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Cresset Asset Management, LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 288566

Filed as CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2017, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 13, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$78,936,263,960
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cresset Asset Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cresset Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is Cresset Asset Management, LLC located?

Cresset Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 16 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Cresset Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 288566.

How much does Cresset Asset Management, LLC manage?

Cresset Asset Management, LLC reports $78,936,263,960 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 13, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Cresset Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cresset Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $13,976,429,233 in the October 2021 data and $78,936,263,960 in the October 2026 data, up 465%. Total employees: 146 in October 2021 and 496 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cresset Asset Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (3,667); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,079); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (145).

Which custodians does Cresset Asset Management, LLC use?

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

Does Cresset Asset Management, 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/288566

Does Cresset Asset Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "Cresset generally does not impose a minimum size for establishing a relationship although it may impose a minimum annual fee as stated above."

What changed in Cresset Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Cresset generally does not impose a minimum size for establishing a relationship although it may impose a minimum annual fee as stated above.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$78,936,263,960

$78,936,263,960 as of October 2026, filing dated August 13, 2026.

Discretionary: $77,154,210,754.Non-discretionary: $1,782,053,206.

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 1,079 Assets $156,407,428 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 3,667 Assets $69,765,063,468 (88%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 145 Assets $7,978,383,110 (10%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 17 Assets $440,867,630 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $595,542,324 (1%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
CH INVESTMENT PARTNERS, CRESSET, CRESSET CAPITAL, CRESSET SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 496. Performing investment advisory functions: 187.
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 September 2026 filing
Atlanta, GACharlotte, NCDallas, TXDenver, COGreenwich, CTHouston, TXLos Angeles, CAMenlo Park, CAMinnetonka, MNNaples, FLNew York, NYReston, VASan Francisco, CASanta Barbara, CAScottsdale, AZWest Palm Beach, FL
States registered or notice-filed
52 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
$14B 2021 $23B 2022 $40.7B 2023 $52.5B 2024 $70.4B 2025 $78.9B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$78,936,263,960496August 13, 2026
October 2025$70,378,422,406468July 16, 2025
October 2024$52,506,642,484402September 11, 2024
October 2023$40,730,067,238383September 26, 2023
October 2022$22,967,857,515298August 11, 2022
October 2021$13,976,429,233146October 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $13,976,429,233 in the October 2021 data and $78,936,263,960 in the October 2026 data, up 465%.

Total employees: 146 in October 2021 and 496 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. June 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Added the business name Cresset Capital.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 191 to 187.
    • Changed its office addresses in Charlotte, NC.
    • Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.
    • Changed its office addresses in Santa Barbara, CA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Scottsdale, AZ.
    • No longer lists an office in Nashville, TN.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in PR.
  4. November 2025
    • Changed its office addresses in San Francisco, CA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Santa Barbara, CA.
    • 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
barrons.com/advisor/finder/cressetbsky.app/profile/cressetcapital.comchinvestments.comcressetcapital.comforbes.com/companies/cressetg.co/kgs/17qbrkqg.co/kgs/7iCs5SUg.co/kgs/8esTfNXg.co/kgs/ApbBLENg.co/kgs/R6JBe4gg.co/kgs/SWHBDfKg.co/kgs/SctXSjqg.co/kgs/UqnCiM1g.co/kgs/c2kdRdHg.co/kgs/eSmwqXVg.co/kgs/hMZ9mzzg.co/kgs/j5KfFMFg.co/kgs/jzPD2Ccg.co/kgs/kMZvP32g.co/kgs/nSLJ1r5g.co/kgs/tJ1WpeFg.co/kgs/tXNbY4Vg.co/kgs/uJgGJV2g.co/kgs/wvujUdslaunch-generation.comlonggamebook.commembershipprogram.cressetcapital.commonticelloassociates.comquora.com/profile/Cresset-2reddit.com/user/Cresset_wealthrfallp.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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