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Morningstar Investment Management LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 108031

Filed as MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

Morningstar Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1999, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026.

26 years
registered since 1999
$87,824,400,000
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Morningstar Investment Management LLC compensated?

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

Where is Morningstar Investment Management LLC located?

Morningstar Investment Management LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Morningstar Investment Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Morningstar Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108031.

How much does Morningstar Investment Management LLC manage?

Morningstar Investment Management LLC reports $87,824,400,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Morningstar Investment Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Morningstar Investment Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $47,173,700,000 in the October 2021 data and $87,824,400,000 in the October 2026 data, up 86%. Total employees: 315 in October 2021 and 267 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Morningstar Investment Management LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (512,688); high net worth individuals (3,271); other (15).

Which custodians does Morningstar Investment Management LLC use?

Morningstar Investment Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab Trust Bank, Lincoln Financial Group Trust Company and State Street Bank & Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Morningstar Investment Management 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/108031

Does Morningstar Investment Management LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 18, 2026 says: "We do not require a minimum account balance to use our services, and we generally do not impose any other conditions on your use of our services."

What changed in Morningstar Investment Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 113 to 52. Regulatory assets under management went from $76,595,000,000 to $87,824,400,000 (+15%). No longer lists an office in Concord, MA.

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)
  • 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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not require a minimum account balance to use our services, and we generally do not impose any other conditions on your use of our services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 18, 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
$87,824,400,000

$87,824,400,000 as of October 2026, filing dated August 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $87,824,400,000.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 512,688 Assets $35,593,400,000 (41%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 3,271 Assets $3,975,000,000 (5%)
Investment companies
Clients 3 Assets $6,241,700,000 (7%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 3 Assets $12,192,700,000 (14%)
Other
Clients 15 Assets $29,821,600,000 (34%)

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 individuals and/or small businesses
  • 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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1999 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 267. Performing investment advisory functions: 52.
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
53 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
$47.2B 2021 $56.1B 2022 $51.9B 2023 $54.7B 2024 $76.6B 2025 $87.8B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$87,824,400,000267August 18, 2026
October 2025$76,595,000,000323March 28, 2025
October 2024$54,693,200,000373September 25, 2024
October 2023$51,915,800,000364July 27, 2023
October 2022$56,085,000,000372May 13, 2022
October 2021$47,173,700,000315June 8, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $47,173,700,000 in the October 2021 data and $87,824,400,000 in the October 2026 data, up 86%.

Total employees: 315 in October 2021 and 267 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 113 to 52.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $76,595,000,000 to $87,824,400,000 (+15%).
    • No longer lists an office in Concord, MA.
  2. February 2026
    • 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
morningstar.com/company

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. Morningstar Investment Management LLC (CRD 108031): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/morningstar-investment-management-llc-chicago-il-108031