace Domains LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.1667
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.0228
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
310
Soi Zip Total AGI
833,882
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
11,276,721,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
252
Fdic Zip Top Banks
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (24)

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
6
Bc Firm IAR Count
6
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Axos Advisor Services2
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
Norwest Bank Indiana, National AssociationFort Wayne, IN
Norwest Bank Indiana, National AssociationFort Wayne, IN
Fdic Zip HHI
1052.3
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
26.36
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-08-01T17:57:52Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-07-17T20:45:27Z
Rdap Nameservers
Dns1.p03.nsone.netDns2.p03.nsone.netDns3.p03.nsone.netDns4.p03.nsone.net
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI49,278
Returns4,080
Stub 2
AGI127,783
Returns3,410
Stub 3
AGI147,888
Returns2,400
Soi Zip Total Business Income
16,303
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
15,634
Soi Zip Total Dividends
12,588
Soi Zip Total Returns
13,620
Top Owner CRD
4226098
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (6)

6
LAYMAN, KEITH, CHRISTIAN
IAR · Direct Owner · 62.5%
4226098
WIEGAND, JOSEPH, THOMAS
IAR · Direct Owner · 37.5%
4435170
NICOLAS COUCH
IAR
7797744
DOUGLAS W BULLER
IAR
7421850
GARY ROBERT ZOLLER
IAR
4287055
JAMES LEONARD MEERT
IAR
4316339