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Winans Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Las Vegas, NV, registered since 1993, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 26, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Winans Investments compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Winans Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Winans Investments located?
Winans Investments' principal office is in Las Vegas, NV, according to its Form ADV; the March 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Winans Investments registered with the SEC or a state?
Winans Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1993. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107125.
How much does Winans Investments manage?
Winans Investments reports $305,600,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 26, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Winans Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Winans Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $245,604,107 in the October 2021 data and $305,600,000 in the October 2026 data, up 24%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Winans Investments serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (197); high net worth individuals (67); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (6).
Which custodians does Winans Investments use?
Winans Investments' 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 Winans 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/107125
Does Winans Investments state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 2026 says: "We generally require that a portfolio contains a minimum of $400,000 to open an account, but Winans Investments reserves the right to waive this minimum."
What changed in Winans Investments' recent Form ADV filings?
In the March 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Novato, CA. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $400,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
We generally require that a portfolio contains a minimum of $400,000 to open an account, but Winans Investments reserves the right to waive this minimum.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 26, 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$305,600,000 as of October 2026, filing dated February 26, 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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Winans International
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1993 (33 years)
- Employees
- Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- 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 March 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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7 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 | $305,600,000 | 4 | February 26, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $330,100,000 | 6 | February 26, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $258,187,586 | 5 | June 12, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $245,180,000 | 5 | July 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $299,656,000 | 6 | February 28, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $245,604,107 | 6 | March 1, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $245,604,107 in the October 2021 data and $305,600,000 in the October 2026 data, up 24%.
Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 4 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- March 2026
- Changed its office addresses in Novato, CA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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. Winans Investments (CRD 107125): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/winans-investments-las-vegas-nv-107125