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Pacific Wealth Management
Filed as PACIFIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Pacific Wealth Management, LLC
Pacific Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 1, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Pacific Wealth Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pacific Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is Pacific Wealth Management located?
Pacific Wealth Management's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Pacific Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?
Pacific Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 113217.
How much does Pacific Wealth Management manage?
Pacific Wealth Management reports $371,941,587 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 1, 2026 (98% discretionary).
How have Pacific Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Pacific Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $219,627,781 in the October 2021 data and $371,941,587 in the October 2026 data, up 69%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Pacific Wealth Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (107); high net worth individuals (102).
Which custodians does Pacific Wealth Management use?
Pacific Wealth Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Pacific Wealth Management 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/113217
What changed in Pacific Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $317,620,996 to $371,941,587 (+17%).
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)
- 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 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$371,941,587 as of October 2026, filing dated April 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Pacific Wealth Management, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2012 (13 years)
- Employees
- Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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5 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $371,941,587 | 6 | April 1, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $317,620,996 | 6 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $269,940,691 | 7 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $260,254,707 | 5 | April 18, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $239,029,977 | 5 | March 16, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $219,627,781 | 5 | May 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $219,627,781 in the October 2021 data and $371,941,587 in the October 2026 data, up 69%.
Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 6 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- May 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $317,620,996 to $371,941,587 (+17%).
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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Pacific Wealth Management (CRD 113217): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pacific-wealth-management-san-diego-ca-113217