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Spirit West Advisors, LLC

Scottsdale, AZSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 285314

Filed as SPIRIT WEST ADVISORS, LLC

Spirit West Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Scottsdale, AZ, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 11, 2026.

0 years
registered since 2025
$111,100,000
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Spirit West Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Spirit West Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Spirit West Advisors, LLC located?

Spirit West Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Scottsdale, AZ, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Spirit West Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Spirit West Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 285314.

How much does Spirit West Advisors, LLC manage?

Spirit West Advisors, LLC reports $111,100,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).

What types of clients does Spirit West Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (546); high net worth individuals (20).

Which custodians does Spirit West Advisors, LLC use?

Spirit West Advisors, LLC'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 Spirit West Advisors, 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/285314

Does Spirit West Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "SWA requires a minimum of $ 100,000 of household investable assets to open an account, but the firm does have the discretion to accept accounts with less assets."

What changed in Spirit West Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the December 2025 filing data: Newly registered with the SEC.

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

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

Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
SWA requires a minimum of $ 100,000 of household investable assets to open an account, but the firm does have the discretion to accept accounts with less assets.

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
$111,100,000

$111,100,000 as of October 2026, filing dated June 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $111,100,000.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 546 Assets $90,100,000 (81%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 20 Assets $21,000,000 (19%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • 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
2025 (0 years)
Employees
Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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 July 2026 filing
Prescott, AZ
States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
AZCOTX

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

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. December 2025
    • Newly registered with the SEC.

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
spiritwestadvisor.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. Spirit West Advisors, LLC (CRD 285314): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spirit-west-advisors-llc-scottsdale-az-285314