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  "primary_business_name": "WESTBOUND EQUITY MANAGEMENT, LLC",
  "legal_name": "WESTBOUND EQUITY MANAGEMENT, LLC",
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  "city": "Palo Alto",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
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    "common_name": "San Jose",
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  "registration_date": "2026-02-05",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-01-23",
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 5,
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    "https://instagram.com/westboundequity",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/westboundequity",
    "https://westboundequity.com",
    "https://x.com/westboundequity"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/306955",
  "city_as_filed": "PALO ALTO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/westbound-equity-management-llc-palo-alto-ca-306955",
  "display_name": "Westbound Equity Management, LLC",
  "summary": "Westbound Equity Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Palo Alto, CA, registered since 2026, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 23, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Westbound Equity Management, LLC (CRD 306955): 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"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Westbound Equity Management, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Westbound Equity Management, 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": "Where is Westbound Equity Management, LLC located?",
      "a": "Westbound Equity Management, LLC's principal office is in Palo Alto, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Westbound Equity Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Westbound Equity Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 306955."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Westbound Equity Management, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Westbound Equity Management, LLC reports $146,180,175 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 23, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Westbound Equity Management, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (5)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Westbound Equity Management, 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/306955"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Westbound Equity Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the December 2025 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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      "filing_date": "2021-08-24"
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      "filing_date": "2022-08-12"
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      "filing_date": "2023-03-31"
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    {
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      "filing_date": "2024-06-24"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-03-31"
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      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2026-01-23"
    }
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  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/westbound-equity-management-llc-palo-alto-ca-306955.md",
  "clients": [
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      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "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/306955",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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