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SEC-registered adviser

B••••••• W••• L•

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Los Angeles, CaliforniaCRD 304702SEC 801-117131websiteIAPD
Latest filing Sep 18, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 5, 2019 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 2, 2019
RAUM
$2.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.2B as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 24, 2020$304M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 24, 20200 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 24, 20206 then
Private funds5 as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 24, 20202 then
RAUM +41% over the last fiscal year+31% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 18, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$280MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+41%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
yesreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$2.2B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
8reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$0 for 0 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      5 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • G••••• S•••••• Y•••• · Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 03/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • N•••• U••••• S••••••• · Managing Partner / Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 02/2019 · owns 75% or more
      • N•••• U••••• S••••••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 02/2019 · owns 75% or more of B••••••• W••• U•• M••••• L••
      Entity owners
      • B••••••• W••• U•• M••••• L•• · General Partner
        direct · owns less than 5%
      • B••••••• W••• U•• H•••••••• L•• · Member
        indirect · owns F of B••••••• W••• U•• M••••• L••
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • B••••••• W••• G• L•
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • B••••••• W••• U•• M••••• L••
        n
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Larkspur, CA1 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Financial planning clients · to unset
        Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026
      • Private funds · 5 to unset
        Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026
      • Succession · false to unset
        Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026
      • Accounts · 7 to 8
        Feb 18, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 8
        Feb 18, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Private funds · 6 to 5
        Feb 18, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $2.2B
        Feb 18, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.6B to $2.2B
        Feb 18, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $1.6B to $2.2B
        Feb 18, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Private funds · 5 to 6
        Mar 28, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
      • Accounts · 6 to 7
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 7
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Employees · 7 to 8
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Other offices · 1 to 2
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.6B
        Aug 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Private funds · 4 to 5
        Mar 25, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
      • Employees · 8 to 7
        Mar 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.5B
        Mar 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.0B to $1.5B
        Mar 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.5B
        Mar 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Employees · 9 to 8
        Dec 22, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.0B
        Dec 22, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.3B to $1.0B
        Dec 22, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
      • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.0B
        Dec 22, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
      • Related bank · true to false
        Dec 22, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Mar 30, 2022 to Dec 22, 2022
      • Accounts · 5 to 6
        Jan 20, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 6 to 4
        Jan 20, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 6
        Jan 20, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Private funds · 3 to 4
        Jan 20, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $733M to $1.3B
        Jan 20, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $733M to $1.3B
        Jan 20, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • RAUM · $733M to $1.3B
        Jan 20, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Accounts · 4 to 5
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 6
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 5
        Jun 8, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
      Signals
      11 dated events
      • B••••••• W••• L• reported RAUM $2.2B, up 41% from $1.6B (2026-02-18 to 2026-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••••••• W••• L• reported RAUM $1.5B, up 53% from $1.0B (2023-03-21 to 2024-03-25)
        Mar 25, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••••••• W••• L• reported RAUM $1.3B, up 83% from $733.1M (2022-01-20 to 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • M Peter Lee (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B••••••• W••• L• (listed 2022-01-20, absent 2022-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Yosef Samuel Green (Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B••••••• W••• L•
        Mar 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Enyin Sarah Lu (Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B••••••• W••• L• (listed 2021-11-01, absent 2022-01-20)
        Jan 20, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • M Peter Lee (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B••••••• W••• L•
        Jan 20, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Enyin Sarah Lu (Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of B••••••• W••• L•
        Aug 13, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Richard James Hernandez (Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer / Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B••••••• W••• L• (listed 2021-03-30, absent 2021-08-13)
        Aug 13, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • B••••••• W••• L• reported RAUM $733.1M, up 141% from $303.9M (2020-06-08 to 2021-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • B••••••• W••• L• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jul 5, 2019 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      browningwest.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      310-984-7600reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026