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Bellwether Wealth
Filed as BELLWETHER WEALTH · Legal name Bellwether Advisors, LLC
Bellwether Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Lincoln, NE, registered since 2019, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 4, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Bellwether Wealth compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bellwether Wealth reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Bellwether Wealth located?
Bellwether Wealth's principal office is in Lincoln, NE, according to its Form ADV.
Is Bellwether Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?
Bellwether Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 300012.
How much does Bellwether Wealth manage?
Bellwether Wealth reports $784,024,209 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 4, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Bellwether Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Bellwether Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $327,928,084 in the October 2021 data and $784,024,209 in the October 2026 data, up 139%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Bellwether Wealth serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (347); high net worth individuals (135); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (12).
Which custodians does Bellwether Wealth use?
Bellwether Wealth'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 Bellwether Wealth report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/300012
Does Bellwether Wealth state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "Our minimum account size is $250,000"
What changed in Bellwether Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $684,973,502 to $784,024,209 (+14%). Registered or notice-filed in AL, MA.
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: $250,000
The brochure's wording
Our minimum account size is $250,000
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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$784,024,209 as of October 2026, filing dated September 4, 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
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Bellwether Advisors, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (7 years)
- Employees
- Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- 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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21 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on 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 | $784,024,209 | 12 | September 4, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $684,973,502 | 10 | May 8, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $516,613,791 | 11 | August 13, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $454,674,905 | 7 | March 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $441,692,923 | 8 | May 26, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $327,928,084 | 6 | March 5, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $327,928,084 in the October 2021 data and $784,024,209 in the October 2026 data, up 139%.
Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 12 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 7.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $684,973,502 to $784,024,209 (+14%).
- Registered or notice-filed in AL, MA.
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. Bellwether Wealth (CRD 300012): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bellwether-wealth-lincoln-ne-300012