Private fund adviser · Newport Beach, CA
CWS Capital Partners LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 166871 · SEC 801-107474
At a glance
CWS Capital Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Newport Beach, California, with $268 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed May 4, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 3,727th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 10,739th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 800-466-0020cwscapital.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $268M
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #3,727 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #10,739 of 17,210
- Rank in California
- #1,231 of 1,873
- Clients
- 28
- Accounts
- 28
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 52
- Advisory staff
- 25
- Offices
- 3
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Michael E. EngelsChief Investment Officer
- Gary C. CarmellShareholder
- Mark R. RugglesCoo/cco
- Michael J. BrittinghamShareholder
- Justin P. LeahyShareholder
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
CWS Capital Partners LLC’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
CWS Capital Partners LLC is a hybrid RIA: 17 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Clayton, Williams & Sherwood Investments.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 28 | $268M | 100% |
Private funds
CWS Capital Partners LLC reports 28 private funds with $471M in gross assets: real estate funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
CWS Capital Partners LLC answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Other services
How it’s paid
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗cwscapital.com ↗
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Questions
How much does CWS Capital Partners LLC manage?
CWS Capital Partners LLC reports $268 million in regulatory assets under management across 28 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed May 4, 2026.
What kind of firm is CWS Capital Partners LLC?
CWS Capital Partners LLC is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are CWS Capital Partners LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($268 million, 28 clients).
Does CWS Capital Partners LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 28 private funds with $471 million in gross assets, including real estate funds.
Does CWS Capital Partners LLC have any disciplinary history?
CWS Capital Partners LLC answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is CWS Capital Partners LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-05-04), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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