# WRIGHT INVESTORS' SERVICE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. X-17A-5 (2023-02-24) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: WRIGHT INVESTORS' SERVICE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2023-02-24 - Period: 2022-12-31 - Accession: 0000718854-23-000001 - CIK: 718854 - File #: 8-29579 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Cropper Accountancy Corporation - Auditor location: Walnut Creek, CA - Contact: Donald Pollard - Phone: 631-721-3541 - Email: dpollard@intersourcecg.com - Website: intersourcecg.com - Signed by: Ernest Kappotis (FINOP) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718854/000071885423000001/WISDId.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ REPORT PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17a-S(d) DECEMBER 31, 2022 (with supplementary information) {1}------------------------------------------------ #### **UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549** # **ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART Ill** | 0MB APPROVAL | | |--------------------------|----| | 0MB Number: 3235-0123 | | | Expires: Oct. 31, 2023 | | | Estimated average burden | | | hours per response: | 12 | | SEC FILE NUMBER | |-----------------| | 8-29579 | **FACING PAGE Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING **\_\_\_ 0\_1\_/0\_1\_/\_2\_2\_AND** ENDING **\_\_\_ 1\_2\_/3\_1 /\_2\_2 \_\_** MM/DD/VY MM/DD/VY **A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION** NAME oF FIRM: Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes): [!] Broker-dealer D Security-based swap dealer D Major security-based swap participant D Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | 2 Corporate Drive, Suite 770 | | | | | | |------------------------------|--|--|--|--|--| |------------------------------|--|--|--|--|--| | | (No. and Street) | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--|--| | | CT | | | 06484 | | | | | (State) | | | (Zip Code) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | dpollard@intersourcecg.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing*
Cropper Accountancy Corporation
(Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | | | | | | | CA | 94598 | | | | | (City) | | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (PCAOB R,g;,;t,a,;o, Nombe,, • applkable) | | | | | | | | I | | | | | | | | | | | | | of Reg;,;t,a,;o, w;th PCAOBII• appHcable) | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING
631-721-3541 | (Area Code -Telephone Number)
B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION
2700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 270 Walnut Creek
FOR OFFICL3381 | | | \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(l)(ii), if applicable. **Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a cur\_rently valid 0MB control number.** {2}------------------------------------------------ #### **OATH OR AFFIRMATION** I, Donald Pollard swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. as of **12/31** 2~ is true and correct. I further swear ( or affirm) that neither the company nor any partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. ![](_page_2_Figure_3.jpeg) | • s;gnature,-~~- | ~e_ | |------------------------------------|-----| | Title:
Chief Compliance Officer | - | #### **This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes):** - **iii** (a) Statement of financial condition. - □ (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - **iii** (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in§ 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - **ii]** (d) Statement of cash flows. - **iii** (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - D (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - **iii** (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - **iii** (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-l or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - □ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - D (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - D (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - □ (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to§ 240.15c3-3. - **iii** (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - **iii** (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-l, 17 CFR 240.18a-l, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - □ (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - **iiii** (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - **iiii** (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - D (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - **iii** (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial report or financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - D (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - **iiii** (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.l 7a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - D (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-le or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - D (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). D(z) Other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ - - *"'\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e}{3) or 17 CFR 240.18a-7(d)(2), as applicable.* {3}------------------------------------------------ #### **Contents** | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----| | Financial Statements | | | Statement of financial condition as of December 31, 2022 | 2 | | Statement of income for the year ended December 31
, 2022 | 3 | | Statement of changes in shareholder's equity for the year ended December 31, 2022 | 4 | | Statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31
, 2022 | 5 | | Notes to financial statements | 6 | | Supporting Schedules: | | | Computation of Net Capital pursuant to the SEC Uniform Net Capital
Schedule I -
Rule 15c3-l of the Securities and Exchange Commission | 10 | | Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements and
Schedule II -
Information Relating to Possession or Control Requirements Pursuant to
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3-3 | 11 | | Exemption Report Pursuant to SEC Customer Protection Rule 15c3-3 | 13 | {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) ## REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc ## **Opinion on the Financial Statements** We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc as of December 31 , 2022, the related statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes and schedules ( collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc as of December 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. ## **Basis for Opinion** These financial statements are the responsibility of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc 's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. ## **Auditor's Report on Supplemental Information** The supplemental information contained in Schedule I - Computation of Net Capital pursuant to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-l of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Schedule II - Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements and Information Relating to Possession or Control Requirements Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3-3 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc's financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with 17 C.F.R. §240.l 7a-5. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole. *c~f:ftL~:1:c~of:t:!* Wal nut Creek, California We have served as Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc's auditor since 2022. February 17, 2023 {5}------------------------------------------------ ## **Statement of Financial Condition December 31, 2022** | ASSETS | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------|--| | Cash | \$ | 21,783 | | | Accounts receivable | | 30,070 | | | Prepaid expenses | | 6,848 | | | Total assets | \$ | 58,701 | | | LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY | | | | | Liabilities | \$ | | | | Shareholder's equity: | | | | | Common stock, \$1 par; authorized, issued and outstanding, 1,000 shares | | 1,000 | | | Capital in excess of par | | 150,856 | | | Retained earnings | 1,168,876 | | | | Less : Due from Parent | | (1,262,031) | | | | | | | | Total sha reholder's equity | | 58,701 | | | Total liabilities and shareholder's equity | \$ | 58,701 | | *See notes to financial statements.* {6}------------------------------------------------ #### **Statement of Income** **Year Ended December 31, 2022** | Revenue: | | |---------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Mutual fund distribution fees from non-affiliated funds | \$
248,945 | | Interest | 8 | | | 248,953 | | Expenses: | | | Salaries and payroll taxes | 75,456 | | Outside services | 52,122 | | Occupancy | 29,124 | | Professional fees | 18,513 | | Wire services | 14,753 | | Dues and registrations | 8,100 | | Other | 4,117 | | | | | Total expenses | 202,185 | | | | | Income before income taxes | 46,768 | | Income tax expense | 12,900 | | | | | Net income | \$
33,868 | *See notes to financia l statements.* {7}------------------------------------------------ ## Statement of Changes in Shareholder's Equity Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | | | Total | |------------------------------------|--------------|----------|--|---------------|---------|--------------|----------------|--------|---------------| | | Common Stock | | | Capital In | | Retained | Due From | | Shareholder's | | | Shares | Amount | | Excess of Par | | Earnings | Parent | Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, January 1, 2022 | 1,000 | \$ 1,000 | | \$ | 150,856 | \$ 1,135,008 | \$ (1,218,627) | \$ | 68,237 | | Allocation of expenses from Parent | | | | | | | 192,696 | | 192,696 | | Income tax payable to Parent | | | | | | | 12,900 | | 12,900 | | Payments to Pa rent | | | | | | | (249,000) | | (249,000) | | Net income | | | | | | 33,868 | | | 33,868 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, December 31, 2022 | 1,000 | \$ 1,000 | | \$ | 150,856 | \$ 1,168,876 | \$ (1,262,031) | \$ | 58,701 | *See notes to financial statements.* {8}------------------------------------------------ ## **Statement of Cash Flows Year Ended December 31, 2022** | Cash flows from operating activities: | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Net income | \$
33,868 | | Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | Allocation of expenses from Parent | 192,696 | | Income tax payable to Parent | 12,900 | | Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | Accounts receivable | 4,685 | | Prepaid expenses | 30 | | | | | Net cash provided by operating activities | 244,179 | | | | | Cash flows from financing activities: | | | Payments to Parent | (249,000) | | | | | Net cash used in financing activities | (249,000) | | | | | Net decrease in cash | (4,821) | | Cash - beginning of year | 26,604 | | | | | Cash - end of year | \$
21,783 | | Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | | |----------------------------------------------------|----| | Income taxes | \$ | | Interest expenses | \$ | #### **Supplemental disclosures of non-cash transactions:** The Company had \$192,696 in non-cash operating expenses allocated by the Parent company. In addition, the Company had \$12,900 in income taxes allocated to it by the Parent company. *See notes to financial statements.* {9}------------------------------------------------ **Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2022** ### **NOTE A - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS** Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. (the "Company") is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Winthrop Corporation ("TWC", or the "Parent") which, in tum, is a wholly owned subsidiary ofKhandwala Capital Management, Inc. The Company is a registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"). The Company is registered as a broker-dealer in eight of the contiguous U.S. states. The Company acts solely as the distributor for mutual funds sponsored by other companies. The Company does not maintain customer accounts and neither receives nor holds customer securities or funds. ### **NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES** #### **[1] Use of estimates:** The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. #### **[2] Revenue recognition:** The Company earns revenue by providing underwriting and distribution services to non-affiliated mutual funds known as **l** 2b-**l** fees. Mutual fund distribution fees are recorded monthly based on a percentage of fund assets. **l** 2b-**l** fee revenue is earned based on a percentage of the average daily market value of clients' investment holdings in non-affiliated funds. **l** 2b-**l** fee revenue is estimated and recorded on a monthly basis and adjusted to actual upon receipt of payment from non-affiliated funds. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("F ASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014- 09"), the Company enters into arrangements with managed accounts or other pooled investment vehicles (funds) to distribute shares to investors. The Company receives distribution fees paid by the fund up front, over time, upon the investor's exit from the fund (a contingent deferred sales charge), or as a combination thereof. The Company believes that its performance obligation is the sale of securities to investors and as such this is fulfilled on the trade date. {10}------------------------------------------------ ## **(2) Revenue recognition (continued):** Any fixed amounts are recognized on the trade date and variable amounts are recognized to the extent it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur once the uncertainty is resolved. For variable amounts, as the uncertainty is dependent on the value of the shares at future points in time as well as the length of time the investor remains in the fund, both of which are highly susceptible to factors outside the Company's influence, the Company does not believe it can overcome this constraint until the market value of the fund and the investor activities are known, which are usually monthly or quarterly. Distribution fees recognized in the current period are primarily related to performance obligations that have been satisfied in prior periods. ## **(3) Fair Value Measurements:** The recorded amounts of the Company's cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values principally because of the short-term nature of these items. ## **(4) Cash:** The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk. ## **(5) Accounts receivable:** The Company continuously monitors the creditworthiness of clients and establishes an allowance for uncollectible amounts based on current economic trends, historical payment and bad debt writeoff experience, and any specific customer related collection issues. As of December 31 , 2022, no allowance was considered necessary. ## **(6) Subsequent events:** The Company has evaluated events subsequent to the statement of financial condition date for items requiring recording or disclosure in the financial statements. The evaluation was performed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based upon this review, the Company has determined that there were no events which took place that would have a material impact on its financial statements. {11}------------------------------------------------ ## **NOTE C** - **RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS** The Company advances funds on an as-needed basis to TWC. These advances are non-interest-bearing and are payable on demand. Such balance has been classified as a reduction of shareholder's equity in the accompanying statement of financial condition as the Company does not anticipate that the amount due from TWC will be repaid, and would ultimately be distributed as a dividend to TWC. The Company has an expense-sharing agreement with TWC whereby indirect general and administrative expenses are allocated to the Company. During the year ended December 31 , 2022, TWC allocated approximately \$192,696 of expenses to the Company, which were offset against the balance due from TWC. The expenses were comprised of approximately \$75,456 of Salaries, \$69,212 of Outside services & Professional fees, \$29,124 of Occupancy costs, \$14,753 of Wire services, and \$4,151 of Dues and registrations & Other. It is possible that the terms of certain related party transactions are not the same as those that would result for transactions among wholly unrelated parties. ## **NOTED - NET CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS** As a registered broker-dealer, the Company is subject to the Uniform Net Capital requirement of the SEC under Rule 15c3-l, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not exceed 15 to l. Net capital and the related aggregate indebtedness to net capital ratio may fluctuate on a daily basis. At December 31 , 2022 the Company had net capital and a minimum net capital requirement of \$21 ,783 and \$5,000, respectively, and an aggregate indebtedness to net capital ratio of O to **l .** ## **NOTE E - LEASES** The Company shares its office space with its Parent under the terms of an expense sharing agreement, which is cancellable with reasonable notice. This agreement is not subject to F ASB ASC 842, Leases. The Company records shared expenses monthly as billed. ## **NOTE F - INCOME TAXES** The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of The Winthrop Corporation and also is included in a combined Connecticut tax return with its parent TWC and other subsidiaries ofTWC. However, for financial reporting purposes, the Company determines its federal and state income tax provisions on a separate company basis with any liability for taxes payable to TWC. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to carryforwards and to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if realization is not considered more likely than not. {12}------------------------------------------------ ## **NOTE F - INCOME TAXES (continued)** At December 31 , 2022 the Company had no deferred tax assets or liabilities. The Company's income tax expense for the year ended December 31 , 2022 consisted of federal income taxes of \$9,400 and state income taxes of \$3,500. The Company applied the "more-likely-than-not" recognition threshold to all tax positions taken or expected to be taken, which resulted in no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2022. Interest and penalties that would accrue according to relevant tax law would be classified as interest and other expense, respectively, on the statement of income. ## **NOTE G - COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, AND CONTINGENCIES** Management of the Company believes that there are no commitments, guarantees or contingencies that may result in a material loss or future obligations as of December 31 , 2022. The worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) may lead to an adverse impact on the financial markets and the overall economy. In the event such an impact was to occur and last for a sustained period, the operations and financial performance of the Company may be adversely affected. At this point, however, the severity of such an event in highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. ## **NOTE H - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS** The Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") has established the Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification" or "ASC") as the authoritative source of GAAP recognized by the F ASB. The principles embodied in the Codification are to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP in the United States. New accounting pronouncements are incorporated into the ASC through the issuance of Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU' s"). For the year ending December 31, 2022, various ASU' s issued by the F ASB were either newly issued or had effective implementation dates that would require their provisions to be reflected in the financial statements for the year then ended. The Company has either evaluated or is currently evaluating the implications, if any, of each of these pronouncements and the possible impact they may have on the Company's financial statements. In most cases, management has determined that the pronouncement has either limited or no application to the Company and, in all cases, implementation would not have a material impact on the financial statements taken as a whole. {13}------------------------------------------------ ## **WRIGHT INVESTORS' SERVICE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. Schedule I Schedule of Computation of Net Capital Pursuant to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule lSc-1 December 31, 2022** | Total Shareholder's Equity | \$
58,701 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Deductions and/or charges:
Non-allowable assets: | | | Accounts receivable | 30,070 | | Prepaid expenses | 6,848 | | Total deductions and/or charges | 36,918 | | Net capital | 21,783 | | Minimum net capital required pursuant to Uniform
Net Capital Rule 15c3-1 | 5,000 | | Excess of net capital over minimum requirements | \$
16,783 | | Total aggregate indebtedness | \$ | | Required minimum net capital (greater of 6.67% of total aggregate
indebtedness (\$0) or \$5,000) | \$
5,000 | | Ratio of total aggregate indebtedness to net capital | Oto 1 | There is no difference between the computation of net capital pursuant to Rule **l** 5c3-**l** included in this report and the computation included with the Company's corresponding December 31 , 2022 most recently filed Form X-17 A-5 Part IIA Filing. See report of independent registered public accounting firm {14}------------------------------------------------ ### **Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc.** ## **Schedule** II - **Computation for Determination of Reserve Requirements and Information Relating to Possession or Control Requirements Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3-3** #### **December 31, 2022** The Company is exempt from the provisions of Rule 15c3-3 under paragraph (k)(l) in that the Company carries no accounts, does not hold funds or securities for, or owe money or securities to customers. Accordingly, there are no items to report under the requirement of this Rule. {15}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_15_Picture_0.jpeg) ## REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Members of Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. We have reviewed management's statements, included in the accompanying Rule 15c3-3 Exemption Report pursuant to SEC Rule 17a-5, in which (1) Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. (the Company) claimed an exemption from 17 C.F.R. §240.15c3-3 under the following provisions of 17 C.F.R. §240.15c3-3(k)(l). The Company met the identified exemption provision throughout the year ended December 31, 2022 without exception. The Company's management is responsible for compliance with the exemption provisions and its statements. Our review was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included inquiries and other required procedures to obtain evidence about the Company's compliance with the exemption provisions. A review is substantially less in scope than an examination, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion on management's statements. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to management's statements referred to above for them to be fairly stated, in all material respects, based upon the Company's business activities as a non-covered firm. *c~1:C'Act;:;!~oft:;~* Walnut Creek, California February 17, 2023 {16}------------------------------------------------ ## **Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. Exemption Report** **Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc.** (the "Company") is a registered broker-dealer subject to Rule **l** 7a-5 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F.R. 240. **l** 7a-5, "Reports to be made by certain brokers and dealers"). This Exemption Report was prepared as required by 17 C.F.R. 240.17a-5(d)(l) and (4). To the best of its knowledge and belief, the Company states the following: - **(1)** The Company claimed an exemption from 17 C.F.R. 240.15c3-3 under the following provisions of 17 C.F.R. 240.15c3-3(k)(l ). - (2) The Company met the identified exemption provision in 17 C.F.R. 240.l 5c3-3(k)(l) throughout the year ended December 31, 2022 without exception. Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc. I, Donald Pollard, affirm that, to my best knowledge and belief, this Exemption Report is true and correct. Title: Chief Compliance Officer Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.