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Westwood Global Investments
Filed as WESTWOOD GLOBAL INVESTMENTS · Legal name Westwood Global Investments LLC
Westwood Global Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Park City, UT, registered since 2003, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Westwood Global Investments compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Westwood Global Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Westwood Global Investments located?
Westwood Global Investments' principal office is in Park City, UT, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Westwood Global Investments registered with the SEC or a state?
Westwood Global Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 125012.
How much does Westwood Global Investments manage?
Westwood Global Investments reports $9,465,208,342 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Westwood Global Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Westwood Global Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $10,652,964,822 in the October 2021 data and $9,465,208,342 in the October 2026 data, down 11%. Total employees: 34 in October 2021 and 30 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Westwood Global Investments serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (6); charitable organizations (2); investment companies (1).
Which custodians does Westwood Global Investments use?
Westwood Global Investments' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists State Street as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Westwood Global Investments 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/125012
What changed in Westwood Global Investments' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 14. Regulatory assets under management went from $11,818,348,428 to $9,465,208,342 (-20%).
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$9,465,208,342 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- 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- Legal name
- Westwood Global Investments LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2003 (23 years)
- Employees
- Total: 30. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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3 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $9,465,208,342 | 30 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $11,818,348,428 | 38 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $12,226,312,862 | 36 | August 1, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $9,385,527,023 | 35 | March 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $10,295,838,200 | 34 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $10,652,964,822 | 34 | March 26, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $10,652,964,822 in the October 2021 data and $9,465,208,342 in the October 2026 data, down 11%.
Total employees: 34 in October 2021 and 30 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 14.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $11,818,348,428 to $9,465,208,342 (-20%).
- February 2026
- Added an office in Boston, MA.
- No longer lists an office in Park City, UT.
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. Westwood Global Investments (CRD 125012): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/westwood-global-investments-park-city-ut-125012