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Vista Advisor Group, LLC

Walnut Creek, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 307268

Filed as VISTA ADVISOR GROUP, LLC

Vista Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Walnut Creek, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 6, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$314,639,936
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Vista Advisor Group, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Vista Advisor Group, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Vista Advisor Group, LLC located?

Vista Advisor Group, LLC's principal office is in Walnut Creek, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Vista Advisor Group, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Vista Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 307268.

How much does Vista Advisor Group, LLC manage?

Vista Advisor Group, LLC reports $314,639,936 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 6, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Vista Advisor Group, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Vista Advisor Group, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $136,282,361 in the October 2021 data and $314,639,936 in the October 2026 data, up 131%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Vista Advisor Group, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (607); high net worth individuals (79); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2).

Which custodians does Vista Advisor Group, LLC use?

Vista Advisor Group, 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 Vista Advisor Group, 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/307268

What changed in Vista Advisor Group, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $257,743,640 to $314,639,936 (+22%).

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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated February 6, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$314,639,936

$314,639,936 as of October 2026, filing dated February 6, 2026.

Discretionary: $312,731,359.Non-discretionary: $1,908,577.

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 607 Assets $143,045,560 (45%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 79 Assets $166,659,539 (53%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $4,934,837 (2%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
5 states or jurisdictions
AZCANETXWA

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
$136M 2021 $171M 2022 $148M 2023 $208M 2024 $258M 2025 $315M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$314,639,9365February 6, 2026
October 2025$257,743,6406January 27, 2025
October 2024$207,726,3666March 6, 2024
October 2023$147,720,9005September 7, 2023
October 2022$171,163,1055July 22, 2022
October 2021$136,282,3615February 8, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $136,282,361 in the October 2021 data and $314,639,936 in the October 2026 data, up 131%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $257,743,640 to $314,639,936 (+22%).

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
vistaadvisorgroup.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. Vista Advisor Group, LLC (CRD 307268): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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