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Top RIA Firms in Chicago, Illinois

Explore the top 25 Registered investment advisers, single family offices, multi-family offices and private wealth management firms headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. This hub covers 354 matching firms with $6.2T in total reported AUM and median AUM of $1.4B.

Firms

354

Matching current profiles

Total AUM

$6.2T

Reported regulatory AUM

Median AUM

$1.4B

Across firms with AUM

Largest firm

$1.2T

Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated

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FirmLocationCurrent AUM1YR AUM3YR AUM5YR AUMTotal AUMEmployee SignalAccount Signal
1. Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated
CRD 105780 ·
CHICAGO, IL$1.2T
May 2026
+$130.5B+11.7%+$342.6B+38.0%+$218.7B+21.3%+$765.5B+159.6%-64 employees-8.8% over 3Y-192 accounts-0.5% over 3Y
2. Envestnet Pmc
CRD 111694 · Corporation
CHICAGO, IL$614.9B
Apr 2026
+$82.7B+15.5%+$268.1B+77.3%+$390.2B+173.6%+$597.9B+3502.5%+53 employees+11.1% over 3Y+527,846 accounts+30.8% over 3Y
3. Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
CRD 155584 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$280.5B
Mar 2026
+$20.6B+7.9%+$31.8B+12.8%+$39.0B+16.1%+$180.5B+180.5%-40 employees-9.5% over 3Y-5,376 accounts-7.6% over 3Y
4. L&G - Asset Management, America
CRD 149156 · Corporation
CHICAGO, IL$267.2B
Apr 2026
+$33.9B+14.5%+$58.1B+27.8%+$13.2B+5.2%+$246.0B+1163.0%-9 employees-3.3% over 3Y+3 accounts+0.5% over 3Y
5. Balyasny Asset Management L.p.
CRD 138111 · Limited Partnership
CHICAGO, IL$248.1B
Mar 2026
+$99.9M+0.0%+$67.2B+37.1%+$129.7B+109.5%+$239.0B+2620.7%+1,386 employees+132.3% over 3Y+25 accounts+108.7% over 3Y
6. Hightower Advisors, LLC
CRD 145323 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$198.6B
May 2026
+$33.8B+20.5%+$93.3B+88.7%+$124.1B+166.5%+$189.9B+2184.1%+283 employees+16.6% over 3Y+75,465 accounts+52.1% over 3Y
7. Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
CRD 104626 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$186.3B
Mar 2026
+$23.6B+14.5%+$38.6B+26.1%+$29.7B+19.0%+$84.8B+83.5%-9 employees-6.2% over 3Y+53 accounts+29.1% over 3Y
8. Thoma Bravo
CRD 157041 · Limited Partnership
CHICAGO, IL$182.9B
Mar 2026
+$31.0B+20.4%+$61.7B+50.9%+$104.8B+134.2%+$181.0B+9546.6%+34 employees+16.0% over 3Y+42 accounts+37.8% over 3Y
9. Gc Advisors LLC
CRD 148687 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$177.9B
May 2026
+$22.9B+14.8%+$60.9B+52.1%+$107.7B+153.6%+$168.5B+1798.5%+308 employees+42.4% over 3Y+39 accounts+37.1% over 3Y
10. Aon Investments USA INC.
CRD 105596 · Corporation
CHICAGO, IL$151.0B
Mar 2026
+$28.1B+22.8%-$2.9B-1.9%+$14.8B+10.9%+$136.4B+937.7%-66 employees-20.6% over 3Y-9 accounts-2.9% over 3Y
11. Gc Opal Advisors LLC
CRD 289425 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$124.3B
May 2026
+$6.0B+5.1%+$30.7B+32.7%+$78.3B+170.1%+316 employees+41.0% over 3Y+15 accounts+20.8% over 3Y
12. Harris | Oakmark
CRD 106960 · Limited Partnership
CHICAGO, IL$109.5B
Mar 2026
+$15.7B+16.7%+$15.3B+16.3%+$5.8B+5.6%+$36.6B+50.3%+14 employees+6.8% over 3Y+20 accounts+0.9% over 3Y
13. Lsv Asset Management
CRD 109918 · Partnership
CHICAGO, IL$104.2B
Mar 2026
+$13.2B+14.5%-$4.6B-4.2%-$16.3B-13.6%+$46.1B+79.3%0 employees+0.0% over 3Y-56 accounts-20.6% over 3Y
14. Fiducient Advisors LLC
CRD 106720 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$97.5B
Mar 2026
+$29.9B+44.2%+$57.5B+143.7%+$69.2B+244.6%+$92.8B+1951.0%-5 employees-2.3% over 3Y+180 accounts+17.0% over 3Y
15. Gcm Grosvenor L.p.
CRD 108654 · Limited Partnership
CHICAGO, IL$95.5B
Mar 2026
+$13.1B+15.8%+$60.1B+169.6%+$65.8B+221.8%+$71.3B+294.8%+157 employees+50.8% over 3Y+226 accounts+124.9% over 3Y
16. Ppm America INC
CRD 107269 · Corporation
CHICAGO, IL$93.8B
May 2026
+$19.3B+25.9%+$22.3B+31.1%-$12.5B-11.7%+$12.2B+15.0%0 employees+0.0% over 3Y+12 accounts+21.8% over 3Y
17. Morningstar Investment Management LLC
CRD 108031 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$87.8B
Mar 2026
+$33.1B+60.6%+$35.9B+69.2%+$40.7B+86.2%+$64.8B+281.1%-97 employees-26.6% over 3Y+225,477 accounts+77.6% over 3Y
18. Cresset Asset Management, LLC
CRD 288566 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$78.9B
May 2026
+$16.9B+27.3%+$54.3B+220.7%+$67.3B+576.0%+132 employees+36.3% over 3Y+30,229 accounts+1134.3% over 3Y
19. Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC
CRD 165132 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$67.9B
May 2026
+$14.1B+26.2%+$49.5B+268.5%+$56.4B+492.8%+$67.8B+51946.0%+80 employees+160.0% over 3Y+61 accounts+203.3% over 3Y
20. Cibc Private Wealth Advisors, INC.
CRD 109644 · Corporation
CHICAGO, IL$67.8B
Mar 2026
+$6.7B+11.0%+$16.7B+32.7%+$22.0B+47.8%+$60.5B+830.2%+155 employees+34.1% over 3Y-6,536 accounts-18.4% over 3Y
21. Harbor Capital Advisors, INC.
CRD 113042 · Corporation
CHICAGO, IL$67.6B
Mar 2026
+$17.1B+33.8%+$2.7B+4.1%+$16.8B+32.9%+$9.9B+17.2%+47 employees+24.4% over 3Y+10 accounts+200.0% over 3Y
22. William Blair Investment Management, LLC
CRD 173961 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$65.6B
Apr 2026
-$6.0B-8.4%+$9.6B+17.0%-$4.1B-5.9%+11 employees+2.9% over 3Y-412 accounts-37.7% over 3Y
23. William Blair & Company L.l.c.
CRD 1252 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$64.3B
Mar 2026
+$6.0B+10.2%+$22.6B+54.1%+$22.1B+52.2%+$16.4B+34.3%+147 employees+42.6% over 3Y-4,905 accounts-11.0% over 3Y
24. Adams Street Partners, LLC
CRD 109358 · Limited Liability Company
CHICAGO, IL$63.4B
Mar 2026
+$4.6B+7.9%+$13.2B+26.4%+$27.9B+78.7%+$43.2B+213.6%+55 employees+20.9% over 3Y+96 accounts+31.1% over 3Y
25. Towers Watson Investment Services, INC.
CRD 110473 · Corporation
CHICAGO, IL$62.7B
May 2026
+$10.4B+20.0%-$621.0M-1.0%+$13.8B+28.2%+$51.7B+469.7%+41 employees+20.7% over 3Y+51 accounts+58.6% over 3Y

Methodology

Top firms are ranked by their current AUM values. Growth $ and % values compare current reported AUM, employee count, and account counts against the latest historical filing on or before the 1 year, 3 year, and 5 year lookback dates, plus the earliest available historical filing for total growth. Metrics may show a dash where historical filings are unavailable or not reliable enough for the lookback period. This is not investment advice.