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Altman Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2016, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Altman Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Altman Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Altman Advisors located?
Altman Advisors' principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Altman Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Altman Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 281778.
How much does Altman Advisors manage?
Altman Advisors reports $483,428,278 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Altman Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Altman Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $301,521,499 in the October 2021 data and $483,428,278 in the October 2026 data, up 60%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Altman Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (105); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (79).
Which custodians does Altman Advisors use?
Altman Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Altman Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/281778
What changed in Altman Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in GA.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$483,428,278 as of October 2026, filing dated July 30, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Altman Advisors, Inc
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2016 (10 years)
- Employees
- Total: 13. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- States registered or notice-filed
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7 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $483,428,278 | 13 | July 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $427,936,128 | 13 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $372,893,993 | 12 | April 22, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $316,877,320 | 9 | May 5, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $351,952,810 | 6 | April 21, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $301,521,499 | 3 | May 19, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $301,521,499 in the October 2021 data and $483,428,278 in the October 2026 data, up 60%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- August 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in GA.
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $427,936,128 to $483,428,278 (+13%).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Altman Advisors (CRD 281778): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/altman-advisors-chicago-il-281778