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RIA firms in Illinois

4,467 RIA firms are registered or notice filed in Illinois: 892 state registered and 3,575 federally registered. 932 are headquartered here.

4,467Registered or notice filed
892State registered
3,575Federally registered
932Headquartered here
692Headquartered here with advisers on record

Another 224 state registered advisers with no address on file are registered only in Illinois. 27 exempt reporting advisers also file in Illinois and are not counted as RIA firms. #6 of 52 by RIA firms headquartered.

the largest here

The largest RIA firms headquartered in Illinois, by adviser headcount.

FirmAdvisersReported AUMRegistrationCity
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC 10,237 $257B Federally registered Schaumburg
State Farm Investment Management Corp. 7,093 $12.9B Federally registered Bloomington
Hightower Advisors, LLC 1,040 $199B Federally registered Chicago
First Trust Advisors LP 608 $309B Federally registered Wheaton
Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. 534 $2.5B Federally registered Chicago
Savant Wealth Management 392 $55.6B Federally registered Rockford
William Blairalso a Broker Dealer 329 $64.3B Federally registered Chicago
Brookstone Capital Management LLC 326 $12.8B Federally registered Wheaton
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 256 $28B Federally registered Chicago
Brookstone Wealth Advisors, LLC 236 not reported Federally registered Wheaton

Reported AUM

Of the RIA firms headquartered in Illinois that report assets. Advisers each report the assets they manage, so assets one firm sub-advises for another are counted by both.

Total reported
$7.2T
Firms reporting
828
Median, federally registered
$605M
Median, state registered
$33.6M

How they charge

Share of the 923 firms headquartered here that report their fees.

Percentage of Assets93%
Fixed Fees50%
Hourly Charges36%
Performance-Based Fees27%
Other Fees16%
Commissions5%

Who they serve

Share of the 830 firms headquartered here that report their client types.

High Net Worth Individuals66%
Individuals66%
Pooled Investment Vehicles30%
Pension/Profit Sharing Plan24%
Corporations/Businesses23%
Charities and Non-Profits21%

Cities

RIA firms headquartered in each city.

Chicago393
Naperville38
Northbrook29
Oak Brook24
Northfield14
Downers Grove13
Lake Forest13
Schaumburg13
Wheaton13
Evanston12

Newly registered firms

RIA firms headquartered here, by the year they first registered.

202229
202327
202443
202529
2026 so far31
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Filings

Size, registrations and practice

Reported AUM, accounts and employees where filed, registrations by state, fee structure, client types and services.

People

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Offices

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Illinois RIA firms, answered.

How many RIA firms are registered in Illinois?

4,467 RIA firms are registered or notice filed in Illinois: 892 state registered and 3,575 federally registered. 932 are headquartered there.

Which RIA firms in Illinois have the most advisers?

Cetera Investment Advisers LLC (10,237 advisers), State Farm Investment Management Corp. (7,093 advisers) and Hightower Advisors, LLC (1,040 advisers).

How much do RIA firms in Illinois manage?

The 828 RIA firms headquartered in Illinois that report assets report $7.2T in total. The median is $605M for federally registered firms and $33.6M for state registered firms.

What is the difference between state and federally registered RIA firms?

Smaller advisers register with the states where they work. Larger advisers register federally and notice file in the states where they have clients, so both appear here.

Can I send these firms to my CRM or ask about them from Claude or ChatGPT?

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Is Accupoint a government agency?

No. Accupoint is an independent data company, not a government agency and not a consumer reporting agency.

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