{ "crd_number": 158959, "slug": "mesa-west-capital-los-angeles-ca-158959", "primary_business_name": "MESA WEST CAPITAL", "legal_name": "MESA WEST CAPITAL, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Los Angeles", "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": "2011-09-19", "years_registered": 15, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-05-21", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 8696225676.0, "raum_discretionary": 8448429655.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 247796021.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 50, "advisory_employees": 22, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "insurance_companies": { "raum": 247796021.0, "count": 3 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 8448429655.0, "count": 7 } }, "compensation_types": [ "other", "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 3, "states_registered": [ "CA", "IL", "NY" ], "websites": [ "https://mesawestcapital.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/158959", "disclosure_items": [ { "item": "11.D(1)", "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?" }, { "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.D(4)", "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?" } ], "city_as_filed": "LOS ANGELES", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mesa-west-capital-los-angeles-ca-158959", "display_name": "Mesa West Capital", "summary": "Mesa West Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2011, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Mesa West Capital (CRD 158959): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Mesa West Capital compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Mesa West Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other." }, { "q": "Where is Mesa West Capital located?", "a": "Mesa West Capital's principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Mesa West Capital registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Mesa West Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 158959." }, { "q": "How much does Mesa West Capital manage?", "a": "Mesa West Capital reports $8,696,225,676 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 21, 2026 (97% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Mesa West Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Mesa West Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $7,626,869,496 in the October 2021 data and $8,696,225,676 in the October 2026 data, up 14%. Total employees: 44 in October 2021 and 50 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Mesa West Capital serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (7); insurance companies (3)." }, { "q": "Does Mesa West Capital report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/158959" }, { "q": "What changed in Mesa West Capital's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $7,795,916,027 to $8,696,225,676 (+12%). Changed its office addresses in New York, NY." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 7626869496.0, "total_employees": 44, "filing_date": "2021-03-31" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 8818011506.0, "total_employees": 41, "filing_date": "2022-03-31" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 9634258646.0, "total_employees": 51, "filing_date": "2023-07-21" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 8103519719.0, "total_employees": 48, "filing_date": "2024-09-20" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 7795916027.0, "total_employees": 42, "filing_date": "2025-06-11" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 8696225676.0, "total_employees": 50, "filing_date": "2026-05-21" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Regulatory assets under management went from $7,795,916,027 to $8,696,225,676 (+12%).", "Changed its office addresses in New York, NY." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mesa-west-capital-los-angeles-ca-158959.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 7, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 8448429655.0 }, { "type": "insurance_companies", "label": "Insurance companies", "count": 3, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 247796021.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 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/158959", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }