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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC adviserleft the SEC rosterRAUM under $100M

CW INSTITUTIONAL, LLC

CRD 313549

NAPLES, FL

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Data as of Nov 6, 2024 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 22
Dated events: 6
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 26, 2021 to Nov 6, 2024
8 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $32.8MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2024-11-06); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $32.8M
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 10
Advisory employees: 2
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 2
Private funds: 2Schedule D 7.B(1)
Private fund GAV: $32.8Mgross asset value as reported per fund; never fund size
Custody, client assets: $29.4M
SEC number: 801-120966
CRD: 313549
Filings on the tape: 8
First filed: Mar 26, 2021
Latest filed: Nov 6, 2024
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Delaware

Private funds

Schedule D 7.B(1); gross asset value as reported, never fund size; reporting ends 2024-12-31

Fund	Type	Reported GAV	As of	Owners	First reported	Status	Form D file
CW NATURAL RESOURCES MASTER, LP	Hedge Fund	$22.0M	Oct 27, 2023	23	Oct 11, 2021	reported	021-305645
CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP	Hedge Fund	$19.4M	Oct 11, 2021	40	Jun 29, 2018	dropped	021-316329
CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP	Hedge Fund	$17.7M	Nov 6, 2024	37	Mar 29, 2022	reported	021-316329
CW NATURAL RESOURCES, LP	Hedge Fund	$15.1M	Nov 6, 2024	22	Dec 9, 2015	reported	021-241892

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
ABRAHAM, ZEV, WARREN	Member	A	yes	09/2021	Oct 11, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
BEYNON, WILLIAM, NICK	Member	C	yes	08/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
BEYNON, WILLIAM, NICK	MANAGING MEMBER	Na	yes	03/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
CWA HOLDINGS, LLC	Owner	D	yes	09/2021	Oct 11, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
ERNDL, KEVIN, M	Member	B	yes	03/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
FERGUSON, BLAINE, MICHAEL	Member	C	yes	08/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
FERGUSON, BLAINE, MICHAEL	MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Na	yes	03/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
JOHNSON, LEWIS, MCKAY	Member	C	yes	08/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
JOHNSON, LEWIS, MCKAY	Member	Na	yes	03/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
KEY, KIMBERLY, RUTH	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	03/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024
KNEPFLER, RICHARD, KARL	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Na	yes	07/2015	Mar 28, 2024	Nov 6, 2024
MOGLIA, JOSEPH, HUGH	Member	C	yes	08/2021	Mar 26, 2021	Nov 6, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
CWA ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC	n/a	Independent wealth	$4.5B	N	yes	n/a
5TH AVENUE BROKERAGE, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CALUSA RIVER CAPITAL LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CAPITAL WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CW NATURAL RESOURCES, LP	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CWA RISK MANAGEMENT	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
LIBERTY WOLFE ENTERPRISES, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
LWE CONSULTING, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
LWPB INSURANCE, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
SENTRY INSURANCE ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	no	n/a

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Private funds	Fund GAV
2023	Mar 28, 2024	$29.4M	$29.4M	10	2	2	$29.4M
2022	Mar 31, 2023	$40.8M	$40.8M	11	3	2	$40.8M
2021	Mar 29, 2022	$41.4M	$41.4M	12	7	2	$41.4M

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2023	$32.8M	$40.8M	-19.7%	n/a	n/a	10	11	0	0

Relationships

Affiliated with (4)

← CWA ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUPRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
→ CWA ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUPRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← GYROSCOPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← CWA NAPLES, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV

Advises (4)

→ CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA
Mar 29, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CW NATURAL RESOURCES, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA
Dec 9, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CW NATURAL RESOURCES MASTER, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA
Oct 11, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LPPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Jun 29, 2018 to Oct 11, 2021factForm ADV

Controls (9)

← MOGLIA, JOSEPH, HUGHOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← ABRAHAM, ZEV, WARRENOwnerMEMBER, ownership code A, individual
Oct 11, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← BEYNON, WILLIAM, NICKOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← KEY, KIMBERLY, RUTHOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← ERNDL, KEVIN, MOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, individual
Mar 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← FERGUSON, BLAINE, MICHAELOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← JOHNSON, LEWIS, MCKAYOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← KNEPFLER, RICHARD, KARLOwnerCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 28, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← CWA HOLDINGS, LLCOwnerOWNER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Oct 11, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (2)

← Kimberly Ruth KeyAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 24, 2022 to Mar 27, 2025factForm ADV
← BLAINE MICHAEL FERGUSONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 29, 2022 to Mar 27, 2025factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 2, 2025
Left the SEC roster
Cw Institutional, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-03-06, RAUM $32.8M)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$32.8M
Occurred
Mar 27, 2025
Advisor departed, no destination yet
Kimberly Ruth Key no longer registered at Cw Institutional, Llc; no later IA registration on IAPD
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 27, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Blaine Michael Ferguson left Cw Institutional, Llc for Gyroscope Capital Management Group Llc (registered 2022-10-19)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 28, 2024
Control person joined
Karl Richard Knepfler (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Cw Institutional, Llc
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Oct 11, 2021
Control person joined
Warren Zev Abraham (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Cw Institutional, Llc
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2021
First Form ADV filing
Cw Institutional, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:eff61d22-4edb-0d4d-9579-401944374a27
First observed: Mar 26, 2021
Last observed: Nov 6, 2024 22 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

CW INSTITUTIONAL, LLC

CRD 313549

NAPLES, FL

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Data as of Nov 6, 2024 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Fund

Type

Reported GAV

As of

Owners

First reported

Status

Form D file

CW NATURAL RESOURCES MASTER, LP

Hedge Fund

$22.0M

Oct 27, 2023

Oct 11, 2021

reported

021-305645

CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

Hedge Fund

$19.4M

Oct 11, 2021

Jun 29, 2018

dropped

021-316329

CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

Hedge Fund

$17.7M

Nov 6, 2024

Mar 29, 2022

reported

021-316329

CW NATURAL RESOURCES, LP

Hedge Fund

$15.1M

Nov 6, 2024

Dec 9, 2015

reported

021-241892

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

ABRAHAM, ZEV, WARREN

Member

yes

09/2021

Oct 11, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

BEYNON, WILLIAM, NICK

Member

yes

08/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

BEYNON, WILLIAM, NICK

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

03/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

CWA HOLDINGS, LLC

Owner

yes

09/2021

Oct 11, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

ERNDL, KEVIN, M

Member

yes

03/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

FERGUSON, BLAINE, MICHAEL

Member

yes

08/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

FERGUSON, BLAINE, MICHAEL

MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

yes

03/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

JOHNSON, LEWIS, MCKAY

Member

yes

08/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

JOHNSON, LEWIS, MCKAY

Member

yes

03/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

KEY, KIMBERLY, RUTH

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

03/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

KNEPFLER, RICHARD, KARL

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

yes

07/2015

Mar 28, 2024

Nov 6, 2024

MOGLIA, JOSEPH, HUGH

Member

yes

08/2021

Mar 26, 2021

Nov 6, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

CWA ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC

n/a

Independent wealth

$4.5B

yes

n/a

5TH AVENUE BROKERAGE, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CALUSA RIVER CAPITAL LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CAPITAL WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.

n/a

yes

n/a

CW NATURAL RESOURCES, LP

n/a

yes

n/a

CW SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

n/a

yes

n/a

CWA RISK MANAGEMENT

n/a

yes

n/a

LIBERTY WOLFE ENTERPRISES, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

LWE CONSULTING, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

LWPB INSURANCE, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

SENTRY INSURANCE ADVISORS, LLC

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2023

Mar 28, 2024

$29.4M

2022

Mar 31, 2023

$40.8M

2021

Mar 29, 2022

$41.4M

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2023

$32.8M

$40.8M

-19.7%

n/a