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  "crd_number": 149049,
  "slug": "watts-capital-partners-llc-149049",
  "primary_business_name": "WATTS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC",
  "legal_name": "WATTS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC",
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  "state": null,
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2013-11-19",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-09-09",
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  "raum_band": "25m_100m",
  "raum_band_label": "$25 million to $100 million",
  "total_employees": 5,
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    "performance_based"
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "states_registered": [
    "NY"
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  "websites": [
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    "https://instagram.com/watts_capital",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/watts-capital-partners/mycompany?viewAsMember=true",
    "https://threads.net/@watts_capital",
    "https://twitter.com/WattsCapital",
    "https://wattscapital.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/149049",
  "city_as_filed": null,
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watts-capital-partners-llc-149049",
  "display_name": "Watts Capital Partners LLC",
  "summary": "Watts Capital Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Watts Capital Partners LLC (CRD 149049): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Watts Capital Partners LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Watts Capital Partners LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Watts Capital Partners LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Watts Capital Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 149049."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Watts Capital Partners LLC manage?",
      "a": "Watts Capital Partners LLC reports $74,997,513 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Watts Capital Partners LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Watts Capital Partners LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $87,300,000 in the October 2021 data and $74,997,513 in the October 2026 data, down 14%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Watts Capital Partners LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (33); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (32); corporations or other businesses not listed above (2)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Watts Capital Partners LLC use?",
      "a": "Watts Capital Partners 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Watts Capital Partners LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/149049"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Watts Capital Partners LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the October 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $65,105,454 to $74,997,513 (+15%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 87300000.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2021-06-25"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 94000000.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 116830000.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2023-08-14"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 100038726.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2024-06-21"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 72938892.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2025-07-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 74997513.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2026-09-09"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "period_label": "October 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $65,105,454 to $74,997,513 (+15%).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-05-01",
      "period_label": "May 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $72,938,892 to $65,105,454 (-11%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watts-capital-partners-llc-149049.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 32,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 7076846.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 33,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
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      "count": 2,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 2626398.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/149049",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}