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WBI Investments, LLC

Red Bank, NJSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106336

Filed as WBI INVESTMENTS, LLC

WBI Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Red Bank, NJ, registered since 1985, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

41 years
registered since 1985
$539,568,586
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is WBI Investments, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), WBI Investments, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is WBI Investments, LLC located?

WBI Investments, LLC's principal office is in Red Bank, NJ, according to its Form ADV.

Is WBI Investments, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

WBI Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1985. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106336.

How much does WBI Investments, LLC manage?

WBI Investments, LLC reports $539,568,586 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have WBI Investments, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for WBI Investments, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $538,333,774 in the October 2021 data and $539,568,586 in the October 2026 data, unchanged. Total employees: 26 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does WBI Investments, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (701); high net worth individuals (58); other (26).

Which custodians does WBI Investments, LLC use?

WBI Investments, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does WBI Investments, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/106336

What changed in WBI Investments, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$539,568,586

$539,568,586 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $539,568,586.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 701 Assets $146,749,918 (27%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 58 Assets $130,487,598 (24%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $140,511,839 (26%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $159,575 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $2,890,599 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $1,266,664 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $2,802,697 (1%)
Other
Clients 26 Assets $114,699,696 (21%)

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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Market timing services
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1985 (41 years)
Employees
Total: 13. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
33 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

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
$538M 2021 $663M 2022 $582M 2023 $527M 2024 $553M 2025 $540M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$539,568,58613March 31, 2026
October 2025$552,633,52513May 30, 2025
October 2024$527,406,29819July 8, 2024
October 2023$581,756,27522September 20, 2023
October 2022$662,838,13423March 21, 2022
October 2021$538,333,77426May 6, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $538,333,774 in the October 2021 data and $539,568,586 in the October 2026 data, unchanged.

Total employees: 26 in October 2021 and 13 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
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
bullbearinsights.cominvestwithcy.comwbietfs.comwbiinvestments.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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