As of October 2, 2026, 51 wealth management firms, including broker-dealer firms, 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.
Showing all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms. Independent RIAs only
Wealth firms with the most clients, including broker-dealer firms in Wyoming, top 10
Rank
Firm
City
Most clients
1
Unest Advisers, LLCBroker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.
Unest Advisers, LLCBroker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.
Wealth firms with the most accounts, including broker-dealer firms in Wyoming, top 10
Rank
Firm
City
Most accounts
1
Unest Advisers, LLCBroker-dealer affiliated: A wealth firm that is, or is part of, a broker-dealer or a bank: a wirehouse, a broker-dealer or its advisory arm, or a bank's. It appears in the all wealth firms view, not in the main lists of independent RIAs.
From the SEC's yearly files: SEC-registered wealth firms based in Wyoming, from October 2018, each snapshot classed from its own Form ADV answers.
FirmsSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Firms, SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms in Wyoming, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Firms
As of
Firms
October 1, 2018
7
October 1, 2019
8
October 1, 2020
7
October 4, 2021
8
October 3, 2022
10
October 5, 2023
12
October 1, 2024
12
September 2, 2025
14
October 2, 2026
16
Regulatory assets under managementSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Regulatory assets under management, SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms 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
$2.3 billion
October 1, 2019
$2.4 billion
October 1, 2020
$3.6 billion
October 4, 2021
$4.5 billion
October 3, 2022
$6.3 billion
October 5, 2023
$2.2 billion
October 1, 2024
$2.7 billion
September 2, 2025
$3.2 billion
October 2, 2026
$6.1 billion
Client accountsSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Client accounts, SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms in Wyoming, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Client accounts
As of
Client accounts
October 1, 2018
7,419
October 1, 2019
8,799
October 1, 2020
11,399
October 4, 2021
14,065
October 3, 2022
19,771
October 5, 2023
6,254
October 1, 2024
6,718
September 2, 2025
26,189
October 2, 2026
35,395
Median firm size (RAUM)SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Median firm size (RAUM), SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms 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
$125.9 million
October 1, 2019
$119.0 million
October 1, 2020
$130.5 million
October 4, 2021
$138.7 million
October 3, 2022
$151.0 million
October 5, 2023
$142.6 million
October 1, 2024
$201.5 million
September 2, 2025
$207.3 million
October 2, 2026
$155.9 million
The market in Wyoming now
Headline figures
Headline figures, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms
51
16
35
Regulatory assets under management
$6.7 billion
$6.1 billion
$666.3 million
Accounts
36,705
35,395
1,310
Clients
30,278
29,401
877
Employees
180
131
49
Advisory employees
131
90
41
Investment adviser representatives
146
111
35
Median RAUM
$40.6 million
$155.9 million
$24.1 million
Average RAUM
$164.6 million
$405.5 million
$25.6 million
Firms by size
Advisers grouped by regulatory assets under management.
Firms by size, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms under $100 million
27
1
26
RAUM of firms under $100 million
$711.9 million
$45.6 million
$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
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Top 10 share of RAUM
81.9%
90.9%
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: all wealth firmsAs of October 2, 2026.
Measure
Bar
Value
Charge a percentage of assets
90.2%
Charge hourly fees
45.1%
Charge subscription fees
2.0%
Charge fixed fees
49.0%
Receive commissions
0.0%
Charge performance-based fees
7.8%
Other compensation
17.6%
How advisers are paid, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Charge a percentage of assets
90.2%
100.0%
85.7%
Charge hourly fees
45.1%
50.0%
42.9%
Charge subscription fees
2.0%
0.0%
2.9%
Charge fixed fees
49.0%
56.3%
45.7%
Receive commissions
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Charge performance-based fees
7.8%
6.3%
8.6%
Other compensation
17.6%
12.5%
20.0%
Custody
Advisers reporting custody of client cash or securities on Form ADV Item 9.
Custody, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Have custody
17.6%
25.0%
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
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Broker-dealer affiliated
2.0%
6.3%
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
All wealth firms
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
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms reporting RAUM
41
15
26
Discretionary RAUM
$6.2 billion
$5.6 billion
$561.1 million
CFP professionals
27
20
7
25th percentile RAUM
$17.8 million
$130.7 million
$7.6 million
75th percentile RAUM
$134.9 million
$341.4 million
$38.8 million
90th percentile RAUM
$320.3 million
$834.1 million
$47.6 million
Average account size
$183,880
$171,860
$508,650
Offer financial planning
72.5%
75.0%
71.4%
RAUM growth, one year
No data
89.7%
No data
As of October 2, 2026. Definitions of every measure are on the methodology page.