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BMO Asset Management Corp.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106466

Filed as BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.

BMO Asset Management Corp. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1989, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 2, 2026.

36 years
registered since 1989
$6,176,443,433
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
5
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is BMO Asset Management Corp. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BMO Asset Management Corp. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is BMO Asset Management Corp. located?

BMO Asset Management Corp.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is BMO Asset Management Corp. registered with the SEC or a state?

BMO Asset Management Corp. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1989. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106466.

How much does BMO Asset Management Corp. manage?

BMO Asset Management Corp. reports $6,176,443,433 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 2, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have BMO Asset Management Corp.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for BMO Asset Management Corp.: Regulatory assets under management: $35,330,592,911 in the October 2021 data and $6,176,443,433 in the October 2026 data, down 83%. Total employees: 140 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does BMO Asset Management Corp. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (16).

Which custodians does BMO Asset Management Corp. use?

BMO Asset Management Corp.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC, SEI Investments Company and The Northern Trust International Banking Corporation, New Jersey as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does BMO Asset Management Corp. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/106466

What changed in BMO Asset Management Corp.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
  • Performance-based 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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$6,176,443,433

$6,176,443,433 as of October 2026, filing dated July 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $6,176,443,433.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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 16 Assets $3,428,638,604 (56%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,083,412,484 (18%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,664,392,345 (27%)

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
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1989 (36 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Bank of New York MellonBrown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLCSEI Investments CompanyThe Northern Trust International Banking Corporation, New Jersey

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
2 states or jurisdictions
DEIL

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

5 Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$35.3B 2021 $4.28B 2022 $4.58B 2023 $4.25B 2024 $5.19B 2025 $6.18B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$6,176,443,4335July 2, 2026
October 2025$5,186,280,6704May 15, 2025
October 2024$4,245,189,5715September 5, 2024
October 2023$4,584,870,6675September 11, 2023
October 2022$4,279,818,4435July 29, 2022
October 2021$35,330,592,911140May 14, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $35,330,592,911 in the October 2021 data and $6,176,443,433 in the October 2026 data, down 83%.

Total employees: 140 in October 2021 and 5 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. May 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $5,186,280,670 to $6,176,443,433 (+19%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in DE.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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

Not reported.

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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