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| CRD # | 283816 |
| SEC # | 801-108211 |
| CIK # | 0001707202 |
| AUM | 5,573.6 M (2026-06-01) |
| Employees | 170 (39% Investors, 14% Brokers) |
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| Phone | 440-519-2500 |
| Address | 3750 Park East Drive Beachwood, OH 44122 |
| Source | [IAPD] [EDGAR] [Website] |
| Total AUM ($B) |
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| Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (4/17/2026) [Brochure] |
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ITEM 5: Fees and Compensation
The advisory fees payable upon initial implementation are collected directly from the account (provided the
client has given SWA written authorization for SWA to deduct the fees directly from the account). Advisory
fees for all subsequent periods will be collected directly from the account, provided authorization was
obtained. Clients will be provided with an account statement reflecting the deduction of the advisory fee. If
the account does not contain sufficient funds to pay advisory fees, SWA has limited authority to sell or
redeem securities in sufficient amounts to pay advisory fees. The client may reimburse the account for
advisory fees paid to SWA, except for ERISA and IRA accounts.
Fees are negotiable and are not based on a share of capital gains/losses upon or capital
appreciation/depreciation of the funds or any portion of the funds.
Most SWA IARs charge an ongoing asset-based fee which is a percentage of the value of the client’s account.
The more assets a client has in an asset-based fee account, the more the client will pay the SWA IAR in fees.
This creates an incentive for the IAR to encourage clients to increase the size of their account, including by
transferring or rolling over assets from other accounts.
Additionally, in limited cases, the client’s managed accounts may be aggregated together to determine a fee
breakpoint. Therefore, clients with multiple managed accounts will be charged a fee considering the account
values in total. In these cases, and when available, it is a benefit to the client to have an IAR that aggregates
accounts. Alternatively, some IARs may charge a corresponding fee based on each account size. Therefore,
clients with multiple accounts may pay a different fee depending on the account size.
The maximum annual advisory fee is 2.0% for advisor-managed non-wrap accounts.
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In limited cases, SWA may apply a flat fee to provide asset management services. The maximum flat fee
will be no more than 2.0% of the assets under management. Details regarding billing can be found in the
client agreement for the applicable accounts. Clients should understand that this may create a conflict
of interest, as SWA’s and the IAR’s compensation does not increase or decrease along with the client’s
account value.
Transaction Charges:
In addition to the advisory fees above, clients with non-wrap fee accounts will pay a transaction charge for
each transaction. Transaction charges are not assessed by SWA and SWA does not share in the transaction
charges. The transaction charges are assessed by the broker-dealer executing the transaction and may be
changed at any time by the broker-dealer. The following list of fees or expenses are what clients pay directly
to third parties, whether a security is being purchased, sold or held in an account(s) under SWA
management. Fees are charged by the broker-dealer/custodian.
SWA does not receive, directly or indirectly, any of these fees charged to the client. They are paid to the
broker, custodian or the mutual fund or other investment that is held. The fees include, among others:
• Accounts holding Alternative Investments will be charged an annual custodial fee per position
per account per year
• Brokerage commissions
• Transaction fees
• Exchange fees
• SEC fees
• Advisory fees and administrative fees charged by mutual funds/ETFs
• Advisory fees charged by subadvisers (if any are used for your account)
• Custodial fees
• Trade-away fees
• Deferred sales charges (on mutual funds or annuities)
• Odd-Lot differentials
• Transfer taxes
• Wire transfer and electronic fund processing fees
• Commissions or mark-ups/mark-downs on security transactions
Ticket Charges
There are conflicts of interest to consider in connection with the selection of mutual funds and a specific
transaction cost commonly known as ticket charge associated with each mutual fund transaction.
As background, custodians often make available mutual funds that offer various classes of shares. Some
share classes of a fund charge higher internal expenses, whereas other share classes of a fund charge lower
internal expenses. Institutional and advisory share classes (collectively, “institutional shares” or
“institutional share classes”) typically have lower expense ratios and are less costly for a client to hold than
Class A shares or other share classes that are eligible for purchase in an advisory account. In some
instances, a mutual fund offers only Class A shares, but another similar mutual fund may be available that
offers institutional shares.
Whether a mutual fund or a specific share class of a mutual fund incurs a ticket charge often depends on
whether the mutual fund or the mutual fund share class has 12b-1 fees (fees paid by the mutual fund to
distributors of the funds to cover the cost of distribution and/or shareholder services). For instance, where
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a mutual fund or mutual fund share class has 12b-1 fees can correlate with no ticket charge. Additional
fees that could have an impact on whether a mutual fund or mutual fund share class has a ticket charge or
not also include recordkeeping fees to the custodian. Mutual funds and mutual fund share classes with no
ticket fees (which can be described as NTF shares) usually have higher fees and expense ratios, and the
associated costs would be incurred by the client. Mutual funds and mutual fund shares with ticket fees
usually have lower fees and expenses, which would lessen the associated fees and expense costs on the
client.
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| Account Minimums and Types of Clients — Form ADV Part 2A (4/17/2026) [Brochure] |
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ITEM 7: Types of Clients
SWA provides services to a variety of clients:
• Individuals
• Trusts, estates and charitable organizations
• Corporations or other business entities
• Governmental plans, municipalities
• Not for profit entities
• Bank or thrift institutions
• Retirement plans
A minimum account value of $10,000 is required for advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts; however, in
certain instances, the minimum account size may be lower.
Please see Item 4 for account minimums for other account types on Fidelity, Schwab and SIMC platforms.
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SWA does not require a minimum asset amount for financial planning or hourly consulting.
For TPIAs, the TPIA sponsor typically establishes a minimum account value, which will be set out in the
account opening documents with the TPIA sponsor. |
| Sector | Form 13F Holdings | Value ($B) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 0.1 | ||
| Nvidia Corp | 0.1 | ||
| Amazon Com Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Facebook Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Microsoft Corp | 0.0 | ||
| Alphabet Inc | 0.0 | ||
| Alphabet Inc | 0.0 | ||
| SPDR Gold Trust | 0.0 | ||
| J P Morgan Chase & Co | 0.0 | ||
| Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW | 0.0 | ||
| View All | |||
| Holdings by Sector ($B) |
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| AUM Breakdown | Accounts | AUM ($B) |
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| By Client Type | ||
| (a) Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 3,573 | 1.2 |
| (b) Individuals (high net worth individuals) | 1,355 | 4.2 |
| (c) Banking or thrift institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (d) Investment companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (e) Business development companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (f) Pooled investment vehicles | 0 | 0.0 |
| (g) Pension and profit sharing plans | 40 | 0.0 |
| (h) Charitable organizations | 10 | 0.0 |
| (i) State or municipal government entities | 0 | 0.0 |
| (j) Other investment advisers | 0 | 0.0 |
| (k) Insurance companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (l) Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (m) Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 45 | 0.1 |
| (n) Other | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 12,896 | 5.6 |
| By Discretionary | ||
| Discretionary | 12,764 | 5.5 |
| Non-Discretionary | 132 | 0.0 |
| Total | 12,896 | 5.6 |
| By Non-United States Persons | ||
| Non-United States Persons | 0.0 | |
| United States Persons | 5.5 | |
| Total | 12,896 | 5.6 |
| EDGAR Form | CIK | 2011 - 2026 |
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| 13F-HR | [0001707202] |
| Firm Profile (Form ADV) | |
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| Clients | 17 |
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