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CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 109644

Filed as CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2000, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 22, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2000
$67,840,284,252
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
6
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. located?

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 16 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109644.

How much does CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. manage?

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. reports $67,840,284,252 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 22, 2026 (95% discretionary).

How have CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $45,888,990,610 in the October 2021 data and $67,840,284,252 in the October 2026 data, up 48%. Total employees: 439 in October 2021 and 610 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (6,063); high net worth individuals (2,020); corporations or other businesses not listed above (427).

Which custodians does CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. use?

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., CIBC Mellon and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 6 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.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation), 11.H(1)(c) (regulator's civil action dismissed under a settlement), and 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). 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/109644

Does CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 22, 2026 says: "We generally require a minimum account size of $1,000,000. However, we also participate in coordinated service arrangements as described in Item 5C with third parties that have lower minimum account sizes." "Additionally, we waive the minimum account size based on several factors such as existing relationships or the expectation that a relationship will grow."

What changed in CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Boston, MA.

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

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

The brochure's wording
We generally require a minimum account size of $1,000,000. However, we also participate in coordinated service arrangements as described in Item 5C with third parties that have lower minimum account sizes.
Additionally, we waive the minimum account size based on several factors such as existing relationships or the expectation that a relationship will grow.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 22, 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
$67,840,284,252

$67,840,284,252 as of October 2026, filing dated June 22, 2026.

Discretionary: $64,416,934,160.Non-discretionary: $3,423,350,092.

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 6,063 Assets $9,734,612,184 (14%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 2,020 Assets $34,762,747,215 (51%)
Investment companies
Clients 6 Assets $2,057,781,880 (3%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 309 Assets $950,327,369 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 402 Assets $1,864,291,062 (3%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 8 Assets $384,263,494 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 427 Assets $17,933,301,662 (26%)
Other
Clients 1 Assets $152,959,386 (0%)

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 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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2000 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 610. Performing investment advisory functions: 220.
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)
16 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
Atlanta, GAAustin, TXBirmingham, MIBoston, MADallas, TXDenver, COHouston, TXMilwaukee, WINew York, NYNewport Beach, CASan Francisco, CASt. Louis, MOSt. Simons Island, GATampa, FLWashington, DCWest Palm 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

6 Reports 6 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.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

Civil court matters Item 11.H

  • 11.H(1)(c) Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?
  • 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?

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
$45.9B 2021 $73.8B 2022 $51.1B 2023 $57.3B 2024 $61.1B 2025 $67.8B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$67,840,284,252610June 22, 2026
October 2025$61,112,966,756570June 23, 2025
October 2024$57,308,548,955539July 8, 2024
October 2023$51,105,957,813455April 4, 2023
October 2022$73,775,455,095444August 4, 2022
October 2021$45,888,990,610439March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $45,888,990,610 in the October 2021 data and $67,840,284,252 in the October 2026 data, up 48%.

Total employees: 439 in October 2021 and 610 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. July 2026
    • Changed its office addresses in Boston, MA.
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 210 to 220.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $61,112,966,756 to $67,840,284,252 (+11%).
    • Added an office in Birmingham, MI.
    • Added an office in Milwaukee, WI.
    • Added an office in Tampa, FL.
  3. February 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
private-wealth.us.cibc.comvimeo.com/CIBCPRIVATEWEALTH

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. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (CRD 109644): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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