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W & S Management Services, Inc.

Rochester, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 127852

Filed as W & S MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

W & S Management Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Rochester, NY, registered since 2008, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.

18 years
registered since 2008
$166,000,000
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is W & S Management Services, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), W & S Management Services, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is W & S Management Services, Inc. located?

W & S Management Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Rochester, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is W & S Management Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

W & S Management Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 127852.

How much does W & S Management Services, Inc. manage?

W & S Management Services, Inc. reports $166,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have W & S Management Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for W & S Management Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $71,900,000 in the October 2021 data and $166,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 131%. 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 W & S Management Services, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (436); high net worth individuals (51).

Which custodians does W & S Management Services, Inc. use?

W & S Management Services, Inc.'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 W & S Management Services, Inc. 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/127852

What changed in W & S Management Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $134,400,000 to $166,000,000 (+24%). Registered or notice-filed in SC.

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)
  • Performance-based 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$166,000,000

$166,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $166,000,000.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 436 Assets $71,500,000 (43%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 51 Assets $93,800,000 (57%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $700,000 (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
  • Financial planning services
  • 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
2008 (18 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
6 states or jurisdictions
FLNYPASCTXVA

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
$71.9M 2021 $85.9M 2022 $101M 2023 $113M 2024 $134M 2025 $166M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$166,000,0004March 26, 2026
October 2025$134,400,0004March 30, 2025
October 2024$112,800,0004March 29, 2024
October 2023$101,300,0004March 30, 2023
October 2022$85,900,0004March 31, 2022
October 2021$71,900,0004March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $71,900,000 in the October 2021 data and $166,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 131%.

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 $134,400,000 to $166,000,000 (+24%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in SC.

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
wandsmanagement.comwandsmgmt.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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