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Brightwater Advisory, LLC

Brightwater Advisory, LLC. CRD 169806

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CRD: 169806

Brightwater Advisory, LLC

Tampa, FL, 33609
8132516310
$303.8M Total AUM
$292.9M Disc. AUM
13.4% 3Y CAGR
5 Employees
285 ADV. Clients
12 yrs Firm Age

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Firm Details

Custodian
Charles Schwab & Company
Clients
Retail and Institutional
Platforms
AlphaTimber +more
Established Date
05-01-2014
Office Locations
1

Office Locations

4613 W. North A St. Tampa FL

About Brightwater Advisory, LLC

Brightwater Advisory, LLC is a Tampa-based fiduciary RIA providing investment management and financial planning, managing clients’ liquid assets in their own accounts tied to a written investment plan. Client work commonly includes retirement and tax planning, charitable giving, and insurance coordination, with portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income. Custody includes Charles Schwab.

Team overview

47 AVG AGE
$151.9M AVG AUM / ADVISOR
$1.1M AVG AUM / CLIENT
10.2 yrs AVG TENURE
5 Employees
2 Advisory Reps
2 RIA Reps
12yrs Firm Age

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Asset Classes

Peak value Vital harbor Radial Delta ridge Legacy Vector vital

Client Personas

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Fund Managers

Peak

Investment Themes

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Investment Vehicles

Pioneer Prime quantum

Platform

Catalyst wave

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Technology

Value matrix Prime Unison

Owner & Executives

KATHLEEN NELSON MADDUX

KATHLEEN NELSON MADDUX

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer

CRD
--
Ownership
50% but less than 75%
(658) 603-3959
quantum.vertex@legacycapital.com
in linkedin.com/in/vertex-ember
DAVID CARLEN MADDUX JR

DAVID CARLEN MADDUX JR

Advisor, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Managing Member

CRD
#3100686
Ownership
50% but less than 75%
(609) 851-8913
momentum.signal@embercapital.com
in linkedin.com/in/ember-foundation

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Contacts

Barry W Brindise

Barry W Brindise

Associate Advisor

CRD
#7204767
(826) 794-5006
frontier.alpha@vertexcapital.com
in linkedin.com/in/prime-beacon

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Assets Under Management

Total AUM
Discretionary
Non-Discretionary
03-25-2022
03-29-2023
03-22-2024
03-25-2025
03-16-2026
Category Assets AVG. Account size
Discretionary $292,916,174 $417,855
Non-Discretionary $10,842,098 $637,770
Total $303,758,272 $423,062

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Separately Managed Accounts

Total SMA Asset: $303,758,272

$303.8M Total SMA
Public Funds:
23.8%
U.S. Government/Agency:
20.9%
Cash:
17.5%
Equity - Exchange:
26.0%
Municipal Bonds:
11.8%
Asset class Assets Assets %
Public Funds $607,775,431 23.8%
U.S. Government/Agency $533,718,761 20.9%
Cash $446,893,699 17.5%
Equity - Exchange $663,956,353 26.0%
Municipal Bonds $301,334,038 11.8%
Total $2,553,678,282 100.0%

13F Holdings | Q1 2026

Issuer Class Cusip Ticker % Value
EMBER ZENITH FOUNDATION WAVE I5WWD76KH OBJZA 11.20% $46,489,294
RIDGE VITAL NORTH PEAK GLACIER 2TXKY42X5 SOHA 1.82% $3,218,841
CATALYST PIONEER ATLAS UNISON SDUHFWVDY YTST 2.77% $38,906,734
ALPHA EAGLE MOMENTUM MERIDIAN G8XS7AIIF HUFCK 9.21% $53,361,358
FRONTIER INSIGHT ALPHA LEGACY TFAAY5LX6 BNC 8.80% $105,904,207
HORIZON FRONTIER VITAL CREST T8HX3Q84L FCBT 11.52% $26,422,133
VALUE BRIDGE HORIZON PEAK VALUE QNT8Y5PMX GKQ 8.55% $52,498,299
FUSION MOMENTUM RADIAL GLACIER RNZK5UWZQ LPCDF 11.57% $1,082,390

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