Ascent Advisors
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Mankato, Minnesota
- CRD number
- 335353
- Registered since
- December 3, 2025
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- Individuals80.2%
- HNWI17.72%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans2.08%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension Consulting
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Ascent Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser organized as a limited liability company and newly registered with the SEC in 2025. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional clients, and lists a mix of fee arrangements: percentage of assets under management, hourly billing, and fixed fees. Its public filings and firm materials position it as a hybrid adviser/financial product provider — it is also active as an insurance broker and a seller of other financial products. Advisory capabilities reported include financial planning and portfolio management across individual, small business, and institutional client segments; pension consulting is also referenced among advisory activities. The firm does not identify as an active ESG investor, is not organized as a multi-state adviser, and describes itself as neither a capital allocator nor a related adviser. Ascent Advisors is a newly formed RIA, which helps explain the compact scale of its reported practice.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds90%
- Private Funds5%
- Exchange Traded Equities4%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents2%
Owners & executives
2 of 2
Jared Holt
President and CEOCRD 6043458

Derrick Girard
Chief Growth OfficerCRD 4914175
Contacts
3 of 7
Peter Orth
Investment Adviser RepresentativeCRD 5195633

Chad Weinhold
Investment Adviser RepresentativeCRD 5416537

James Leggott
Investment Adviser RepresentativeCRD 2201650
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 50Active vs passive
$84.6M in ETFs
81%
$68.8M
8%
$15.8M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRIVE 500 ETF (STXF) | Strive | $8.7M | 179,376 | 10.23% |
Location
Mankato, MN
Blue Earth
Location
Mankato, MN
Headquartered in Mankato, MN, anchoring the Mankato-New Ulm, MN metro in the Midwest.
- Metro area
- Mankato-New Ulm, MN
- Region
- Midwest
- County
- Blue Earth
- Address
- 1600 Madison Ave
- Time zone
- CT (UTC-6)
- Office locations
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