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ATS Wealth Management
Filed as ATS WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Sandeep Varma Wealth Strategies, LLC
ATS Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 24, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is ATS Wealth Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), ATS Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is ATS Wealth Management located?
ATS Wealth Management's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is ATS Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?
ATS Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 137705.
How much does ATS Wealth Management manage?
ATS Wealth Management reports $383,571,666 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have ATS Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for ATS Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $132,587,205 in the October 2021 data and $383,571,666 in the October 2026 data, up 189%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does ATS Wealth Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (238); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (233).
Which custodians does ATS Wealth Management use?
ATS Wealth Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does ATS Wealth Management report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction), 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation), and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/137705
Does ATS Wealth Management state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 24, 2026 says: "ATSWM generally requires a minimum portfolio size or a minimum initial investment of $50,000 to open an account, but does reserve the right to waive this minimum and also accept or decline a potential client for any reason in its sole discretion."
What changed in ATS Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?
In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 4. Regulatory assets under management went from $292,284,540 to $383,571,666 (+31%).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $50,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
ATSWM generally requires a minimum portfolio size or a minimum initial investment of $50,000 to open an account, but does reserve the right to waive this minimum and also accept or decline a potential client for any reason in its sole discretion.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 24, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$383,571,666 as of October 2026, filing dated February 24, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Sandeep Varma Wealth Strategies, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2020 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- States registered or notice-filed
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3 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 113 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
- 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $383,571,666 | 6 | February 24, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $292,284,540 | 3 | March 14, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $235,620,000 | 5 | March 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $193,163,518 | 10 | March 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $186,926,163 | 3 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $132,587,205 | 8 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $132,587,205 in the October 2021 data and $383,571,666 in the October 2026 data, up 189%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- March 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 4.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $292,284,540 to $383,571,666 (+31%).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. ATS Wealth Management (CRD 137705): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ats-wealth-management-san-diego-ca-137705