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Physician Wealth Advisors

Wealth managementRIA

Salt Lake City, UTCRD 106043Updated

Physician Wealth Advisors is an investment adviser based in Salt Lake City, UT, registered with the SEC since 2005. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and individual clients. Its regulatory assets under management total $2.01 billion, as filed on 19 March 2026.

1,124
Clients
$1.23M
AUM per individual client
7
Advisory staff
1
Offices
0.40–0.80%
Annual fee

From Form ADV filed 19 March 2026SEC record

Services and clients

Physician Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting, and educational seminars. Financial planning was provided to 11–25 clients last fiscal year.

Physician Wealth Advisors reports 1,124 clients. They include 717 individual clients, 371 high-net-worth individuals, and 36 pension and profit-sharing plans. Of its assets, 67.0% ($1.34B across 3,176 accounts) are managed with discretion; $663M across 2,730 accounts are not. Of its clients, 1% are outside the U.S. It advised 100 clients without assets under management last fiscal year.

Clients and assets by client type
Clients1,124 clients
Assets$2.01B
Client typeClientsAssets
Individuals (other than HNW)64%11%
High-net-worth individuals33%56%
Pension and profit-sharing plans3%33%
Client breakdown and activity details
Individuals (other than HNW)
Clients
717
Regulatory AUM
$213M
AUM share
10.6%
Avg. per client
$297K
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
371
Regulatory AUM
$1.13B
AUM share
56.3%
Avg. per client
$3.05M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
36
Regulatory AUM
$663M
AUM share
33.0%
Avg. per client
$18.4M

Total

Clients
1,124
Regulatory AUM
$2.01B
AUM share
100%
Avg. per client
$1.79M
Clients outside the U.S.
1%
Clients advised without assets under management last fiscal year
100
Private funds advised
0
Financial planning clients last fiscal year
11–25

Fees and minimums

Physician Wealth Advisors charges 0.40%–0.80% a year for its Investment management fees. The fee is billed in arrears.

Ownership and people

Utah Medical Association owns 75% or more of Physician Wealth Advisors. The leadership team of Physician Wealth Advisors includes President Ryan Bladen and Chief Compliance Officer Jeffrey Zesiger. It has 15 employees, 7 of them in advisory roles.

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Staff

  • 15 employees
  • 7 in advisory functions
  • 9 state-registered reps
  • 6 insurance agents
  • 1 soliciting firm
Who owns the firm
Physician Wealth Advisors, Inc.· the adviser
  • Utah Medical Association

    Control person · since September 1993

    Owns 75% or more of Physician Wealth Advisors, Inc.

Growth and acquisitions

Physician Wealth Advisors’ regulatory assets grew 1.5× from $1.31B (March 2021) to $2.01B (March 2026); clients fell from 1,266 to 1,124 and employees rose from 13 to 15.

By annual filing
Measure
Figures from each annual filing
FiledRegulatory AUMClientsStaffEmployeesOffices
Mar 2026March 2026$2.01B1,124151
Mar 2025March 2025$1.73B1,102151
Apr 2024April 2024$1.53B1,109151
May 2023May 2023$1.33B1,114141
Mar 2022March 2022$1.47B1,103131
Mar 2021March 2021$1.31B1,266131

Offices and registration details

Besides its headquarters, Physician Wealth Advisors has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.

Listed office addresses by state

Utah · 1 listed address

  • 6820 South 900 East, Suite 200, Salt Lake CityHQ

Other business names

Physician Wealth Advisors has reported 1 other business name to the SEC.

  • Pwa

Contact and registration details

Legal name
Physician Wealth Advisors, Inc.
Headquarters
6820 South 900 East, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84047
Website
pwa.org
SEC file
801-63664
Structure
Utah corporation
Fiscal year end
December

Custodians

Physician Wealth Advisors’ named custodians for separately managed accounts are Fidelity ($1.23B, 97%), Charles Schwab ($26.8M, 2%) and Ameritas Investment ($14.2M, 1%). Physician Wealth Advisors has custody of $166M for 272 clients.

Reported separately managed account assets by custodian
$1.27B
named custodians
  • FidelityNational Financial Services LLC · Boston, MA · $1.23B97%
  • Charles SchwabCharles Schwab & Co., Inc. · Westlake, TX · $26.8M2%
  • Ameritas InvestmentAmeritas Investment Company, LLC · Lincoln, NE · $14.2M1%

Investments and reported holdings

At year end, Physician Wealth Advisors’ separately managed accounts were mostly in funds (74%) and stocks (11%). Its reported 13F holdings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 total $837M across 2,334 positions; the largest are iShares TR (12.3%), SPDR Series Trust (11.2%) and iShares TR (5.3%).

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks11%
    • Exchange-traded equities10%
    • Non-exchange-traded equities1%
  • Funds74%
    • Registered funds70%
    • Pooled vehicles4%
  • Bonds6%
    • State and local bonds4%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds1%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds1%
  • Cash5%
  • Other4%
    • Separately managed accounts4%
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Common questions

How many clients does Physician Wealth Advisors have?

Physician Wealth Advisors has 1,124 clients and manages $2.01 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 717 individual clients, 371 high-net-worth individuals, and 36 pension and profit-sharing plans.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 19 March 2026

What services does Physician Wealth Advisors offer?

Physician Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting, and educational seminars.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How much does Physician Wealth Advisors charge?

Physician Wealth Advisors charges 0.40%–0.80% a year for its Investment management fees. The fee is billed in arrears.

Source: PHYSICIAN WEALTH ADVISORS FORM ADV 2 BROCHURE, filed 19 March 2026

Which custodians does Physician Wealth Advisors use?

Physician Wealth Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at National Financial Services LLC (Boston, MA), with $1.23B, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Westlake, TX), with $26.8M and Ameritas Investment Company, LLC (Lincoln, NE), with $14.2M. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 19 March 2026

How many financial advisors does Physician Wealth Advisors have?

Physician Wealth Advisors has 9 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 15 employees, and 7 perform investment advisory functions. 0 employees are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 6 employees are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Physician Wealth Advisors invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Physician Wealth Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 70% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 10% exchange-traded equities, 5% cash and equivalents, 4% state and local bonds, 4% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 4% other, 1% non-exchange-traded equities, 1% U.S. government and agency bonds and 1% investment grade corporate bonds. The 4% other category is described as: Separately Managed Accounts.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Physician Wealth Advisors?

Physician Wealth Advisors’ direct owner is Utah Medical Association (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 19 March 2026

How does Physician Wealth Advisors get paid?

Physician Wealth Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How do I contact Physician Wealth Advisors?

Physician Wealth Advisors’ main office is at 6820 South 900 East, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84047. Its phone number is 801-747-0800. Its website is pwa.org.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 19 March 2026

Sources and methodology

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 19 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. PHYSICIAN WEALTH ADVISORS FORM ADV 2 BROCHURE, submitted 19 March 2026.
  3. IAPD firm record, CRD 106043.
  4. SEC registered adviser data, annual Form ADV amendments filed 15 March 2021 to 19 March 2026. Items 1.F and 5.
  5. SEC investment adviser representative register, as of 9 October 2026; loaded 10 October 2026.
  6. Form 13F-HR, filed 20 July 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since. Disciplinary history is not yet shown here. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one. The logo is reproduced for identification from Physician Wealth Advisors, Inc., website.

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