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GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC
CRD 110757File 801-16937
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Filing as of May 19, 2026
Feed vintage Aug 17, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$16.16B
Top 10% of cohort (national)
Discretionary AUM
$15.87B
Non-discretionary $287.4M
Clients
1,101
2,978 accounts
Employees
84
Top 10% of cohort in IL
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Limited Liability Company
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- CHRO
- Registration date
- Mar 24, 1982
- Principal office
- 231 S. LASALLE STREET, 4TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL, 60604
- Phone
- 312-431-1700
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $16.16B
- Discretionary AUM
- $15.87B
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $287.4M
- Discretionary accounts
- 2,925
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 53
- Total accounts
- 2,978
- AUM per client
- $14.7M
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 57 | $834.3M |
| Non-U.S. persons | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Insurance companies | 4 | $292.0M |
| Investment companies | 5 | $4.44B |
| Charitable organizations | 135 | $1.39B |
| Other investment advisers | Fewer than 5 | $43.2M |
| High net worth individuals | 150 | $1.74B |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 2 | $61.7M |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 54 | $3.19B |
| State or municipal government entities | 6 | $1.01B |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 687 | $1.11B |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Other
- Fixed fees
- Other (described) — FULCRUM FEE; ASSET-BASED FEE CONTINGENT ON PERFORMANCE
- Performance-based fees
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Financial planning services
- Selection of other advisers
- Portfolio management for businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- Yes
- Firm Custody Assets
- Yes
- Firm Custody Clients
- Yes
- Firm Custody Securities
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Cash
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Securities
- Yes
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11This firm answered no to every Item 11 disclosure question in this filing.
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Clients | 1731 | 1101 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
Every value above is reproduced from this firm's Form ADV filing. Fields the firm left blank are shown as “Not reported” rather than filled in from other sources.