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MWA Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Rock Island, IL, registered since 2016, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 1, 2026.
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From the filingHow is MWA Financial Services, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), MWA Financial Services, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is MWA Financial Services, Inc. located?
MWA Financial Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Rock Island, IL, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is MWA Financial Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
MWA Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 112630.
How much does MWA Financial Services, Inc. manage?
MWA Financial Services, Inc. reports $639,989,844 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 1, 2026 (0% discretionary).
How have MWA Financial Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for MWA Financial Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $65,469,160 in the October 2021 data and $639,989,844 in the October 2026 data, up 878%. Total employees: 663 in October 2021 and 721 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does MWA Financial Services, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,905); high net worth individuals (76); charitable organizations (17).
Which custodians does MWA Financial Services, Inc. use?
MWA Financial Services, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Assetmark Trust and Pershing LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does MWA Financial Services, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 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) and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a 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/112630
What changed in MWA Financial Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the June 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now no: 11.D(4)).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated April 1, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$639,989,844 as of October 2026, filing dated May 1, 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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- 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
- 2016 (10 years)
- Employees
- Total: 721. Performing investment advisory functions: 164.
- 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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25 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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50 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 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.D(1) 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?
- 11.D(2) 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?
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 | $639,989,844 | 721 | May 1, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $376,859,066 | 674 | June 5, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $216,092,715 | 685 | July 17, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $135,611,907 | 689 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $101,321,860 | 675 | May 17, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $65,469,160 | 663 | August 25, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $65,469,160 in the October 2021 data and $639,989,844 in the October 2026 data, up 878%.
Total employees: 663 in October 2021 and 721 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- June 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now no: 11.D(4)).
- May 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 2 (now yes: 11.D(4)).
- Registered or notice-filed in RI.
- April 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now no: 11.D(4)).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 134 to 164.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $376,859,066 to $639,989,844 (+70%).
- Changed its office addresses in Huntsville, AL.
- Changed its office addresses in Wilmington, NC.
- Added an office in Amarillo, TX.
- Added an office in Columbus, OH.
- Added an office in Conway, AR.
- Added an office in Culver City, CA.
- Added an office in Edwardsburg, MI.
- Added an office in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Added an office in Lansing, MI.
- Added an office in Maumee, OH.
- Added an office in Phoenix, AZ.
- No longer lists an office in Castro Valley, CA.
- No longer lists an office in Greenwood, IN.
- No longer lists an office in Lewiston, ME.
- No longer lists an office in Palm Desert, CA.
- No longer lists an office in Roanoke Rapids, NC.
- No longer lists an office in Spearfish, SD.
- No longer lists an office in Waterford, WI.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- March 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in DC.
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. MWA Financial Services, Inc. (CRD 112630): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mwa-financial-services-inc-rock-island-il-112630