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, corporation-style registered investment adviser founded before 1980 and controlled by an individual owner. The firm serves both high-net-worth individuals/families and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles. It charges traditional asset-based fees alongside performance-based fees and sponsors/acts as general partner or managing member for pooled funds it operates. The firm does not position itself as an ESG-focused manager and is not classified as a multi-state or capital allocator.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

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

    CEO & Portfolio ManagerCRD 4927988

  • NICOLE GREEN

    Chief Operating OfficerCRD 7052406

Contacts

3 of 4
  • SCOTT HOOD

    Chairman & Portfolio ManagerCRD 1788066

  • FELIKS ZLOCHISTYY

    Portfolio ManagerCRD 5138497

  • 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

$103M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$103M

Active

0%

$413K

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES 0-3 MONTH TREASURY BOND ETF (SGOV)BlackRockPassiveUltrashort Bond$67.1M666,15264.95%

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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