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Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC

San Luis Obispo, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 154861

Filed as TRELLIS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Luis Obispo, CA, registered since 2014, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 13, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$479,836,174
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

What does Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC located?

Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC's principal office is in San Luis Obispo, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 154861.

How much does Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC manage?

Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC reports $479,836,174 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 13, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $285,211,693 in the October 2021 data and $479,836,174 in the October 2026 data, up 68%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (105); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (23).

Which custodians does Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC use?

Trellis Wealth 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 Trellis Wealth 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/154861

Does Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 2026 says: "Trellis seeks to work with clients who have a combined managed account total of $5 million (“portfolio”), but we may waive the target portfolio minimum requirement at our discretion."

What changed in Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $385,458,719 to $479,836,174 (+24%).

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

Asset-based fee: 0.5% of assets a year

The brochure's wording
Trellis charges an annual advisory fee rate of 0.50% of client assets under management for its investment advisory services.

Account minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Trellis seeks to work with clients who have a combined managed account total of $5 million (“portfolio”), but we may waive the target portfolio minimum requirement at our discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 13, 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
$479,836,174

$479,836,174 as of October 2026, filing dated March 13, 2026.

Discretionary: $474,898,276.Non-discretionary: $4,937,898.

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 23 Assets $9,773,065 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 105 Assets $468,069,296 (98%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,993,813 (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
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
CACOTX

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

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$285M 2021 $335M 2022 $307M 2023 $347M 2024 $385M 2025 $480M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$479,836,1744March 13, 2026
October 2025$385,458,7194March 26, 2025
October 2024$346,609,5684March 26, 2024
October 2023$307,490,7074August 1, 2023
October 2022$335,160,3594March 22, 2022
October 2021$285,211,6934March 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $285,211,693 in the October 2021 data and $479,836,174 in the October 2026 data, up 68%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $385,458,719 to $479,836,174 (+24%).

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
trelliswealth.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. Trellis Wealth Advisors, LLC (CRD 154861): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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