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HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC
CRD 145323File 801-69625
APPROVED
Retail clients
Custody
Disclosure events
Filing as of Sep 3, 2026
Feed vintage Oct 1, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$198.58B
Top 10% of cohort (national)
Discretionary AUM
$190.40B
Non-discretionary $8.17B
Clients
64,035
220,222 accounts
Employees
1,983
Top 10% of cohort in IL
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Limited Liability Company
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- CHRO
- Registration date
- Oct 3, 2008
- Principal office
- 200 W. MADISON ST., SUITE 2500, CHICAGO, IL, 60606
- Phone
- 312-962-3800
- Website
- https://hightowertexas.com/
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $198.58B
- Discretionary AUM
- $190.40B
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $8.17B
- Discretionary accounts
- 210,830
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 9,392
- Total accounts
- 220,222
- AUM per client
- $3.1M
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 640 | $15.79B |
| Non-U.S. persons | Fewer than 5 | Not reported |
| Insurance companies | 9 | $42.4M |
| Charitable organizations | 357 | $2.78B |
| Other investment advisers | Fewer than 5 | Not reported |
| High net worth individuals | 29,177 | $157.43B |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 1 | $180.6M |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 | $20.1M |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 221 | $795.9M |
| State or municipal government entities | Fewer than 5 | $36.0M |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 33,630 | $21.50B |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Other
- Fixed fees
- Hourly charges
- Other (described) — RETAINER OR SERVICE FEES OR SOME COMBINATION OF 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Other advisory activities
- Financial planning services
- Selection of other advisers
- Portfolio management for other
- Portfolio management for businesses
- 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
- No
- Firm Custody Clients
- No
- Firm Custody Securities
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Cash
- No
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- No
- Related Person Custody Securities
- Yes
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11- Q11
- Q11C2
- Q11C4
- Q11C5
- Q11D2
- Q11D4
- Q11D5
- Q11E2
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Employees | 1,837 | 1,983 | increased by146 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Clients | 56,418 | 64,035 | increased by7,617 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | AUM | $164,789,471,551 | $198,577,009,283 | increased by$33,787,537,732 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Accounts | 194,461 | 220,222 | increased by25,761 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Employees | 1,100 | 1,837 | increased by737 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Disclosures | No | Yes | |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Clients | 101,749 | 56,418 | decreased by45,331 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | AUM | $103,620,351,000 | $164,789,471,551 | increased by$61,169,120,551 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Accounts | 101,401 | 194,461 | increased by93,060 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Employees | 677 | 1,100 | increased by423 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Clients | 161,263 | 101,749 | decreased by59,514 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | AUM | $74,500,000,000 | $103,620,351,000 | increased by$29,120,351,000 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Accounts | 161,263 | 101,401 | decreased by59,862 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
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