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Vista Investment Management, LLC

Pittsburgh, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 116068

Filed as VISTA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

Vista Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pittsburgh, PA, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$323,938,503
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
1
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Vista Investment Management, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Vista Investment Management, LLC located?

Vista Investment Management, LLC's principal office is in Pittsburgh, PA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Vista Investment Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Vista Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 116068.

How much does Vista Investment Management, LLC manage?

Vista Investment Management, LLC reports $323,938,503 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Vista Investment Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Vista Investment Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $185,219,121 in the October 2021 data and $323,938,503 in the October 2026 data, up 75%. 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 Vista Investment Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (102); high net worth individuals (78); corporations or other businesses not listed above (5).

Which custodians does Vista Investment Management, LLC use?

Vista Investment Management, 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 Investment Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/116068

Does Vista Investment Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "Vista has a stated minimum account value of $1 million per client relationship. Client relationships often include multiple accounts."

What changed in Vista Investment Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $286,317,129 to $323,938,503 (+13%). Registered or notice-filed in TX.

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $1,000,000

The brochure's wording
Vista has a stated minimum account value of $1 million per client relationship. Client relationships often include multiple accounts.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$323,938,503

$323,938,503 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $319,218,986.Non-discretionary: $4,719,517.

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 102 Assets $39,335,793 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 78 Assets $243,477,100 (75%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $5,239,001 (2%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 5 Assets $35,886,609 (11%)

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
  • 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
2018 (8 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
5 states or jurisdictions
CAFLNCPATX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

1 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?

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
$185M 2021 $212M 2022 $208M 2023 $274M 2024 $286M 2025 $324M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$323,938,5034March 31, 2026
October 2025$286,317,1294March 29, 2025
October 2024$273,678,9684March 31, 2024
October 2023$207,681,2423March 31, 2023
October 2022$212,170,9933March 31, 2022
October 2021$185,219,1214March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $185,219,121 in the October 2021 data and $323,938,503 in the October 2026 data, up 75%.

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 $286,317,129 to $323,938,503 (+13%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in TX.
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in LA.

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
vista-im.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 Investment Management, LLC (CRD 116068): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vista-investment-management-llc-pittsburgh-pa-116068