News / 2026-10-15

Daily Advisor News

October 15, 2026

Big movers, new names, and firm exits

Day brief

Daily advisor movements registered a net flow of -$322.5M on October 15, 2026, as substantial firm departures outweighed gains among active advisors. WEALTH ALIGNMENT PARTNERS, LLC paced advancers by adding $115.6M, while total firm exits removed $603.1M from the tracker.

Advancing firms added a combined $162.6M across two winners with zero reported losers. WEALTH ALIGNMENT PARTNERS, LLC expanded from zero to $115.6M, while PEGASUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P. climbed $47M to finish at $362.5M, representing a 14.9% increase.

Departures were headlined by VALLEY FINANCIAL GROUP with $287.2M in AUM and OPTIMUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC with $264.1M, followed by ANCHOR BAY PRIVATE WEALTH LLC at $51.7M. Newly registered firms brought in $117.9M in AUM, led by HEYMAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC with $115.4M and SAUL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LLC with $2.5M.

AUM net flow

+$162.6M Gained 2 firms

$0 Lost 0 firms

$117.9M New firms 2 with AUM

$603.1M Exits 3 with AUM

-$322.5M Net flow Day total

Also tracked: advisors -2 · locations +3

Big Winners

Top 2 AUM gains · $162.6M tracked across 2 firms

WEALTH ALIGNMENT PARTNERS, LLC +$115.6M AUM $0 → $115.6M Advisors 2 → 2 Locations 2 → 2 PEGASUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P. +$47M +14.9% AUM $315.5M → $362.5M Advisors 7 → 7 Locations 1 → 1

Big Losers

Top 0 AUM drops · $0 tracked across 0 firms

No large AUM drops cleared the bar today.

Hot & New

Top 2 by reported AUM · $117.9M entered · 2 of 8 new names had AUM

HEYMAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC $115.4M AUM $115.4M Advisors 2 Locations 1

SAUL FUNDS MANAGEMENT LLC $2.5M AUM $2.5M Advisors 1 Locations 1

Exits

Top 3 by last reported AUM · $603.1M left · 3 of 4 exits had AUM

VALLEY FINANCIAL GROUP $287.2M Exit AUM $287.2M Advisors 5 Locations 1 OPTIMUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC $264.1M Exit AUM $264.1M Advisors 4 Locations 1 ANCHOR BAY PRIVATE WEALTH LLC $51.7M Exit AUM $51.7M Advisors 6 Locations 2