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Wellington-Altus USA Inc.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 297314

Filed as WELLINGTON-ALTUS USA INC.

Wellington-Altus USA Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 29, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$146,247,096
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Wellington-Altus USA Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Wellington-Altus USA Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

How much does Wellington-Altus USA Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 9, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 2.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Wellington-Altus USA Inc. located?

Wellington-Altus USA Inc.'s principal office is in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 14 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Wellington-Altus USA Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Wellington-Altus USA Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 297314.

How much does Wellington-Altus USA Inc. manage?

Wellington-Altus USA Inc. reports $146,247,096 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 29, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Wellington-Altus USA Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Wellington-Altus USA Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $7,147,001 in the October 2021 data and $146,247,096 in the October 2026 data, up 1946%. Total employees: 120 in October 2021 and 59 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Wellington-Altus USA Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (197); high net worth individuals (36).

Which custodians does Wellington-Altus USA Inc. use?

Wellington-Altus USA Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists RBC Capital Markets, LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Wellington-Altus USA 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/297314

Does Wellington-Altus USA Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 9, 2026 says: "Clients must typically place a minimum of $100,000 in assets under WA (USA)’s management, but this may be waived at WA (USA)’s discretion."

What changed in Wellington-Altus USA Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 58 to 59.

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

Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 2.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The annual fee varies (between 0.25% and 2.75%) depending upon the market value of the assets under management, the client and the type of investment management services to be rendered, negotiations between WA (USA) and various other factors.

Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Clients must typically place a minimum of $100,000 in assets under WA (USA)’s management, but this may be waived at WA (USA)’s discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 9, 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
$146,247,096

$146,247,096 as of October 2026, filing dated June 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $146,247,096.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 197 Assets $40,412,761 (28%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 36 Assets $105,834,335 (72%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 59. Performing investment advisory functions: 59.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
14 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
Aurora, OntarioBarrie, OntarioBurlington, OntarioCalgary, AlbertaComox, British ColumbiaKelowna, British ColumbiaMarkham, OntarioMontreal, QuebecSwift Current, SaskatchewanToronto, OntarioVancouver, British ColumbiaVictoria, British ColumbiaWest Vancouver, British ColumbiaWhite Rock, British Columbia
States registered or notice-filed
12 states or jurisdictions
AKAZCAFLLAMINENHOHTNTXWA

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
$7.15M 2021 $21.5M 2022 $35.6M 2023 $84.1M 2024 $127M 2025 $146M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$146,247,09659June 29, 2026
October 2025$126,885,26372July 21, 2025
October 2024$84,084,42351August 27, 2024
October 2023$35,622,71042March 3, 2023
October 2022$21,475,40362June 9, 2022
October 2021$7,147,001120June 22, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $7,147,001 in the October 2021 data and $146,247,096 in the October 2026 data, up 1946%.

Total employees: 120 in October 2021 and 59 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. July 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 58 to 59.
  2. March 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 69 to 58.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $126,885,263 to $146,247,096 (+15%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Calgary, Alberta.
    • No longer lists an office in Brandon, Manitoba.
    • No longer lists an office in Cranbrook, British Columbia.
    • No longer lists an office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
    • No longer lists an office in Kanata.
    • No longer lists an office in Lethbridge, Alberta.
    • No longer lists an office in Moncton, Nb.
    • No longer lists an office in North York, Ontario.
    • No longer lists an office in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.
    • No longer lists an office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
    • No longer lists an office in Squamish, British Columbia.
    • No longer lists an office in Thunder Bay.
    • No longer lists an office in Victoria.
    • No longer lists an office in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    • Registered or notice-filed in AZ, OH.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in CO.
  4. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in NE, TN.

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

Not reported.

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. Wellington-Altus USA Inc. (CRD 297314): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wellington-altus-usa-inc-winnipeg-manitoba-297314