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Sapere Wealth Management, Llc

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 119598 · SEC file 801-61056 · Matthews, NC · WWW.SAPERE.COM
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Mar 13, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$605M
Discretionary
$605M
Clients
240
Avg AUM / client
$2.5M
Accounts
240
Employees
7

AUM over time

$268M $1.0B
Dec 2011 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 13, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 78 $47.6M 7.88%
High net worth individuals 149 $528M 87.3%
Pension and profit sharing plans 4 $15.1M 2.5%
Charitable organizations 6 $13.3M 2.2%
Corporations and other businesses 3 $656K 0.11%

Private funds (6)

Reported in Form ADV Section 7.B.(1), filing of Aug 2024 · $78.2M combined gross assets

FundTypeDomicileGross assetsOwners
Sapere .690 Gold Fund Qp, Lp Hedge Fund Delaware $46.7M 93
Sapere .690 Gold Fund, Lp Hedge Fund Delaware $20.0M 66
Sapere Credit Opportunities Qualified Fund, Lp master Hedge Fund Delaware $4.6M 17
Sapere Credit Opportunities Offshore Fund, Ltd Hedge Fund Cayman Islands $2.9M 58
Sapere Credit Opportunities Fund, Lp Hedge Fund Delaware $2.9M 44
Sapere Credit Opportunities Offshore Qualified Fund, Ltd feeder Hedge Fund Cayman Islands $1.1M 8

Retirement plan clients

Plans that reported this firm as an investment service provider on Form 5500 Schedule C.

Plan Location Plan year
Interchange Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan Interchange Group, Inc. 2024

People (10)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Scott Patrick Trease Managing Member Feb 2002 (25y) 75% or more
Matthew William Spear Co Chief Operating Officer CFP Jun 2002 (24y) Less than 5%
Trease, Lisa, Marie Member Aug 2010 (16y) 25% – 50%
Borrelli, Paul, Francis Chief Operating Officer; Chief Compliance Officer Jan 2011 (16y) Less than 5%
Carlton Elmer Dixon Registered representative Chartered Financial Consultant Jan 2005 (22y)
Kathleen M Focht Registered representative Mar 2005 (21y)
Jeffrey Howell Burton Registered representative Mar 2009 (17y)
Louise Cobb Hopkins Registered representative Dec 2009 (17y)
Kevin Ashton Wells Registered representative Nov 2012 (14y)
Joseph M Brooks Registered representative CFP May 2024 (2y)

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.

Private funds (6, $78.2M gross assets)

FundTypeGross assetsMin. investmentOwners
Sapere .690 Gold Fund Qp, Lp Hedge Fund $46.7M $100K 93
Sapere .690 Gold Fund, Lp Hedge Fund $20.0M $100K 66
Sapere Credit Opportunities Qualified Fund, Lp Hedge Fund $4.6M $1.0M 17
Sapere Credit Opportunities Offshore Fund, Ltd Hedge Fund $2.9M $1.0M 58
Sapere Credit Opportunities Fund, Lp Hedge Fund $2.9M $1.0M 44
Sapere Credit Opportunities Offshore Qualified Fund, Ltd Hedge Fund $1.1M $1.0M 8

From Form ADV Section 7.B private fund reporting.

Retirement plans served (1)

PlanSponsorParticipantsPlan assetsAs of
Interchange Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan Interchange Group, Inc. 381 $9.8M 01/01/2024

From Form 5500 service-provider disclosures.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/13/2026 2.36 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

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

Disciplinary disclosures

Civil judicial as of Aug 27, 2024

Allegations: BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 206(2) OF THE ADVISERS ACT Status: Final Summary: ON APRIL 26, 2023, SAPERE AND MR. TREASE REACHED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SEC, WHICH REPRESENTS THE CONCLUSION OF AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE SEC. THE SETTLEMENT WAS FINALIZED THROUGH AN ORDER BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA AFTER REVIEW OF THE SEC'S COMPLAINT AND MOTION FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT, BASED UPON THE SIGNED CONSENTS OF SAPERE AND MR. TREASE. BOTH SAPERE AND MR. TREASE, WITHOUT ADMITTING OR DENYING THE ALLEGATION OF BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY IN THE COMPLAINT, CONSENTED TO ENTRY OF A FINAL JUDGMENT PERMANENTLY RESTRAINING AND ENJOINING VIOLATION OF FIDUCIARY DUTY AND ORDERING COMPLIANCE WITH A CONDUCT BASED INJUNCTION. AS PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE SETTLEMENT, SAPERE IS SUBJECT TO AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING MORE EXTENSIVE THIRD PARTY DILIGENCE ON NON-TRADITIONAL UNREGISTERED ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTIONS.

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

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Custody

Reported custodians

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

Firm reports having 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 13, 2026.

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