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CW Investment Advisers, LLC

Los Angeles, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 305926

Filed as CW INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC

CW Investment Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2021, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$1,084,343,648
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is CW Investment Advisers, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), CW Investment Advisers, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.

What does CW Investment Advisers, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% 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 CW Investment Advisers, LLC located?

CW Investment Advisers, LLC's principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is CW Investment Advisers, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

CW Investment Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 305926.

How much does CW Investment Advisers, LLC manage?

CW Investment Advisers, LLC reports $1,084,343,648 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have CW Investment Advisers, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for CW Investment Advisers, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $150,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $1,084,343,648 in the October 2026 data, up 623%. Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 36 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does CW Investment Advisers, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (20); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (4).

Which custodians does CW Investment Advisers, LLC use?

CW Investment Advisers, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Delaware Trust Company as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does CW Investment Advisers, LLC 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/305926

What changed in CW Investment Advisers, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 25 to 28. Regulatory assets under management went from $884,039,892 to $1,084,343,648 (+23%).

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
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other

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 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
The Adviser charges each Client an investment management fee at a rate of up to two percent (2.0%) per annum of the Client’s net asset value of the Client’s Portfolio

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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
$1,084,343,648

$1,084,343,648 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,084,343,648.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
High net worth individuals
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,800,720 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 4 Assets $940,401,971 (87%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 20 Assets $142,140,957 (13%)

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
  • 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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 36. Performing investment advisory functions: 28.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Delaware Trust Company

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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Boston, MA
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
CAMA

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
$150M 2021 $172M 2022 $238M 2023 $686M 2024 $884M 2025 $1.08B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,084,343,64836March 30, 2026
October 2025$884,039,89234March 28, 2025
October 2024$685,529,03132June 26, 2024
October 2023$237,502,52030March 31, 2023
October 2022$172,450,00028May 11, 2022
October 2021$150,000,00027June 15, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $150,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $1,084,343,648 in the October 2026 data, up 623%.

Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 36 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 25 to 28.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $884,039,892 to $1,084,343,648 (+23%).

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
cottonwoodmgmt.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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AdvisorCensus. CW Investment Advisers, LLC (CRD 305926): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cw-investment-advisers-llc-los-angeles-ca-305926