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Wavvest Wealth

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 332096

Filed as WAVVEST WEALTH · Legal name Wavvest Wealth LLC

Wavvest Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated October 1, 2026.

2 years
registered since 2024
$339,850,200
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Wavvest Wealth compensated?

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

How much does Wavvest Wealth charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 6, 2026 states: Flat fee: up to $2,500 (optional self-preparation will or trust…). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Wavvest Wealth located?

Wavvest Wealth's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Wavvest Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?

Wavvest Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 332096.

How much does Wavvest Wealth manage?

Wavvest Wealth reports $339,850,200 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated October 1, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Wavvest Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2024?

In the Form ADV data for Wavvest Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $745,303 in the October 2025 data and $339,850,200 in the October 2026 data, up 45499%. Total employees: 2 in October 2024 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Wavvest Wealth serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (110); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (33); charitable organizations (1).

Which custodians does Wavvest Wealth use?

Wavvest Wealth'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 Wavvest Wealth 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/332096

What changed in Wavvest Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 5. Regulatory assets under management went from $268,451,319 to $339,850,200 (+27%). Registered or notice-filed in FL, 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.

Flat fee: up to $2,500 (optional self-preparation will or trust…)

The brochure's wording
This service is available at an additional flat fee of up to $2,500, which is paid directly by the client.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 6, 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
$339,850,200

$339,850,200 as of October 2026, filing dated October 1, 2026.

Discretionary: $339,850,200.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 33 Assets $3,691,324 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 110 Assets $334,825,863 (99%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $1,333,013 (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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Wavvest Wealth LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2024 (2 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
CAFLILINOHTX

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
Not reported 2024 $745K 2025 $340M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$339,850,2006October 1, 2026
October 2025$745,3032February 14, 2025
October 2024Not reported2July 16, 2024

Regulatory assets under management: $745,303 in the October 2025 data and $339,850,200 in the October 2026 data, up 45499%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2024 and 6 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. October 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $268,451,319 to $339,850,200 (+27%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in FL, IN, TX.
  2. June 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,242,488 to $268,451,319 (+8179%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in CA, OH.
  3. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $745,303 to $3,242,488 (+335%).

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
wavvest.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. Wavvest Wealth (CRD 332096): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wavvest-wealth-chicago-il-332096