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Northwood Investors LLC

Denver, COSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 161406

Filed as NORTHWOOD INVESTORS LLC

Northwood Investors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Denver, CO, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$8,968,650,157
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Northwood Investors LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Northwood Investors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.

Where is Northwood Investors LLC located?

Northwood Investors LLC's principal office is in Denver, CO, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Northwood Investors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Northwood Investors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 161406.

How much does Northwood Investors LLC manage?

Northwood Investors LLC reports $8,968,650,157 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have Northwood Investors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Northwood Investors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $9,827,802,903 in the October 2021 data and $8,968,650,157 in the October 2026 data, down 9%. Total employees: 102 in October 2021 and 107 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Northwood Investors LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (30); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (3).

Does Northwood Investors 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/161406

Does Northwood Investors LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "Northwood does not have a minimum account size, but clients and investors are required to meet certain suitability qualifications, such as being an “accredited investor” and a “qualified purchaser” within the meaning set forth under the federal securities laws."

What changed in Northwood Investors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 30 to 27. Regulatory assets under management went from $10,584,343,554 to $8,968,650,157 (-15%). Changed its office addresses in London. Added an office in Los Angeles, CA. No longer lists an office in Santa Monica, CA.

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
  • Performance-based 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Northwood does not have a minimum account size, but clients and investors are required to meet certain suitability qualifications, such as being an “accredited investor” and a “qualified purchaser” within the meaning set forth under the federal securities laws.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$8,968,650,157

$8,968,650,157 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $8,475,204,717.Non-discretionary: $493,445,440.

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
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 30 Assets $8,475,204,717 (94%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 3 Assets $493,445,440 (6%)

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 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
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 107. Performing investment advisory functions: 27.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
8 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
LondonLos Angeles, CALuxembourgManchesterNew York, NYParisReading, BerkshireSan Francisco, CA
States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
CACOIL

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
$9.83B 2021 $11B 2022 $11.8B 2023 $8.85B 2024 $10.6B 2025 $8.97B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$8,968,650,157107March 31, 2026
October 2025$10,584,343,554117March 31, 2025
October 2024$8,849,768,102125March 29, 2024
October 2023$11,760,146,035102March 31, 2023
October 2022$11,022,472,477102June 7, 2022
October 2021$9,827,802,903102March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $9,827,802,903 in the October 2021 data and $8,968,650,157 in the October 2026 data, down 9%.

Total employees: 102 in October 2021 and 107 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 30 to 27.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $10,584,343,554 to $8,968,650,157 (-15%).
    • Changed its office addresses in London.
    • Added an office in Los Angeles, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Santa Monica, CA.
  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
northwoodinvestors.comnorthwoodregional.co.uk

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. Northwood Investors LLC (CRD 161406): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/northwood-investors-llc-denver-co-161406