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  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nuveen-alternatives-advisors-llc-new-york-ny-160255",
  "display_name": "Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC",
  "summary": "Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2012, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC (CRD 160255): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
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      "q": "How is Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
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      "q": "Where is Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC located?",
      "a": "Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
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    {
      "q": "Is Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 160255."
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      "q": "How much does Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC manage?",
      "a": "Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC reports $142,021,005,985 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
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      "q": "How have Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $118,535,477,480 in the October 2021 data and $142,021,005,985 in the October 2026 data, up 20%. Total employees: 70 in October 2021 and 87 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
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      "q": "What types of clients does Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (85); insurance companies (17); other (7)."
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      "q": "Does Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/160255"
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      "q": "What changed in Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 28 to 27. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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