State-registered independent wealth management RIA
Ares-Bound Capital
As of its Form ADV filed July 16, 2026, Ares-Bound Capital, a state-registered independent wealth management RIA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, reported $771,766 in regulatory assets under management across 23 accounts, ranking #120 among independent RIAs in Iowa by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Registration
- State-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 310218
- SEC file number
- None (state-registered)
- Registered since
- September 21, 2021
- Latest Form ADV filing
- July 16, 2026
- Legal name
- ARES-BOUND CAPITAL LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 0
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $771,766
- Discretionary
- $771,766 (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 23 (23 discretionary)
- Clients
- 23, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 1
- Advisory staff
- 1 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $33,555
- Asset growth, 1 year
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Client growth, 1 year
- Not reported
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among independent wealth management RIAs.
| Ranking | Nationally | In Iowa | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #18,688 | #120 | $771,766 |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #15,482 | #113 | 23 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #15,980 | #111 | 23 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #10,188 | #83 | 1 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | $771,766 |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 23 clients | $771,766 |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
Advisory services
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
None reported.
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 1
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 1
1 of the firm's 1 IAR is registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
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Disclosures
Our source has no Form ADV Item 11 detail for this firm. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in Iowa
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Koios Private Family Offices, LLC | Des Moines | $1.5 million |
| St. Therese Financial LLC | Bettendorf | $826,640 |
| Acumen Associates LLC | Clive | $627,265 |
| Storybook Financial | Coralville | $443,886 |
| Redspire Wealth Management, LLC | West Des Moines | $189,110 |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Ares-Bound Capital on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.ares-boundcapital.com
- Independent RIAs in Iowa
Firm data as of October 7, 2026, from IA_FIRM_STATE_Feed_10_07_2026.xml.gz. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 7, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.