AdvisorCensus / Financial advisors / Massachusetts / Boston / CW Advisors, LLC
CW Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2020, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 26, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is CW Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), CW Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is CW Advisors, LLC located?
CW Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 23 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is CW Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
CW Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 310873.
How much does CW Advisors, LLC manage?
CW Advisors, LLC reports $15,224,527,279 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 26, 2026 (97% discretionary).
How have CW Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for CW Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $3,040,622,381 in the October 2021 data and $15,224,527,279 in the October 2026 data, up 401%. Total employees: 34 in October 2021 and 152 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does CW Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (3,257); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (3,169); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (61).
Which custodians does CW Advisors, LLC use?
CW Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does CW Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/310873
What changed in CW Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Added an office in Charlotte, NC. Added an office in Durham, NC. Added an office in Falls Church, VA. Added an office in Torrance, CA. Added an office in Wayne, PA. Added an office in Westport, CT. No longer lists an office in Arlington, VA. No longer lists an office in Boston, MA. No longer lists an office in Fairfax, VA. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated August 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$15,224,527,279 as of October 2026, filing dated August 26, 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
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2020 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 152. Performing investment advisory functions: 89.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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23 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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51 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 114 Reports 4 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.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
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 | $15,224,527,279 | 152 | August 26, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $9,301,984,860 | 110 | May 19, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $6,920,412,973 | 76 | September 16, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $5,144,514,705 | 70 | September 15, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $6,320,377,508 | 77 | June 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $3,040,622,381 | 34 | September 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,040,622,381 in the October 2021 data and $15,224,527,279 in the October 2026 data, up 401%.
Total employees: 34 in October 2021 and 152 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- August 2026
- Added an office in Charlotte, NC.
- Added an office in Durham, NC.
- Added an office in Falls Church, VA.
- Added an office in Torrance, CA.
- Added an office in Wayne, PA.
- Added an office in Westport, CT.
- No longer lists an office in Arlington, VA.
- No longer lists an office in Boston, MA.
- No longer lists an office in Fairfax, VA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $9,301,984,860 to $15,224,527,279 (+64%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 62 to 89.
- Changed its office addresses in Bethesda, MD.
- Added an office in Fairfax, VA.
- Added an office in Lehi, UT.
- Added an office in Mesa, AZ.
- No longer lists an office in Wayne, PA.
- No longer lists an office in Westport, CT.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- No longer lists an office in Fairfax, VA.
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. CW Advisors, LLC (CRD 310873): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cw-advisors-llc-boston-ma-310873