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Boston Partners
Filed as BOSTON PARTNERS · Legal name Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.
Boston Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2003, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 18, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Boston Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Boston Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Boston Partners located?
Boston Partners' principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Boston Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Boston Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 124982.
How much does Boston Partners manage?
Boston Partners reports $116,165,718,248 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 18, 2026 (90% discretionary).
How have Boston Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Boston Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $74,177,049,851 in the October 2021 data and $116,165,718,248 in the October 2026 data, up 57%. Total employees: 155 in October 2021 and 185 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Boston Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other (6,680); high net worth individuals (101); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (73).
Which custodians does Boston Partners use?
Boston Partners' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon and Northern Trust as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Boston Partners 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/124982
What changed in Boston Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $98,336,524,659 to $116,165,718,248 (+18%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 56 to 59. 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 17, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$116,165,718,248 as of October 2026, filing dated June 18, 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- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- 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- Legal name
- Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.
- Also doing business as
- BOSTON PARTNERS, BOSTON PARTNERS PRIVATE WEALTH
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2003 (23 years)
- Employees
- Total: 185. Performing investment advisory functions: 59.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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3 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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20 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 | $116,165,718,248 | 185 | June 18, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $98,336,524,659 | 181 | June 11, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $89,687,813,267 | 167 | August 9, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $84,555,460,486 | 156 | August 22, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $92,188,430,938 | 160 | June 21, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $74,177,049,851 | 155 | May 3, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $74,177,049,851 in the October 2021 data and $116,165,718,248 in the October 2026 data, up 57%.
Total employees: 155 in October 2021 and 185 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $98,336,524,659 to $116,165,718,248 (+18%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 56 to 59.
- 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.ISource: 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. Boston Partners (CRD 124982): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/boston-partners-boston-ma-124982