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Hill Island Financial LLC

Grand Rapids, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 313469

Filed as HILL ISLAND FINANCIAL LLC

Hill Island Financial LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Grand Rapids, MI, registered since 2021, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$623,847,941
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Hill Island Financial LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Hill Island Financial LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Hill Island Financial LLC located?

Hill Island Financial LLC's principal office is in Grand Rapids, MI, according to its Form ADV.

Is Hill Island Financial LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Hill Island Financial LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 313469.

How much does Hill Island Financial LLC manage?

Hill Island Financial LLC reports $623,847,941 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have Hill Island Financial LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Hill Island Financial LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2021 data and $623,847,941 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Hill Island Financial LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (167); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (41); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (9).

Which custodians does Hill Island Financial LLC use?

Hill Island Financial LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Hill Island Financial 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/313469

Does Hill Island Financial LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026 says: "Hill Island Financial generally requires a minimum account size of $2,000,000 for Investment Management services to effectively implement its investment process. This minimum account size may be waived or reduced at the Advisor’s discretion."

What changed in Hill Island Financial LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in AZ, IN.

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)

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

Account minimum: $2,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Hill Island Financial generally requires a minimum account size of $2,000,000 for Investment Management services to effectively implement its investment process. This minimum account size may be waived or reduced at the Advisor’s discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 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
$623,847,941

$623,847,941 as of October 2026, filing dated August 5, 2026.

Discretionary: $587,563,149.Non-discretionary: $36,284,792.

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 41 Assets $11,113,655 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 167 Assets $557,242,135 (89%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 9 Assets $37,072,696 (6%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $17,879,166 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $540,289 (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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
10 states or jurisdictions
AZCAFLILINMINENHTXWI

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
$0 2021 $388M 2022 $332M 2023 $447M 2024 $537M 2025 $624M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$623,847,94111August 5, 2026
October 2025$536,995,98010March 21, 2025
October 2024$446,640,4108September 3, 2024
October 2023$331,581,6677September 15, 2023
October 2022$387,754,5607August 29, 2022
October 2021$05August 20, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2021 data and $623,847,941 in the October 2026 data.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 11 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. September 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in AZ, IN.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $536,995,980 to $623,847,941 (+16%).

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
hillislandfinancial.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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