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West Financial Advisors, L.L.C.

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 142265 · SEC file 801-109976 · Des Moines, IA · WWW.WESTFINANCIALADVISORS.COM
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Feb 25, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$674M
Discretionary
$647M
Clients
305
Avg AUM / client
$2.2M
Accounts
1,677
Employees
8

AUM over time

$119M $674M
Feb 3, 2017 Feb 25, 2026

Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Feb 25, 2026

Investments (13F portfolio — 224 positions, $658,506,657)

13F period Jun 30, 2026
#IssuerClassValueShares% of 13F% of AUM
1 Vanguard Index Fds S&P 500 ETF SHS $87,151,914 126,894 13.2% 12.9%
2 Vanguard Tax Managed Fds VAN FTSE DEV MKT $73,134,419 1,026,448 11.1% 10.8%
3 State Str Spdr S&P 500 Etf T TR UNIT $72,733,415 97,397 11.0% 10.8%
4 Vanguard Bd Index Fds TOTAL BND MRKT $59,638,508 812,403 9.06% 8.85%
5 Vanguard Mun Bd Fds TAX EXEMPT BD $56,174,199 1,110,601 8.53% 8.33%
6 Dimensional Etf Trust EMGR CRE EQT MNG $39,686,239 986,974 6.03% 5.89%
7 Ishares Tr CORE S&P MCP ETF $29,630,471 384,262 4.5% 4.39%
8 Ishares Tr CORE MSCI EAFE $28,014,478 290,065 4.25% 4.16%
9 Vanguard Scottsdale Fds INT-TERM CORP $22,622,275 273,712 3.44% 3.36%
10 Ishares Tr TIPS BD ETF $20,932,890 191,290 3.18% 3.1%
11 Dimensional Etf Trust US LARG VALU ETF $18,639,444 471,407 2.83% 2.76%
12 Dimensional Etf Trust US SMALL CAP ETF $18,472,481 224,344 2.81% 2.74%
13 Vanguard Index Fds REAL ESTATE ETF $16,837,956 174,613 2.56% 2.5%
14 Vanguard Index Fds EXTEND MKT ETF $15,670,739 63,648 2.38% 2.32%
15 Dimensional Etf Trust NATL MUN BD ETF $10,423,975 215,661 1.58% 1.55%
16 Vanguard Specialized Funds DIV APP ETF $8,169,224 34,525 1.24% 1.21%
17 Invesco Qqq Tr UNIT SER 1 $6,738,060 9,150 1.02% 1.0%
18 Vanguard Index Fds TOTAL STK MKT $6,108,821 16,509 0.93% 0.91%
19 Select Sector Spdr Tr ST STR TECHN ETF $4,872,359 25,574 0.74% 0.72%
20 Apple Inc COM $4,821,401 16,662 0.73% 0.72%
21 Select Sector Spdr Tr ST STR INDL ETF $4,426,071 23,895 0.67% 0.66%
22 Select Sector Spdr Tr ST STR MATER ETF $4,130,802 81,267 0.63% 0.61%
23 Vanguard Index Fds SMALL CP ETF $3,878,820 12,796 0.59% 0.58%
24 Select Sector Spdr Tr ST STR ENERG ETF $3,705,538 69,771 0.56% 0.55%
25 Spdr Series Trust ST STR BLO 1 ETF $2,988,839 32,615 0.45% 0.44%

Top 25 of 224 positions from the manager's latest Form 13F · source filing (EDGAR) ↗. 13F covers long US-listed positions only. "% of AUM" is share of the firm's total regulatory AUM (Form ADV Item 5.F).

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 138 $67.8M 10.1%
High net worth individuals 167 $579M 85.9%
Pension and profit sharing plans Fewer than 5 clients $27.0M 4.0%

People (10)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Laura Kay Brannen West Managing Member And Chief Compliance Officer CFP Apr 2006 (20y) 25% – 50%
Brian Allen West Managing Member Sep 2008 (18y) 25% – 50%
West, Allison, Brannen Member Jan 2020 (7y) Less than 5%
West, Jackson, Brannen Member Jan 2020 (7y) Less than 5%
West, Michael, Brannen Member Jan 2020 (7y) Less than 5%
Jeanna Sue Nation Registered representative CFP May 2017 (9y)
Abby Rae Belvin Registered representative CFP Oct 2018 (8y)
Emilee Marie Derifield Registered representative CFP Jun 2024 (2y)
Amy R Deever Registered representative Oct 2025 (1y)
Austin Caine Harris Registered representative Feb 2026 (0y)

Undisclosed: 0% – 50% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 02/25/2026 1010 KB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Hourly charges

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Feb 25, 2026.

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