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Zermatt Wealth Partners
Filed as ZERMATT WEALTH PARTNERS · Legal name Zermatt Wealth Partners LLC
Zermatt Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 1982, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Zermatt Wealth Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Zermatt Wealth Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Zermatt Wealth Partners located?
Zermatt Wealth Partners' principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Zermatt Wealth Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Zermatt Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1982. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105736.
How much does Zermatt Wealth Partners manage?
Zermatt Wealth Partners reports $158,362,396 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Zermatt Wealth Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Zermatt Wealth Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $8,425,074 in the October 2021 data and $158,362,396 in the October 2026 data, up 1780%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Zermatt Wealth Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (124); high net worth individuals (85); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (1).
Which custodians does Zermatt Wealth Partners use?
Zermatt Wealth Partners' 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 Zermatt Wealth Partners 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/105736
What changed in Zermatt Wealth Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: 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
- 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 2AMinimum annual fee: $1,000
The brochure's wording
There is a minimum annual retainer fee of $1,000.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 17, 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$158,362,396 as of October 2026, filing dated July 24, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Zermatt Wealth Partners LLC
- Also doing business as
- WFA WEALTH MANAGERS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1982 (44 years)
- Employees
- Total: 6. 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 August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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8 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 | $158,362,396 | 6 | July 24, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $116,022,167 | 6 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $149,992,356 | 7 | July 3, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $94,071,590 | 8 | August 11, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $83,335,393 | 8 | September 27, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $8,425,074 | 7 | July 22, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $8,425,074 in the October 2021 data and $158,362,396 in the October 2026 data, up 1780%.
Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 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- August 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $116,022,167 to $158,362,396 (+36%).
- February 2026
- 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. Zermatt Wealth Partners (CRD 105736): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/zermatt-wealth-partners-san-diego-ca-105736