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Westend Capital Management, LLC. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Sausalito, CA, registered since 2002, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Westend Capital Management, LLC. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Westend Capital Management, LLC. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Westend Capital Management, LLC. located?
Westend Capital Management, LLC.'s principal office is in Sausalito, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Westend Capital Management, LLC. registered with the SEC or a state?
Westend Capital Management, LLC. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2002. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 120545.
How much does Westend Capital Management, LLC. manage?
Westend Capital Management, LLC. reports $436,222,715 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (99% discretionary).
How have Westend Capital Management, LLC.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Westend Capital Management, LLC.: Regulatory assets under management: $158,056,900 in the October 2021 data and $436,222,715 in the October 2026 data, up 176%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Westend Capital Management, LLC. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (166); high net worth individuals (157); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4).
Which custodians does Westend Capital Management, LLC. use?
Westend Capital Management, LLC.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co and Equity Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Westend Capital Management, LLC. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 6 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), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). 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/120545
What changed in Westend Capital Management, LLC.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the February 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3. Regulatory assets under management went from $348,134,070 to $435,160,000 (+25%). Registered or notice-filed in LA, NM, NY.
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
- Performance-based fees
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$436,222,715 as of October 2026, filing dated March 18, 2026.
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.DA 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2002 (24 years)
- Employees
- Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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6 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 116 Reports 6 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?
- 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
- 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?
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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $436,222,715 | 5 | March 18, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $348,134,070 | 4 | April 8, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $232,892,370 | 4 | August 20, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $174,329,015 | 5 | July 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $194,460,663 | 5 | April 6, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $158,056,900 | 5 | September 13, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $158,056,900 in the October 2021 data and $436,222,715 in the October 2026 data, up 176%.
Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 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- February 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $348,134,070 to $435,160,000 (+25%).
- Registered or notice-filed in LA, NM, NY.
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Westend Capital Management, LLC. (CRD 120545): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/westend-capital-management-llc-sausalito-ca-120545