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Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd
Filed as NORTHERN TRUST GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD
Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2001, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd located?
Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV.
Is Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?
Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111900.
How much does Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd manage?
Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd reports $208,387,890,843 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd: Regulatory assets under management: $162,235,349,073 in the October 2021 data and $208,387,890,843 in the October 2026 data, up 28%. Total employees: 78 in October 2021 and 115 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (33); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (22); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (9).
Which custodians does Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd use?
Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JPMorgan Chase & Co., Northern Trust (affiliated with the firm), State Street and The Bank of New York as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/111900
What changed in Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 22. Regulatory assets under management went from $189,310,420,160 to $208,387,890,843 (+10%). 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)
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 27, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$208,387,890,843 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2001 (25 years)
- Employees
- Total: 115. Performing investment advisory functions: 22.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 115 Reports 5 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | $208,387,890,843 | 115 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $189,310,420,160 | 104 | March 25, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $160,059,751,539 | 94 | March 25, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $142,944,713,938 | 96 | June 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $172,939,158,762 | 97 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $162,235,349,073 | 78 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $162,235,349,073 in the October 2021 data and $208,387,890,843 in the October 2026 data, up 28%.
Total employees: 78 in October 2021 and 115 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
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 22.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $189,310,420,160 to $208,387,890,843 (+10%).
- 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."
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AdvisorCensus. Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd (CRD 111900): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/northern-trust-global-investments-ltd-london-111900