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    <submissionType>144</submissionType>
    <filerInfo>
      <filer>
        <filerCredentials>
          <cik>0001171441</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
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      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001165002</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>Westwood Holdings Group</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-31234</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200</com:street1>
        <com:city>Dallas</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>75201</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>2147566900</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>SUSAN M  BYRNE</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>270 Madison Avenue</com:street1>
          <com:street2>10th Floor</com:street2>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10017</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>75000</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>1232250</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>9484473</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>04/01/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>04/25/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Transfer</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Susan M. Byrne</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>75000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>04/25/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>NA</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The shares filed today will be sold by the Montgomery Management Trust, Susan M Byrne  as Trustee. The shares were acquired by Susan M Byrne as compensation from 2009 through 2018.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>04/01/2026</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>02/24/2026</planAdoptionDate>
      </planAdoptionDates>
      <signature>/s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for  Susan M Byrne</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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