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FIRM PROFILE

Assets Under Management:$ 5,684,848,455
Clients per Registered Employee:49
Total Number of Employees:897
Clients per Employee:11
Total Number of Individual Clients:7,291
Total Number of HNWI Clients:2,636
Average Individual Client Account Size:$ 359,370
Average HNWI Account Size:$ 1,049,537

Overview

WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. is located at 225 S. Lake Ave Penthouse 225 S. Lake Ave Penthouse, Pasadena, CA 91101 and was first established at Los Angeles, California in 07/08/1966. After operating for 60 years, WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. has amassed assets under management in the amount of $5,684,848,455 spanning over 9,927 clients at the firm. A breakdown of these figures indicates that 73% of WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.’s clients are individuals and 27% of their clients are high net worth individuals. WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. has 897 total employees and of those employees, 202 can be registered with one or both FINRA and the SEC. 23% percentage at WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. are registered to handle securities or provide financial advice. The firm has 211 disclosures, 147 being regulatory events, 4 being client events, and 60 events that have led to arbitration. Firm disclosures can occur for a number of reasons and we encourage every investor to review and perform their due diligence, as appropriate, before moving forward. You will be able to access WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.‘s brochures, the Form ADV, the Customer Relationship Summary (CRS), Accountant Surprise Examination Reports, and direct owners and executive officers. You will also see a list of services offered, fees & costs, conflicts of interest, and any and all related websites to the firm. In addition to these data points, our database will allow you to find every registered employee at WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.. Using your dashboard, you can access advisor disclosures (if any), run background checks, save, compare, and monitor your advisor for the life of your relationship. If you are still deciding which financial advisor would be best suited for your needs, our free members get access to our comparison tool which allows anyone to see relevant data points for each financial advisor and their firms in a side-by-side comparison.

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Where the Statistical Data for WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. Comes From

Understanding the Statistics for WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. and How They Compare to Other Firms Through Our Analysis

Average Account Value
Individuals
$ 359,370
HNWI
$ 1,049,537
Breakdown of Assets Under Management
Total Client Assets:
$ 5,386,744,634
Individuals
$ 2,620,165,873 (46.09 % of total AUM)
HNWI
$ 2,766,578,761 (48.67 % of total AUM)
MISC
$ 298,103,821 (5.24 % of total AUM)
Employees
Total
897
Registered
202 (22.52% of the firm's employees are registered)
Client Ratios
49 Clients per Registered Employee
11 Clients per Employee
Clients
Total
9,927
Individuals
7,291 (73.45 %)
HNWI
2,636 (26.55 %)
Firm Disclosures
Regulatory Event
147
Civil Event
3
Arbitration
60
Bond
1

FIRM INFORMATION

Main Address
225 S. Lake Ave Penthouse 225 S. Lake Ave Penthouse, Pasadena, CA 91101
Mailing Address
225 S. Lake Ave Penthouse Attn: Compliance, Pasadena, CA 91101
Firm Size
Large
Phone Number
(213) 688-8000
Established
California since 07/08/1966
Firm Type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
June
# of Employees
897
Services offered
Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Pension consulting services
Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients (other than registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles)
Portfolio management for individualss and/or small businesss
Financial planning services
Educational seminars/workshops
Fees & costs
Commissions
A percentage of assets under your management
Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Conflict of interest - Other Business Activities
Broker-dealer (registered or unregistered)
Futures commission merchant
Insurance broker or agent
Related websites
https://twitter.com/wedbush
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions

Proprietary Interest in Client Transactions
A. Do you or any related person:
(1) buy securities for yourself from advisory clients, or sell securities you own to advisory clients (principal transactions)? YES
(2) buy or sell for yourself securities (other than shares of mutual funds) that you also recommend to advisory clients? YES
(3) recommend securities (or other investment products) to advisory clients in which you or any related person has some other proprietary (ownership) interest (other than those mentioned in Items 8.A.(1) or (2))? YES

Sales Interest in Client Transactions
B. Do you or any related person:
(1) as a broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer, execute securities trades for brokerage customers in which advisory client securities are sold to or bought from the brokerage customer (agency cross transactions)? YES
(2) recommend to advisory clients, or act as a purchaser representative for advisory clients with respect to, the purchase of securities for which you or any related person serves as underwriter or general or managing partner? NO
(3) recommend purchase or sale of securities to advisory clients for which you or any related person has any other sales interest (other than the receipt of sales commissions as a broker or registered representative of a broker-dealer)? NO

Investment or Brokerage Discretion
C. Do you or any related person have discretionary authority to determine the:
(1) securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(2) amount of securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(3) broker or dealer to be used for a purchase or sale of securities for a client's account? YES
(4) commission rates to be paid to a broker or dealer for a client's securities transactions? YES
D. If you answer "yes" to C.(3) above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? YES
E. Do you or any related person recommend brokers or dealers to clients? NO
F. If you answer "yes" to E. above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? NO
G. (1) Do you or any related person receive research or other products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party ("soft dollar benefits") in connection with client securities transactions? NO
G. (2) If "yes" to G.(1) above, are all the "soft dollar benefits" you or any related persons receive eligible "research or brokerage services" under section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? NO
H. (1) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, compensate any person that is not an employee for client referrals? YES
H. (2) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, provide any employee compensation that is specifically related to obtaining clients for the firm (cash or non-cash compensation in addition to the employee's regular salary)? NO
I. Do you or any related person, including any employee, directly or indirectly, receive compensation from any person (other than you or any related person) for client referrals? NO

Self-custody

A. (1) Do you have custody of any advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? YES
(b) securities? YES
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.A.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which you have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 5,684,848,455
(b) Total Number of Clients 10,048

B. (1) In connection with advisory services you provide to clients, do any of your related persons have custody of any of your advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? NO
(b) securities? NO
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.B.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which your related persons have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $
(b) Total Number of Clients

C. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities in connection with advisory services you provide to clients, check all the following that apply:
(1) A qualified custodian(s) sends account statements at least quarterly to the investors in the pooled investment vehicle(s) you manage. NO
(2) An independent public accountant audits annually the pooled investment vehicle(s) that you manage and the audited financial statements are distributed to the investors in the pools. NO
(3) An independent public accountant conducts an annual surprise examination of client funds and securities. YES
(4) An independent public accountant prepares an internal control report with respect to custodial services when you or your related persons are qualified custodians for client funds and securities. YES

D. Do you or your related person(s) act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients?
(1) you act as a qualified custodian YES
(2) your related person(s) act as qualified custodian(s) NO

E. If you are filing your annual updating amendment and you were subject to a surprise examination by an independent public accountant during your last fiscal year, provide the date (MM/YYYY) the examination commenced: 2024-07

F. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities, how many persons, including, but not limited to, you and your related persons, act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients? 1


FIRM DOCUMENTS

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)Latest Form ADV
Part 2 Brochures
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC. FORM ADV PART 2A (10/13/2025)
Accountant Surprise Examination Report
Accounting Firm NameFiling DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
ERNST & YOUNG LLP10/28/2024
ERNST & YOUNG LLP04/26/2024
ERNST & YOUNG LLP12/21/2022

DIRECT OWNERS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

NameTitleAquiredCRD#
WEDBUSH, GARY LANCEPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR10/20202234455
HULTGREN, DONALD WAYNEEXECUTIVE CHAIR, DIRECTOR01/20221475369
BILLINGS, DANIEL ERICEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR12/20194568232
FITZSIMMONS, ROBERT GERARDEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT08/20181878661
MONE, CHRISTOPHER MICHAELEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT03/20192401952
DRUCH, ANDREW WALTEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, DIRECTOR12/20191688071
PASET, ROBERT EDWARDEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT09/20191055902
FRAUNCES, KIRSTEN CAMPBELLEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT09/20192933930
DEMPSEY, FRANCIS BURKEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT09/20192428325
WEDBUSH FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCOWNER01/2020
PRESTON, ERIN KATHLEENCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER02/20215314250
BLAND, GEOFFREY CONORDIRECTOR01/20227358773

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Alex Gregory Froloff

Alex Gregory Froloff

Alex Gregory Froloff Mr., Alex Gregory Froloff, Alex Froloff
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4304041
Location:
Pasadena, CA 91101
Company:
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.
Disclosures:
Experience:
14 years
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Rebecca Mayer Hern

Rebecca Mayer Hern

Rebecca M Hern, Rebecca Hern Mann, Rebecca Hern
IAR
RR
CRD#: 5158099
Location:
Dallas, TX 75225
Company:
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.
Disclosures:
Experience:
19 years
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Jeffrey Brian Smits

Jeffrey Brian Smits

IAR
RR
CRD#: 5424632
Location:
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Company:
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.
Disclosures:
Experience:
17 years
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