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BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC

Vernon Hills, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 164173

Filed as BCU WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Vernon Hills, IL, registered since 2015, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 2, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$653,584,277
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC located?

BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Vernon Hills, IL, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 17 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164173.

How much does BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC manage?

BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC reports $653,584,277 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 2, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $307,211,897 in the October 2021 data and $653,584,277 in the October 2026 data, up 113%. Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (739); high net worth individuals (131).

Which custodians does BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC use?

BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC 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/164173

What changed in BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $534,972,633 to $653,584,277 (+22%). Added an office in Golden Valley, MN. Added an office in Lake Zurich, IL. No longer lists an office in Cypress, CA. Registered or notice-filed in NY, OR, SC, VA.

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
  • 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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 8, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$653,584,277

$653,584,277 as of October 2026, filing dated September 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $653,584,277.Non-discretionary: $0.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 739 Assets $310,162,507 (47%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 131 Assets $343,421,770 (53%)

A 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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 17. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
17 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Brooklyn Park, MNCleveland, MSCrystal Lake, ILDeerfield, ILDublin, OHEden Prairie, MNGolden Valley, MNGurnee, ILLake Zurich, ILLibertyville, ILMaple Grove, MNMarlborough, MAMinneapolis, MNMinnetonka, MNRound Lake, ILSanta Ana, CASpencer, IN
States registered or notice-filed
22 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$307M 2021 $401M 2022 $395M 2023 $450M 2024 $535M 2025 $654M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$653,584,27717September 2, 2026
October 2025$534,972,63317March 7, 2025
October 2024$449,891,35717May 23, 2024
October 2023$395,001,64817July 1, 2023
October 2022$401,235,96115July 29, 2022
October 2021$307,211,89714August 3, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $307,211,897 in the October 2021 data and $653,584,277 in the October 2026 data, up 113%.

Total employees: 14 in October 2021 and 17 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
  1. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $534,972,633 to $653,584,277 (+22%).
    • Added an office in Golden Valley, MN.
    • Added an office in Lake Zurich, IL.
    • No longer lists an office in Cypress, CA.
    • Registered or notice-filed in NY, OR, SC, VA.
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in NH.

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.I
bcuwa.combcuwa.orgbcuwealthadvisers.combcuwealthadvisers.orgbcuwealthadvisors.combcuwealthadvisors.orggeicocu.org/wahcahealthcarecu.org/watargetcu.org/wauhgcu.org/wa

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (CRD 164173): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bcu-wealth-advisors-llc-vernon-hills-il-164173