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Daniel Investment Associates, Llc

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 157284 · SEC file 801-77862 · Santa Barbara, CA · www.diasocal.com
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Mar 18, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$225M
Discretionary
$204K
Clients
33
Avg AUM / client
$6.8M
Accounts
33
Employees
1

AUM over time

$125M $278M
Mar 27, 2013 Mar 18, 2026

Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Mar 18, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
High net worth individuals 28 $185M 82.3%
Charitable organizations 5 $39.8M 17.7%

People (1)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Gregory Daniel Van Wyk Investment Manager/Founder/Cco May 2011 (15y) 75% or more

Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/18/2026 1000 KB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

Regulatory as of Mar 29, 2024

Allegations: AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN THE ORDER, THE SEC FOUND THAT DIA AND VAN WYK NEGLIGENTLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF ONE CLIENT MATERIAL INFORMATION REGARDING PROMISSORY NOTES ISSUED BY ESSEX CAPITAL CORPORATION, ONE OF THE THIRD-PARTY INVESTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY DIA TO ITS CLIENTS. WITHOUT ADMITTING OR DENYING THE ALLEGATIONS, DIA AND VAN WYK SETTLED THE MATTER. Status: Final Sanction Detail: THE FIRM WAS ORDERED TO PAY $1,800.38 IN COSTS AND FEES AND FIRM PRINCIPAL GREGORY VAN WYK WAS ORDERED TO PAY $75,000 AS A CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY/FINE IN THREE PAYMENTS ACROSS ONE YEAR. PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AS REQUIRED. Summary: THE MATTER WAS SETTLED BASED ON THE SEC ORDER OF JANUARY, 29, 2021. THE FIRM WAS ORDERED TO PAY $1,800.38 IN COSTS AND FEES AND FIRM PRINCIPAL GREGORY VAN WYK WAS ORDERED TO PAY $75,000 AS A CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY/FINE IN THREE PAYMENTS ACROSS ONE YEAR.

Disclosure text reproduced verbatim from the firm's own Form ADV filings.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management

Services

  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 18, 2026.

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