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GCM Grosvenor L.P.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 108654

Filed as GCM GROSVENOR L.P.

GCM Grosvenor L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1997, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026.

28 years
registered since 1997
$95,489,020,756
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is GCM Grosvenor L.P. compensated?

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

What does GCM Grosvenor L.P.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is GCM Grosvenor L.P. located?

GCM Grosvenor L.P.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is GCM Grosvenor L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?

GCM Grosvenor L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1997. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108654.

How much does GCM Grosvenor L.P. manage?

GCM Grosvenor L.P. reports $95,489,020,756 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 30, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have GCM Grosvenor L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for GCM Grosvenor L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $32,052,575,456 in the October 2021 data and $95,489,020,756 in the October 2026 data, up 198%. Total employees: 277 in October 2021 and 466 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does GCM Grosvenor L.P. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (375); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (10); investment companies (4).

Does GCM Grosvenor L.P. 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/108654

What changed in GCM Grosvenor L.P.'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
  • 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

Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
a percentage of investor commitments, or the cost or value of assets invested or committed which may include uncalled or reserved capital, of up to 2% per annum, typically payable monthly or quarterly, either in advance or in arrears

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
$95,489,020,756

$95,489,020,756 as of October 2026, filing dated June 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $93,780,367,598.Non-discretionary: $1,708,653,158.

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
High net worth individuals
Clients 3 Assets $135,332,535 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 4 Assets $313,183,822 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 375 Assets $90,489,948,312 (95%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $9,115,050 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 10 Assets $4,541,441,037 (5%)

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 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
  • 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
GCM GROSVENOR
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1997 (28 years)
Employees
Total: 466. Performing investment advisory functions: 166.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
Charlotte, NCNew York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
8 states or jurisdictions
ALDEILMANCNYTXVA

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
$32.1B 2021 $35.4B 2022 $34.4B 2023 $34.6B 2024 $85.8B 2025 $95.5B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$95,489,020,756466June 30, 2026
October 2025$85,828,486,844502July 1, 2025
October 2024$34,572,975,621346July 25, 2024
October 2023$34,351,980,606335August 28, 2023
October 2022$35,412,421,519309March 31, 2022
October 2021$32,052,575,456277March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $32,052,575,456 in the October 2021 data and $95,489,020,756 in the October 2026 data, up 198%.

Total employees: 277 in October 2021 and 466 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 164 to 166.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $85,828,486,844 to $95,489,020,756 (+11%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in AL.
    • 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
gcmgrosvenor.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. GCM Grosvenor L.P. (CRD 108654): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/gcm-grosvenor-l-p-chicago-il-108654