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Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 147662

Filed as CHICAGO PARTNERS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2008, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.

18 years
registered since 2008
$7,469,533,024
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC compensated?

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

How much does Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.3% to 1.25% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC located?

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 147662.

How much does Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC manage?

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC reports $7,469,533,024 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (81% discretionary).

How have Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,962,603,590 in the October 2021 data and $7,469,533,024 in the October 2026 data, up 152%. Total employees: 31 in October 2021 and 73 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (1,749); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (992); charitable organizations (20).

Which custodians does Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC use?

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Chicago Partners Investment Group 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/147662

Does Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026 says: "Minimum Account Size: For new clients, the minimum account size is $1 million. CP, in its sole discretion, will waive the account size minimum if circumstances warrant it."

What changed in Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 46 to 38. Regulatory assets under management went from $5,958,850,183 to $7,469,533,024 (+25%).

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

Asset-based fee: 0.3% to 1.25% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
CP’s annual investment advisory fee shall be based upon a percentage (%) of the market value and type of assets placed under CP’s management, generally between 0.3% and 1.25%.

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Minimum Account Size: For new clients, the minimum account size is $1 million. CP, in its sole discretion, will waive the account size minimum if circumstances warrant it.

Minimum annual fee: $5,000

The brochure's wording
Minimum Fee. CP generally (subject to exceptions) imposes a $5,000 annual minimum fee for investment management services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$7,469,533,024

$7,469,533,024 as of October 2026, filing dated March 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $6,050,321,749.Non-discretionary: $1,419,211,275.

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 992 Assets $1,228,073,786 (16%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 1,749 Assets $5,818,057,990 (78%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 3 Assets $46,210,874 (1%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $8,600,033 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 20 Assets $200,503,553 (3%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $8,537,680 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $159,549,108 (2%)

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
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
3D PARTNERS WEALTH ADVISORS, CHICAGO PARTNERS, CHICAGO PARTNERS HAWAII, CHICAGO PARTNERS WEALTH ADVISORS, HAWAII PARTNERS 3D WEALTH ADVISORS, MIAMI PARTNERS WEALTH ADVISORS, NAPLES PARTNERS WEALTH ADVISORS, WATERSOUND WEALTH ADVISORS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2008 (18 years)
Employees
Total: 73. Performing investment advisory functions: 38.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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)
6 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Honolulu, HIMiami, FLNaples, FLPrescott, AZRochester, NYSanta Rosa Beach, FL
States registered or notice-filed
53 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
$2.96B 2021 $3.73B 2022 $3.65B 2023 $4.59B 2024 $5.96B 2025 $7.47B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$7,469,533,02473March 18, 2026
October 2025$5,958,850,18350March 31, 2025
October 2024$4,592,823,45645September 30, 2024
October 2023$3,646,816,82045September 13, 2023
October 2022$3,726,501,65736April 8, 2022
October 2021$2,962,603,59031September 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $2,962,603,590 in the October 2021 data and $7,469,533,024 in the October 2026 data, up 152%.

Total employees: 31 in October 2021 and 73 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 46 to 38.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $5,958,850,183 to $7,469,533,024 (+25%).

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
3dwealthadvisors.comchicagopartnersllc.com

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. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC (CRD 147662): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/chicago-partners-investment-group-llc-chicago-il-147662