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Guggenheim Investments
Filed as GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS · Legal name Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
Guggenheim Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2003, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Guggenheim Investments compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Guggenheim Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Guggenheim Investments located?
Guggenheim Investments' principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Guggenheim Investments registered with the SEC or a state?
Guggenheim Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 129288.
How much does Guggenheim Investments manage?
Guggenheim Investments reports $4,118,720,575 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Guggenheim Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Guggenheim Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $2,807,568,325 in the October 2021 data and $4,118,720,575 in the October 2026 data, up 47%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Guggenheim Investments serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (3).
Does Guggenheim Investments 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/129288
What changed in Guggenheim Investments' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,723,432,251 to $4,118,720,575 (+11%). 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
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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$4,118,720,575 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.
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.DA 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)
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
- Also doing business as
- GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2003 (22 years)
- Employees
- Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 0.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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3 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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4 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $4,118,720,575 | 5 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $3,723,432,251 | 5 | May 14, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,307,434,836 | 6 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $3,162,942,963 | 6 | April 3, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $3,675,514,797 | 8 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $2,807,568,325 | 7 | May 7, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $2,807,568,325 in the October 2021 data and $4,118,720,575 in the October 2026 data, up 47%.
Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 5 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $3,723,432,251 to $4,118,720,575 (+11%).
- 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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Guggenheim Investments (CRD 129288): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guggenheim-investments-chicago-il-129288