As of October 2, 2026, 50 independent wealth management RIAs based in Wyoming reported $6.7 billion in regulatory assets under management; the largest by assets was Golden State Wealth Management, LLC, with $2.2 billion.
From the SEC's yearly files: SEC-registered independent RIAs based in Wyoming, from October 2018, each snapshot classed from its own Form ADV answers.
FirmsSEC-registered independent RIAs. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Firms, SEC-registered independent RIAs in Wyoming, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Firms
As of
Firms
October 1, 2018
6
October 1, 2019
7
October 1, 2020
6
October 4, 2021
7
October 3, 2022
9
October 5, 2023
12
October 1, 2024
12
September 2, 2025
13
October 2, 2026
15
Regulatory assets under managementSEC-registered independent RIAs. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Regulatory assets under management, SEC-registered independent RIAs in Wyoming, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Regulatory assets under management
As of
Regulatory assets under management
October 1, 2018
$791.4 million
October 1, 2019
$633.4 million
October 1, 2020
$808.1 million
October 4, 2021
$861.9 million
October 3, 2022
$1.7 billion
October 5, 2023
$2.2 billion
October 1, 2024
$2.7 billion
September 2, 2025
$3.2 billion
October 2, 2026
$6.0 billion
Client accountsSEC-registered independent RIAs. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Client accounts, SEC-registered independent RIAs in Wyoming, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Client accounts
As of
Client accounts
October 1, 2018
2,066
October 1, 2019
1,971
October 1, 2020
1,567
October 4, 2021
1,670
October 3, 2022
3,636
October 5, 2023
6,254
October 1, 2024
6,718
September 2, 2025
7,045
October 2, 2026
15,001
Median firm size (RAUM)SEC-registered independent RIAs. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Median firm size (RAUM), SEC-registered independent RIAs in Wyoming, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Median firm size (RAUM)
As of
Median firm size (RAUM)
October 1, 2018
$125.5 million
October 1, 2019
$114.8 million
October 1, 2020
$130.3 million
October 4, 2021
$136.4 million
October 3, 2022
$150.4 million
October 5, 2023
$142.6 million
October 1, 2024
$201.5 million
September 2, 2025
$229.5 million
October 2, 2026
$200.9 million
The market in Wyoming now
Headline figures
Headline figures, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms
50
15
35
Regulatory assets under management
$6.7 billion
$6.0 billion
$666.3 million
Accounts
16,311
15,001
1,310
Clients
9,884
9,007
877
Employees
179
130
49
Advisory employees
130
89
41
Investment adviser representatives
145
110
35
Median RAUM
$40.0 million
$200.9 million
$24.1 million
Average RAUM
$167.6 million
$431.2 million
$25.6 million
Firms by size
Advisers grouped by regulatory assets under management.
Firms by size, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms under $100 million
26
0
26
RAUM of firms under $100 million
$666.3 million
$0
$666.3 million
Firms $100 million to $250 million
8
8
0
RAUM of firms $100 million to $250 million
$1.2 billion
$1.2 billion
$0
Firms $250 million to $500 million
3
3
0
RAUM of firms $250 million to $500 million
$971.1 million
$971.1 million
$0
Firms $500 million to $1 billion
2
2
0
RAUM of firms $500 million to $1 billion
$1.7 billion
$1.7 billion
$0
Firms $1 billion to $5 billion
1
1
0
RAUM of firms $1 billion to $5 billion
$2.2 billion
$2.2 billion
$0
Firms $5 billion to $10 billion
0
0
0
RAUM of firms $5 billion to $10 billion
$0
$0
$0
Firms $10 billion and up
0
0
0
RAUM of firms $10 billion and up
$0
$0
$0
Concentration
How much of the market the largest advisers hold.
Concentration, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
Top 10 share of RAUM
82.5%
91.6%
70.5%
How advisers are paid
Share of advisers reporting each form of compensation on Form ADV Item 5.E. A firm can report several.
How advisers are paid: independent RIAsAs of October 2, 2026.
Measure
Bar
Value
Charge a percentage of assets
90.0%
Charge hourly fees
46.0%
Charge subscription fees
2.0%
Charge fixed fees
50.0%
Receive commissions
0.0%
Charge performance-based fees
8.0%
Other compensation
16.0%
How advisers are paid, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
Charge a percentage of assets
90.0%
100.0%
85.7%
Charge hourly fees
46.0%
53.3%
42.9%
Charge subscription fees
2.0%
0.0%
2.9%
Charge fixed fees
50.0%
60.0%
45.7%
Receive commissions
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Charge performance-based fees
8.0%
6.7%
8.6%
Other compensation
16.0%
6.7%
20.0%
Custody
Advisers reporting custody of client cash or securities on Form ADV Item 9.
Custody, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
Have custody
18.0%
26.7%
14.3%
Broker-dealer and other affiliations
From Form ADV Items 6 and 7.
Broker-dealer and other affiliations, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
Broker-dealer affiliated
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
New firms and successions
New registrations and firms reporting that they succeeded to another adviser's business (Form ADV Item 4).
New firms and successions, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
New registrations
8
3
5
Successions
No data
0
No data
Other measures
Other measures, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
Independent RIAs
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms reporting RAUM
40
14
26
Discretionary RAUM
$6.1 billion
$5.6 billion
$561.1 million
CFP professionals
27
20
7
25th percentile RAUM
$16.1 million
$136.5 million
$7.6 million
75th percentile RAUM
$136.5 million
$351.9 million
$38.8 million
90th percentile RAUM
$324.5 million
$842.6 million
$47.6 million
Average account size
$410,995
$402,467
$508,650
Offer financial planning
74.0%
80.0%
71.4%
RAUM growth, one year
No data
90.4%
No data
As of October 2, 2026. Definitions of every measure are on the methodology page.