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  "crd_number": 166871,
  "slug": "cws-capital-partners-llc-newport-beach-ca-166871",
  "primary_business_name": "CWS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC",
  "legal_name": "CWS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Newport Beach",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "31080",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "31080",
    "common_name": "Los Angeles",
    "msa_name": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA",
    "path": "/advisors/ca/los-angeles"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2016-04-05",
  "years_registered": 10,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-05-04",
  "carried_forward": false,
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 52,
  "advisory_employees": 25,
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      "count": 28
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "performance_based"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 2,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://cwscapital.com",
    "https://facebook.com/GaryCarmellAuthor/videos/a-few-years-back-i-had-the-honor-of-interviewing-bill-williams-enjoy-his-wealt",
    "https://garycarmell.com/cws-capital-partners-llc",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/cws-capital-partners",
    "https://m.facebook.com/people/CWS-Capital-Partners/100070111665781"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/166871",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "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?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "NEWPORT BEACH",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cws-capital-partners-llc-newport-beach-ca-166871",
  "display_name": "CWS Capital Partners LLC",
  "summary": "CWS Capital Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Newport Beach, CA, registered since 2016, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 4, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. CWS Capital Partners LLC (CRD 166871): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "Performance-based fees",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is CWS Capital Partners LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), CWS Capital Partners LLC reports these compensation arrangements: performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is CWS Capital Partners LLC located?",
      "a": "CWS Capital Partners LLC's principal office is in Newport Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is CWS Capital Partners LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "CWS Capital Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166871."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does CWS Capital Partners LLC manage?",
      "a": "CWS Capital Partners LLC reports $268,387,708 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 4, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have CWS Capital Partners LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for CWS Capital Partners LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $310,748,321 in the October 2021 data and $268,387,708 in the October 2026 data, down 14%. Total employees: 43 in October 2021 and 52 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does CWS Capital Partners LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (28)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does CWS Capital Partners LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). 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/166871"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in CWS Capital Partners LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now no: 11.D(4)). Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 25."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 310748321.0,
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      "filing_date": "2021-03-28"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 46,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-28"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 464552844.0,
      "total_employees": 55,
      "filing_date": "2023-06-22"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 336334587.0,
      "total_employees": 51,
      "filing_date": "2024-05-15"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 49,
      "filing_date": "2025-05-09"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 268387708.0,
      "total_employees": 52,
      "filing_date": "2026-05-04"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now no: 11.D(4)).",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 25."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cws-capital-partners-llc-newport-beach-ca-166871.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 28,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 268387708.0
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/166871",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
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