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Wedbush Securities Inc.

Pasadena, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 877

Filed as WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.

Wedbush Securities Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pasadena, CA, registered since 1970, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 29, 2026.

56 years
registered since 1970
$6,748,146,144
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
8
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Wedbush Securities Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Wedbush Securities Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions.

Where is Wedbush Securities Inc. located?

Wedbush Securities Inc.'s principal office is in Pasadena, CA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 35 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Wedbush Securities Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Wedbush Securities Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1970. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 877.

How much does Wedbush Securities Inc. manage?

Wedbush Securities Inc. reports $6,748,146,144 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 29, 2026 (78% discretionary).

How have Wedbush Securities Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Wedbush Securities Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $4,143,006,668 in the October 2021 data and $6,748,146,144 in the October 2026 data, up 63%. Total employees: 900 in October 2021 and 288 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Wedbush Securities Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (7,515); high net worth individuals (3,138); corporations or other businesses not listed above (101).

Does Wedbush Securities Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 8 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 7 questions about regulatory matters and 1 question about civil court matters (11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.E(2), 11.E(4), 11.H(1)(b)). 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/877

What changed in Wedbush Securities Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 202 to 288. Regulatory assets under management went from $5,684,848,455 to $6,748,146,144 (+19%). Changed its office addresses in Eugene, OR. Changed its office addresses in Greensboro, NC. Changed its office addresses in Radnor, PA. Changed its office addresses in Tustin, CA. Added an office in Billings, MT. Added an office in Cleveland, OH. Added an office in Grand Rapids, MI. Added an office in Kalamazoo, MI. Added an office in Middleburg, VA. Added an office in San Francisco, CA. Added an office in Walnut Creek, CA. No longer lists an office in Hemet, CA. No longer lists an office in Los Angeles, CA. No longer lists an office in Seattle, WA.

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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Commissions

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 October 13, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$6,748,146,144

$6,748,146,144 as of October 2026, filing dated September 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $5,251,067,567.Non-discretionary: $1,497,078,577.

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 7,515 Assets $2,953,088,467 (44%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 3,138 Assets $3,493,450,091 (52%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 6 Assets $11,022,287 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 26 Assets $59,754,590 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 101 Assets $190,105,668 (3%)
Other
Clients 47 Assets $40,725,041 (1%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1970 (56 years)
Employees
Total: 288. Performing investment advisory functions: 288.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
35 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
American Fork, UTAnchorage, AKArmonk, NYBillings, MTCarlsbad, CACleveland, OHDallas, TXDenver, COEugene, ORGrand Rapids, MIGreensboro, NCHenderson, NVHonolulu, HIJupiter, FLKalamazoo, MILa Jolla, CALake Oswego, ORMiddleburg, VANew York, NYNewport Beach, CAPasadena, CARadnor, PARedwood City, CARoseville, CASacramento, CASan Diego, CASan Francisco, CASan Juan Capistrano, CASanta Rosa, CAScottsdale, AZSeattle, WATustin, CAWalnut Creek, CAWestlake Village, CAWoodland Hills, CA
States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

8 Reports 8 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(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?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
  • 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?

Civil court matters Item 11.H

  • 11.H(1)(b) Has a domestic or foreign court ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related statutes or regulations?

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
$4.14B 2021 $3.86B 2022 $4.5B 2023 $5.74B 2024 $5.74B 2025 $6.75B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$6,748,146,144288September 29, 2026
October 2025$5,740,403,431950June 3, 2025
October 2024$5,740,403,431950September 30, 2024
October 2023$4,501,949,934953September 29, 2023
October 2022$3,857,311,726920September 30, 2022
October 2021$4,143,006,668900September 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $4,143,006,668 in the October 2021 data and $6,748,146,144 in the October 2026 data, up 63%.

Total employees: 900 in October 2021 and 288 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 202 to 288.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $5,684,848,455 to $6,748,146,144 (+19%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Eugene, OR.
    • Changed its office addresses in Greensboro, NC.
    • Changed its office addresses in Radnor, PA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Tustin, CA.
    • Added an office in Billings, MT.
    • Added an office in Cleveland, OH.
    • Added an office in Grand Rapids, MI.
    • Added an office in Kalamazoo, MI.
    • Added an office in Middleburg, VA.
    • Added an office in San Francisco, CA.
    • Added an office in Walnut Creek, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Hemet, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Los Angeles, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Seattle, WA.
  2. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 214 to 202.

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
wedbush.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. Wedbush Securities Inc. (CRD 877): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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