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Clay Northam Wealth Management

Huntington Beach, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 159002

Filed as CLAY NORTHAM WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Clay Northam Wealth Management, LLC

Clay Northam Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Huntington Beach, CA, registered since 2017, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$354,936,978
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Clay Northam Wealth Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Clay Northam Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Clay Northam Wealth Management's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.25% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Clay Northam Wealth Management located?

Clay Northam Wealth Management's principal office is in Huntington Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Clay Northam Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Clay Northam Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159002.

How much does Clay Northam Wealth Management manage?

Clay Northam Wealth Management reports $354,936,978 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Clay Northam Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Clay Northam Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $209,551,845 in the October 2021 data and $354,936,978 in the October 2026 data, up 69%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Clay Northam Wealth Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (311); high net worth individuals (109).

Which custodians does Clay Northam Wealth Management use?

Clay Northam 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 Clay Northam Wealth Management 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/159002

Does Clay Northam Wealth Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 2026 says: "Generally, CNWM requires clients to maintain a minimum account size of $500,000."

What changed in Clay Northam Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $301,584,200 to $354,936,978 (+18%).

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

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 2A

Asset-based fee: up to 1.25% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
CNWM charges advisory fees for investment management services at an annual rate not to exceed 1.25% of the client’s total assets under management.

Account minimum: $500,000

The brochure's wording
Generally, CNWM requires clients to maintain a minimum account size of $500,000.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 15, 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
$354,936,978

$354,936,978 as of October 2026, filing dated May 15, 2026.

Discretionary: $354,936,978.Non-discretionary: $0.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 311 Assets $91,269,065 (26%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 109 Assets $263,667,913 (74%)

A 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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Clay Northam Wealth Management, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
3 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$210M 2021 $254M 2022 $198M 2023 $249M 2024 $302M 2025 $355M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$354,936,9782May 15, 2026
October 2025$301,584,2002February 16, 2025
October 2024$249,051,4742February 23, 2024
October 2023$197,909,6502February 16, 2023
October 2022$254,053,4592March 30, 2022
October 2021$209,551,8452March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $209,551,845 in the October 2021 data and $354,936,978 in the October 2026 data, up 69%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 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
  1. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $301,584,200 to $354,936,978 (+18%).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in FL, GA, TN, WA.

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.I
claynortham.com

Source: 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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