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Hemsley Advisors, Ltd.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106414

Filed as HEMSLEY ADVISORS, LTD.

Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1994, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026.

32 years
registered since 1994
$638,060,823
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. located?

Hemsley Advisors, Ltd.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?

Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106414.

How much does Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. manage?

Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. reports $638,060,823 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026 (13% discretionary).

How have Hemsley Advisors, Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Hemsley Advisors, Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $382,908,004 in the October 2021 data and $638,060,823 in the October 2026 data, up 67%. Total employees: 4 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 Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (197); high net worth individuals (127).

Which custodians does Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. use?

Hemsley Advisors, Ltd.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. 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/106414

What changed in Hemsley Advisors, Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $541,045,554 to $638,060,823 (+18%). Registered or notice-filed in MA, NY, OH.

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
  • Hourly charges
  • 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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$638,060,823

$638,060,823 as of October 2026, filing dated April 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $85,145,308.Non-discretionary: $552,915,515.

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 197 Assets $76,120,275 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 127 Assets $554,159,038 (87%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,713,257 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,455,455 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,612,798 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1994 (32 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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)
1 other office, as of the May 2026 filing
Barrington, IL
States registered or notice-filed
15 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
$383M 2021 $455M 2022 $431M 2023 $479M 2024 $541M 2025 $638M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$638,060,8235April 21, 2026
October 2025$541,045,5545March 31, 2025
October 2024$478,771,7375March 29, 2024
October 2023$431,102,2534March 31, 2023
October 2022$455,038,4514March 31, 2022
October 2021$382,908,0044March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $382,908,004 in the October 2021 data and $638,060,823 in the October 2026 data, up 67%.

Total employees: 4 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
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $541,045,554 to $638,060,823 (+18%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in MA, NY, OH.

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
hemsleyadvisors.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. Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. (CRD 106414): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hemsley-advisors-ltd-chicago-il-106414