First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1980
Total AUM
$415M
Discretionary
$415M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$1.5M
Accounts
286
Employees
9
Advisory reps
6

Firm details

Headquarters
Pasadena, California
CRD number
171971
Registered since
May 27, 1980
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
Client types
  • HNWI73.57%
  • Pooled Investment Vehicles13.41%
  • Individuals5.88%
  • Corporations / Businesses5.03%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans2.11%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1980 and remains privately owned. The firm serves both individual/family clients and institutional investors and charges traditional assets-under-management fees alongside performance-based fees. Its advisory scope includes comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management across individuals, small businesses, pooled vehicles, and institutional clients. First Wilshire also sponsors and acts as a general partner or managing member for pooled investment vehicles, indicating an active role in running private funds. The firm does not report itself as an active ESG investor and is not designated as a multi-state adviser in the source filing. It is not positioned as a capital allocator; instead it combines discretionary portfolio management with private fund sponsorship and fee structures that accommodate performance-linked compensation.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 98%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 2%98%
  • Exchange Traded Equities98%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents2%

Owners & executives

2 of 2
  • Howard Lu

    Howard Lu

    CEO & Portfolio ManagerCRD 4927988

  • Nicole Green

    Nicole Green

    Chief Operating OfficerCRD 7052406

Contacts

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  • Scott Hood

    Scott Hood

    Chairman & Portfolio ManagerCRD 1788066

  • Feliks Zlochistyy

    Feliks Zlochistyy

    Portfolio ManagerCRD 5138497

  • William Caton

    William Caton

    Portfolio ManagerCRD 4539052

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$149M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$149M

Active

0%

$448K

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES 0-3 MONTH TREASURY BOND ETF (SGOV)BlackRockPassiveUltrashort Bond$110M1,087,94973.39%

Location

Primary office

Pasadena, CA

Los Angeles

Location

Pasadena, CA

Headquartered in Pasadena, CA, anchoring the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Region
West
County
Los Angeles
Address
200 S Los Robles Ave
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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