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Westwind Capital

Las Cruces, NMSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106802

Filed as WESTWIND CAPITAL

Westwind Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Las Cruces, NM, registered since 1993, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 3, 2026.

33 years
registered since 1993
$795,933,599
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Westwind Capital compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Westwind Capital reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Westwind Capital located?

Westwind Capital's principal office is in Las Cruces, NM, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Westwind Capital registered with the SEC or a state?

Westwind Capital is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1993. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106802.

How much does Westwind Capital manage?

Westwind Capital reports $795,933,599 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 3, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Westwind Capital's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Westwind Capital: Regulatory assets under management: $492,547,748 in the October 2021 data and $795,933,599 in the October 2026 data, up 62%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Westwind Capital serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (742); high net worth individuals (230); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (135).

Which custodians does Westwind Capital use?

Westwind Capital's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Westwind Capital 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/106802

Does Westwind Capital state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 7, 2026 says: "Generally, the firm has a minimum account policy of $100,000, but this amount is negotiable."

What changed in Westwind Capital's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7. No longer lists an office in Centennial, CO.

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

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

The brochure's wording
Generally, the firm has a minimum account policy of $100,000, but this amount is negotiable.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 7, 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
$795,933,599

$795,933,599 as of October 2026, filing dated August 3, 2026.

Discretionary: $789,204,351.Non-discretionary: $6,729,248.

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 742 Assets $212,552,159 (27%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 230 Assets $525,161,880 (66%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 135 Assets $21,851,080 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 14 Assets $11,405,240 (1%)
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 10 Assets $24,963,240 (3%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1993 (33 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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)
1 other office, as of the May 2026 filing
Centennial, CO
States registered or notice-filed
10 states or jurisdictions
AZCACOFLMINCNENMNYTX

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
$493M 2021 $593M 2022 $483M 2023 $623M 2024 $715M 2025 $796M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$795,933,59910August 3, 2026
October 2025$715,145,2237February 25, 2025
October 2024$623,306,7767August 9, 2024
October 2023$482,917,0047June 1, 2023
October 2022$593,131,7937May 25, 2022
October 2021$492,547,7488January 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $492,547,748 in the October 2021 data and $795,933,599 in the October 2026 data, up 62%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 10 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. September 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7.
    • No longer lists an office in Centennial, CO.
  2. February 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 8.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $715,145,223 to $795,933,599 (+11%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in MA, MD, NV, WA.

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
ww-capital.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. Westwind Capital (CRD 106802): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/westwind-capital-las-cruces-nm-106802