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Wyoming directed trustees

A Wyoming directed trustee is a trust company that follows a trust advisor or protector under W.S. 4-10-718 and is treated as an excluded fiduciary for the directed duties. A Jackson address is not a charter, and a charter is not a directed trust.

Editorial only. Not legal, tax, or investment advice. Statutes and licensee lists change — read the primary source and the date on each citation.

This landing currently includes 7 Wyoming listings with a directed-trust field of directed trustee (6) or directed / mixed (1). The count is the size of that filtered collection, not an AUM figure and not a recommendation.

The role, not the charter class

Wyoming charters public trust companies under W.S. Title 13, Chapter 5, Article 5. Directed-trust mechanics live in the trusts title: W.S. 4-10-718. When the instrument (or a court order, or a permitted unanimous beneficiary designation) requires the trustee to follow a trust protector or trust advisor, the trustee is an excluded fiduciary for those duties, and the protector or advisor becomes the fiduciary for them — if the governing instrument sets it up that way.

The Wyoming state file is the statute map. This landing is the role: companies already listed in The Trust File whose directedTrustFocus field is directed trustee or directed / mixed. The homepage domicile filter still shows every Wyoming listing. Use both.

Regulator and roster

The Wyoming Division of Banking charters and lists trust companies. Its Trust Companies page links the official roster with names and addresses. Every Wyoming listing in the table below was matched to that roster on 22 October 2026. The roster also carries registered trade names, so one company can appear under more than one name.

Most Wyoming listings here are in Jackson. That is a location, not a credential. Confirm the legal name on the current roster, and confirm whether the charter is public or a family / private family company.

Excluded fiduciary — and what sits outside it

The point of a directed seat is narrowing what the trustee is responsible for. If a Wyoming firm also offers investment management, digital-asset custody, or its own family-office services, ask whether those sit inside or outside the excluded-fiduciary seat. A directed / mixed pill below means the firm publishes both.

What the table below is

Every row is generated at build time from the company collection: primary domicile Wyoming, and directed-trust focus yes or partial. Names are not hardcoded. If a listing’s field changes, this page changes on the next build. A count of names is not an AUM figure and not a ranking.

Listed Wyoming companies with a directed or directed / mixed focus

Generated at build time from the company collection. It is not a hardcoded name list and not a reprint of the homepage domicile filter.

CompanyOwnershipDirected-trust focus
Bridger Trust CompanyIndependent Wyoming boutique for complex business-asset trusts; admin/IM unbundled, directed product page thinner.PrivateDirected / mixed
Jackson Hole Trust CompanyFamily-owned Wyoming charter that publicly leads with directed trusteeship and administrative precision.PrivateDirected trustee
JTC Wyoming Trust Company LimitedNewer Jackson public charter on JTC’s three-state US platform. Directed trusts and PTC work, thin operating history.IndependentDirected trustee
Sepio Trust CompanyJackson Wyoming charter with explicit directed / delegated / discretionary options beside multifamily-office affiliate Sepio Capital.PrivateDirected trustee
Teton Trust CompanyJackson Hole independent charter. Directed trusts and PTC work for a largely international book.IndependentDirected trustee
Two Ocean TrustWyoming public charter with explicit directed-trustee roles plus a documented digital-asset custody / qualified-custodian story.PrivateDirected trustee
Willow Street Trust Company of Wyoming, LLCalso Willow StreetJackson public charter (Pathstone affiliate) with a clear directed / administrative-trustee product page for Wyoming and Nevada structures.PrivateDirected trustee

Questions people actually ask

What is directed vs directed / mixed on a listing?

Directed trustee means the firm publishes a directed or administrative-trustee offering. Directed / mixed means the same charter can take that role but the public site also sells full discretion or in-house investment management. Neither pill is a statute package or a promise they will accept your instrument. See how to read a listing.

Where is the official list?

The Wyoming Division of Banking Trust Companies page links a roster spreadsheet of Wyoming trust companies with addresses. Each Wyoming listing in the table below was matched to a name on that roster when this landing was built (22 October 2026). The roster also carries registered trade names, so match the legal name, not only the brand. The Wyoming Trust Association member directory is a trade-group list, not the regulator's.

Is a private family trust company on this page?

No. W.S. Title 13, Chapter 5 has separate articles for public, family, and private family trust companies. This landing reads public-facing charters that publish a directed or administrative offering. A pitch that is really a private family trust company is a different diligence file.

Can The Trust File recommend one of these companies?

No. This is a sourced directory, not a referral network and not fiduciary advice. The table below is every listed Wyoming company whose directed-trust field is directed or directed/mixed, generated at build time. It is not a shortlist and not an endorsement.

Sources

  1. Wyoming Division of Banking — Trust Companies
    Wyoming Division of Banking · accessed 2026-10-22
  2. W.S. 4-10-718 — Directed trusts
    Wyoming Statutes via Justia (2025 compilation) · accessed 2026-10-22
  3. W.S. 13-5-501 — Formation of public trust company
    Wyoming Statutes via FindLaw · accessed 2026-10-22
  4. Wyoming trust companies — The Trust File
    The Trust File · accessed 2026-10-22
  5. How to read a trust company listing
    The Trust File · accessed 2026-10-22

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.

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