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Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.

Chapel Hill, NCSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 150641

Filed as WOODWARD FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chapel Hill, NC, registered since 2009, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026.

17 years
registered since 2009
$641,480,000
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. located?

Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Chapel Hill, NC, according to its Form ADV.

Is Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2009. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 150641.

How much does Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. manage?

Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. reports $641,480,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $470,928,308 in the October 2021 data and $641,480,000 in the October 2026 data, up 36%. 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 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (197); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (6).

Which custodians does Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. use?

Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.'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 Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. 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/150641

Does Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 30, 2026 says: "WFA generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."

What changed in Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $574,323,013 to $641,480,000 (+12%).

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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription 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 2A

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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
WFA generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 30, 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
$641,480,000

$641,480,000 as of October 2026, filing dated April 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $641,480,000.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 6 Assets $2,500,000 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 197 Assets $638,980,000 (100%)

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
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2009 (17 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.

States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
LANCNJTX

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
$471M 2021 $511M 2022 $455M 2023 $511M 2024 $574M 2025 $641M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$641,480,00010April 30, 2026
October 2025$574,323,01311May 22, 2025
October 2024$511,205,8976September 3, 2024
October 2023$455,320,9006March 29, 2023
October 2022$511,250,99911April 1, 2022
October 2021$470,928,3088April 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $470,928,308 in the October 2021 data and $641,480,000 in the October 2026 data, up 36%.

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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $574,323,013 to $641,480,000 (+12%).

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
woodwardadvisors.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. Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. (CRD 150641): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/woodward-financial-advisors-inc-chapel-hill-nc-150641