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GC Opal Advisors LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 289425

Filed as GC OPAL ADVISORS LLC

GC Opal Advisors 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 28, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$124,304,284,578
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is GC Opal Advisors LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), GC Opal Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.

Where is GC Opal Advisors LLC located?

GC Opal Advisors LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 10 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is GC Opal Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

GC Opal Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 289425.

How much does GC Opal Advisors LLC manage?

GC Opal Advisors LLC reports $124,304,284,578 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have GC Opal Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for GC Opal Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $46,028,809,009 in the October 2021 data and $124,304,284,578 in the October 2026 data, up 170%. Total employees: 522 in October 2021 and 1,087 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does GC Opal Advisors LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (85); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (1); other investment advisers (1).

Which custodians does GC Opal Advisors LLC use?

GC Opal Advisors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does GC Opal Advisors 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/289425

What changed in GC Opal Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 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
  • Other

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 June 16, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$124,304,284,578

$124,304,284,578 as of October 2026, filing dated August 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $124,304,284,578.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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 85 Assets $123,531,567,099 (99%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $272,717,479 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 1 Assets $500,000,000 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
GC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, RELYING ADVISER, GOLUB CAPITAL LIQUID CREDIT ADVISORS, LLC (MANAGEMENT SERIES), RELYING ADVISOR, OPAL BSL LLC (MANAGEMENT SERIES), RELYING ADVISER
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 1,087. Performing investment advisory functions: 306.
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)
10 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Chicago, ILDallas, TXGreenwich, CTHuntersville, NCLondonMiami, FLNew York, NYSan Francisco, CASt. Thomas, VIToronto
States registered or notice-filed
8 states or jurisdictions
COCTFLILNCNYTXVI

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
$46B 2021 $75B 2022 $93.6B 2023 $104B 2024 $118B 2025 $124B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$124,304,284,5781,087August 28, 2026
October 2025$118,273,982,404988March 31, 2025
October 2024$104,127,115,218884March 30, 2024
October 2023$93,642,259,592771March 31, 2023
October 2022$74,994,412,974598August 29, 2022
October 2021$46,028,809,009522August 27, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $46,028,809,009 in the October 2021 data and $124,304,284,578 in the October 2026 data, up 170%.

Total employees: 522 in October 2021 and 1,087 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
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. June 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 290 to 306.
    • Changed its office addresses in London.
    • Changed its office addresses in St. Thomas, VI.
    • Added an office in Dallas, TX.
    • Registered or notice-filed in CT, FL, TX.
    • 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
education.golubcapital.comgcimanagement.comglassdoor.com/OVERVIEW/WORKING-AT-GOLUB-CAPITAL-EI_IE42611.11,24.HTMgolubcapital.comgolubgrowth.comindeed.com/CMP/GOLUB-CAPITAL/ABOUTjopwell.com/PARTNERS/118872vimeo.com/GOLUBCAPITAL

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. GC Opal Advisors LLC (CRD 289425): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gc-opal-advisors-llc-chicago-il-289425