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Preview Report: 2026Q1 Routing × 2026Q3 Benchmarks

Preview, not a Rule 5310 review quarter. Routing and PFOF come from 2026Q1 (606, latest month in that quarter); execution quality comes from 2026Q3 amended 605 benchmarks. Route shares from one period are applied to benchmarks from another.

CRD #149021 Review Period: 2026Q1 Filing: Direct 606 filer

WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC (CRD #149021) — Quarterly Rule 606 vs. Amended Rule 605 Competing Market Review

• 0 COMPETING-MARKET EXCEPTIONS DETECTED (>1.0 BPS THRESHOLD)
Primary Routed Venues (606)
1. CDRG(287.6%)
2. JNST(104.9%)
3. ETMM(94.3%)
Top routed order shares
Disclosed PFOF / Rebates
$0.00
Avg 0.47 ¢
Competing-Market Exceptions
0 of 0
Scored cells with >1.0 bps shortfall
Data Coverage
1 mo • 1 build
Months: 202608

Rule 5310.09 Exceptions Preview (0 Total)

All scored order size and routing buckets where venue net price improvement trailed mix-adjusted peers by > 1.0 bps.

No statistically significant competing-market shortfalls exceeding 1.0 bps were detected in this quarter’s scored cells.

FINRA Rule 5310.09 Review Packet

WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC

CRD Number: 149021 • Quarter: 2026Q1 • Generated: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:30:38 GMT
Methodology: exq-2
Status: IN-PROGRESS / PREVIEW

Resolved Rule 606 Source Filings

Author / Clearing FirmCRDVariant / ContextVersionSHA-256 DigestSource Document
Wellington Shields149021DirectV1895543da41dfb393a936df38d5565a058d6cf60a297c370c6b8c4f8e81736f3a Download XML ↗

Benchmark Builds Applied

• Month 202608: build 202608-20261001T134852Z (exq-2) • S&P constituent source: public_constituent_list (2026Q3) • NPI row exclusions: 224

1. SEC Rule 606(a)(1) Order Routing

Quarterly non-directed customer order routing shares and net PFOF/rebates by section and venue.

MonthSectionExecution Venue605 ReporterRoute %Market %Mkt Limit %Non-Mkt %PFOF Mkt (¢/100)PFOF Limit (¢/100)
202601optionsCDRGUnmapped41.4%37.8%42.9%41.0%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202601optionsSUSQUnmapped21.4%11.2%21.4%20.9%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202601optionsWEXXUnmapped19.4%17.5%21.4%21.4%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202601optionsDASHUnmapped13.1%23.8%7.1%12.2%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202601optionsJNOPUnmapped3.3%9.8%7.1%2.4%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202601optionsDFINUnmapped1.4%0.0%0.0%2.1%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202601other_stocksCDRGUnmapped27.7%29.2%7.7%10.1%0.53 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksETMMUnmapped17.7%18.5%11.5%7.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksJNSTUnmapped16.8%17.2%15.4%11.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksNITEUnmapped10.6%10.8%7.7%9.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksHRTFUnmapped10.1%9.6%7.7%17.2%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksINTLUnmapped5.3%5.7%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksUBSSUnmapped4.3%4.2%3.9%5.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksSOHOUnmapped3.3%3.5%0.0%2.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksVALRUnmapped3.3%0.2%46.1%38.4%-2.03 ¢-7.55 ¢
202601other_stocksGTSMUnmapped0.4%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksICRSUnmapped0.3%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601other_stocksPFRAUnmapped0.2%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500CDRGUnmapped27.3%28.3%10.0%13.0%0.02 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500ETMMUnmapped18.3%18.8%15.0%9.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500JNSTUnmapped17.4%17.5%20.0%14.3%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500NITEUnmapped11.0%11.0%10.0%11.7%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500HRTFUnmapped10.4%9.8%10.0%22.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500INTLUnmapped5.4%5.8%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500UBSSUnmapped4.4%4.3%5.0%6.5%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500SOHOUnmapped3.4%3.5%0.0%2.6%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500VALRUnmapped1.4%0.0%30.0%20.8%0.00 ¢0.53 ¢
202601sp500GTSMUnmapped0.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500ICRSUnmapped0.3%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202601sp500PFRAUnmapped0.2%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602optionsCDRGUnmapped39.4%32.7%50.0%42.5%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202602optionsSUSQUnmapped20.0%12.7%40.0%16.6%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202602optionsWEXXUnmapped19.1%16.4%0.0%20.4%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202602optionsDASHUnmapped14.7%19.1%10.0%15.5%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202602optionsJNOPUnmapped3.8%18.2%0.0%1.6%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202602optionsDFINUnmapped3.0%0.9%0.0%3.5%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202602other_stocksCDRGUnmapped28.1%29.8%18.5%13.0%0.91 ¢1.13 ¢
202602other_stocksJNSTUnmapped15.7%15.9%11.1%15.6%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksETMMUnmapped15.5%16.4%7.4%7.8%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksNITEUnmapped9.7%10.4%0.0%5.2%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksHRTFUnmapped8.8%9.4%3.7%3.9%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksSOHOUnmapped5.9%6.2%0.0%5.2%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksUBSSUnmapped5.6%5.3%3.7%9.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksINTLUnmapped5.3%5.9%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksVALRUnmapped4.7%0.1%51.9%37.7%0.00 ¢-6.25 ¢
202602other_stocksICRSUnmapped0.3%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksPERXUnmapped0.3%0.0%3.7%2.6%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602other_stocksGTSMUnmapped0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500CDRGUnmapped25.8%26.2%15.4%23.3%0.02 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500JNSTUnmapped16.8%15.9%23.1%20.9%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500NITEUnmapped12.7%12.1%0.0%18.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500ETMMUnmapped11.6%11.9%7.7%10.2%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500HRTFUnmapped11.5%12.4%0.0%9.2%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500INTLUnmapped7.2%7.4%15.4%4.4%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500UBSSUnmapped6.4%6.5%7.7%4.4%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500SOHOUnmapped5.4%5.6%0.0%3.9%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500VALRUnmapped1.1%0.1%23.1%5.3%-6.79 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500PFRAUnmapped0.8%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500ICRSUnmapped0.6%0.8%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202602sp500PERXUnmapped0.1%0.0%7.7%0.5%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603optionsCDRGUnmapped40.4%26.8%29.4%42.6%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202603optionsSUSQUnmapped21.7%15.0%11.8%21.1%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202603optionsDASHUnmapped16.1%25.5%29.4%15.5%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202603optionsWEXXUnmapped15.8%19.0%17.7%16.1%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202603optionsJNOPUnmapped3.6%11.8%11.8%1.8%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202603optionsDFINUnmapped2.4%2.0%0.0%2.9%-0.25 ¢-0.25 ¢
202603other_stocksCDRGUnmapped30.0%30.9%10.5%16.4%1.30 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksETMMUnmapped19.1%19.3%21.1%14.8%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksJNSTUnmapped17.7%18.0%10.5%14.8%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksNITEUnmapped11.2%11.1%21.1%9.8%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksHRTFUnmapped7.2%7.5%10.5%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksINTLUnmapped4.8%5.0%0.0%3.3%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksSOHOUnmapped4.1%3.9%5.3%1.6%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksUBSSUnmapped3.4%3.5%0.0%3.3%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksVALRUnmapped1.7%0.1%21.1%36.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksGTSMUnmapped0.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksICRSUnmapped0.3%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603other_stocksPFRAUnmapped0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500CDRGUnmapped27.5%27.0%36.4%32.3%0.04 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500JNSTUnmapped20.5%20.6%18.2%18.8%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500HRTFUnmapped12.2%12.2%0.0%9.9%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500ETMMUnmapped12.2%12.4%9.1%12.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500NITEUnmapped10.0%10.3%9.1%9.9%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500UBSSUnmapped6.1%6.4%9.1%2.6%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500INTLUnmapped5.8%6.3%0.0%3.1%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500SOHOUnmapped4.7%4.2%0.0%7.8%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500ICRSUnmapped0.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500VALRUnmapped0.4%0.0%18.2%3.6%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢
202603sp500PFRAUnmapped0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.00 ¢0.00 ¢

2. Venue Scorecards (Amended Rule 605)

Execution quality metrics for routed venues benchmarked against mix-adjusted competitors on identical symbols and size tiers.

MonthVenueClassNotional × LotFill RatePI RateNPI (bps)Peer Bench (bps)CoverageRank PctlEff SpreadSpeed <1s

3. Routing-Weighted Composite Quality

Implied execution quality achieved by the firm’s routing mix across the 24 amended size tiers, compared against the best and median competing venues.

MonthClassNotional × LotMetricFirm CompositeBest CompetingBest VenueMedian CompetingMapped Flow

4. Payment for Order Flow vs. Execution Quality

Addresses FINRA 5310.09 conflicts: comparing PFOF received (¢/100 sh) against net price improvement shortfall vs mix-adjusted peers.

MonthVenueOrder ClassRoute %606 Net PFOF (¢/100)NPI (bps)Peer Bench (bps)Delta (bps)Ref PriceDelta (¢/100 sh)Conflict Flag
202608CDRGmarket27.0%0.04 ¢—————No conflict
202608CDRGmarketable_limit36.4%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608CDRGnonmarketable_limit32.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608JNSTmarket20.6%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608JNSTmarketable_limit18.2%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608JNSTnonmarketable_limit18.8%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608HRTFmarket12.2%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608HRTFmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608HRTFnonmarketable_limit9.9%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ETMMmarket12.4%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ETMMmarketable_limit9.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ETMMnonmarketable_limit12.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608NITEmarket10.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608NITEmarketable_limit9.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608NITEnonmarketable_limit9.9%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608UBSSmarket6.4%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608UBSSmarketable_limit9.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608UBSSnonmarketable_limit2.6%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608INTLmarket6.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608INTLmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608INTLnonmarketable_limit3.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608SOHOmarket4.2%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608SOHOmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608SOHOnonmarketable_limit7.8%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ICRSmarket0.5%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ICRSmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ICRSnonmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608VALRmarket0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608VALRmarketable_limit18.2%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608VALRnonmarketable_limit3.6%3.75 ¢—————No conflict
202608PFRAmarket0.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608PFRAmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608PFRAnonmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608CDRGmarket30.9%1.30 ¢—————No conflict
202608CDRGmarketable_limit10.5%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608CDRGnonmarketable_limit16.4%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ETMMmarket19.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ETMMmarketable_limit21.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ETMMnonmarketable_limit14.8%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608JNSTmarket18.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608JNSTmarketable_limit10.5%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608JNSTnonmarketable_limit14.8%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608NITEmarket11.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608NITEmarketable_limit21.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608NITEnonmarketable_limit9.8%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608HRTFmarket7.5%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608HRTFmarketable_limit10.5%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608HRTFnonmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608INTLmarket5.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608INTLmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608INTLnonmarketable_limit3.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608SOHOmarket3.9%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608SOHOmarketable_limit5.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608SOHOnonmarketable_limit1.6%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608UBSSmarket3.5%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608UBSSmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608UBSSnonmarketable_limit3.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608VALRmarket0.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608VALRmarketable_limit21.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608VALRnonmarketable_limit36.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608GTSMmarket0.4%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608GTSMmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608GTSMnonmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ICRSmarket0.3%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ICRSmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608ICRSnonmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608PFRAmarket0.1%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608PFRAmarketable_limit0.0%0.00 ¢—————No conflict
202608PFRAnonmarketable_limit0.0%15.09 ¢—————No conflict

Conflict Methodology Note: Quality delta (¢/100 sh) is estimated as Δ_bps × ref_price. A positive PFOF beside a negative delta indicates the firm received payment while the venue delivered less price improvement than competing market centers on identical symbols and size tiers.

5. Material Changes Since Prior Quarter

Changes in routing share (≥ 5 pp), newly added/dropped venues, and PFOF rate shifts since 2025Q4.

No material shifts (≥ 5 percentage point route share or PFOF rate change) detected relative to 2025Q4.

6. Coverage, Exclusions & Standing Limitations

Mandatory regulatory disclosure of data availability, unmapped destinations, and methodological caveats.

Suppressed Cells
0
Cells with < 100 covered orders
Unmapped Venues
13
606 destinations without 605 match
Challenged / Missing 605
0
Venues missing monthly 605 report

Unmapped Routing Destinations:

CDRG (name:CDRG), ETMM (name:ETMM), GTSM (name:GTSM), HRTF (name:HRTF), ICRS (name:ICRS), INTL (name:INTL), JNST (name:JNST), NITE (name:NITE), PERX (name:PERX), PFRA (name:PFRA), SOHO (name:SOHO), UBSS (name:UBSS), VALR (name:VALR)

Standing Review Limitations:

  • A venue's Rule 605 statistics describe all flow it handled, not this firm's orders.
  • 606 route shares are per order, not per share, and list only the top 10 venues plus any venue with at least 5% of non-directed orders.
  • FINRA Rule 5310.09 also requires the firm's own order-level review of its executions.
  • This report is not legal or compliance advice.
  • Net price improvement is in basis points of executed notional (quote midpoint × shares). The PFOF comparison converts the difference to ¢/100 sh at the venue's average executed price; it is an estimate.